From mseereiter at mhanys.org Mon Apr 10 14:15:37 2006 From: mseereiter at mhanys.org (Michael Seereiter) Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 14:15:37 -0400 Subject: [Timothy's Team] Timothy's Team Update - April 11th Phone-In For Timothy's Law and New Statewide Events Message-ID: <014001c65cca$c4eca4b0$3f01a8c0@MHA> Since the most recent Timothy's Team update, several additional events have been added to the Timothy's Law Campaign's action plan. APRIL 11TH STATEWIDE PHONE-IN FOR TIMOTHY'S LAW: Coming up tomorrow, April 11th, is a Statewide Phone-In for Timothy's Law. The flyer for this event is attached to this e-mail and the text of that flyer follows below. Text Box: Phone-in for Timothy's Law 2006 Tuesday, April 11 between 9:00 and 12 noon On March 8th the New York State Assembly voted overwhelmingly to pass Timothy's Law (A.2912-a Tonko). Senate bill (S.6735-a Duane) has not been brought to the floor for a vote. The Senate and Assembly must work together to enact a strong Timothy's Law before the end of the New York State legislative session in June. Call your Senator in Albany Call 518-455-2800 and ask to be connected to your Senator's office Tell your Senator: "Timothy's Law (A.2912-a / S.6735-a) must be enacted NOW. As a registered voter in your district, I am deeply concerned that New Yorkers are still without necessary mental health and substance abuse treatment. I respectfully request that you do whatever it takes to make Timothy's Law a reality in 2006." To find out who your Senator is, go to http://www.senate.state.ny.us and click on Senators. You can search by zip code, district number or interactive map. Call the Timothy's Law Campaign if you have questions about Timothy's Law or what to say to your legislator. 518-432-0333 x15. NEW TIMOTHY'S LAW EVENTS PLANNED IN LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK STATE: As was discussed in the last Timothy's Team update, plans are in the works to demonstrate to our elected officials the huge grassroots support Timothy's Law enjoys in communities throughout New York State. We are now in the midst of an all-out grassroots mobilization which has now set dates for events in several localities. April 21, 2006 - Rally for Timothy's Law in Binghamton For more information about this event, please contact Michael Seereiter at (518) 434-0439 ext. 221 or mseereiter at mhanys.org April 27, 2006 - Statewide Timothy's Law Phone-In Timothy's Law supporters are urged to call their Senators in their district offices. Information will be posted on the website at www.timothyslaw.org/events.htm. May 4, 2006 - Meetings with Senators and Events in Support of Timothy's Law throughout Long Island For more information about this event, please contact Michael Seereiter at (518) 434-0439 ext. 221 or mseereiter at mhanys.org May 5, 2006 - Rally for Timothy's Law in White Plains, Westchester County For more information about this event, please contact Maryann White at (518) 436-5612 or mwhite at cfthomeless.org May 6, 2006 - Rally for Timothy's Law in Queens For more information about this event, please contact Maryann White at (518) 436-5612 or mwhite at cfthomeless.org May 7, 2006 - NAMI Mental Health Walk at Jones Beach, Long Island featuring Timothy's Law For more information about this event, please contact Janet Susin at (516) 627-0887 or jasusin at aol.com May 13, 2006 - Parity Walk in Rockland County For more information about this event, please contact Rachel Greco at (518) 462-2000 or rgreco at naminys.org. May 18, 2006 - Capital Region Rally for Timothy's Law For more information about this event, please contact Rachel Greco at (518) 462-2000 or rgreco at naminys.org. Additional information will also be posted on the website at www.timothyslaw.org/events.htm. STAY UP-TO-DATE: In addition to these Timothy's Team updates, the Timothy's Law Campaign has regular e-mail communications that help to organize all aspects of the campaign to enact parity legislation in New York. If you would like to be more involved in the Campaign's efforts, you can be added to this listserv by contacting Ruth Foster at (518) 432-0333 x15 or rfoster at naminys.org. HAVE A FRIEND WHO YOU THINK MIGHT WANT TO JOIN TIMOTHY'S TEAM? Refer A Friend Friend's Name: Friend's Email: Your Name: Your Email: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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On March 8th the New York State Assembly voted overwhelmingly to pass Timothy's Law (A.2912-a Tonko). Senate bill (S.6735-a Duane) has not been brought to the floor for a vote. The Senate and Assembly must work together to enact a strong Timothy's Law before the end of the New York State legislative session in June. See the attached list for local phone numbers for your state Senator. To find out who your Senator is, go to http://www.senate.state.ny.us and click on Senators. You can search by zip code, district number or interactive map. Call the Timothy's Law Campaign if you have questions about Timothy's Law or what to say to your legislator. 518-432-0333x15 The Timothy's Law Campaign is comprised of advocates, family members, consumers, and providers who support insurance parity for persons in need of mental heath and chemical dependency treatment. www.timothyslaw.org NY SENATOR DIS# COUNTY PHONE # Kenneth LaValle 1 Suffolk 631-696-6900 John Flanagan 2 Suffolk 631-361-2154 Caesar Trunzo 3 Suffolk 631-360-3236 Owen Johnson 4 Suffolk 631-669-9200 Carl Marcellino 5 Nassau, Suffolk 516-922-1811/631-549-0729 Kemp Hannon 6 Nassau 516-739-1700 Michael Balboni 7 Nassau 516-873-0736 Charles Fuschillo, Jr. 8 Nassau, Suffolk 516-546-4100 Dean Skelos 9 Nassau 516-766-8383 Ada Smith 10 Queens 718-322-2537 Frank Padavan 11 Queens 718-343-0255/718-746-2550 George Onorato 12 Queens 718-545-9706 John Sabini 13 Queens 718-639-8469 Malcolm Smith 14 Queens 718-528-4290 Serphin Maltese 15 Queens 718-497-1800/718-738-0039 Toby Ann Stavisky 16 Queens 718-445-0004 Martin Malave Dilan 17 Kings 718-573-1726 Velmanette Montgomery 18 Kings 718-643-6140 John Sampson 19 Kings 718-649-7653 Carl Andrews 20 Kings 718-284-4700 Kevin Parker 21 Kings 718-629-6401 Martin Golden 22 Kings 718-333-0311/718-727-9406 Diane Savino 23 Kings, Richmond 718-448-8566 John Marchi 24 Richmond 718-447-1723 Martin Connor 25 Kings, New York 212-298-5565 Elizabeth Krueger 26 New York 212-490-9535 Carl Kruger 27 Kings 718-743-8610 Jose Serrano 28 Bronx, New York 212-829-5829 Thomas Duane 29 New York 212-633-8052 David Paterson 30 New York 212-222-7315 Eric Schneiderman 31 Bronx, New York 212-928-5578/718-549-4541 Ruben Diaz, Sr. 32 Bronx 718-892-7513 Efrain Gonzalez, Jr. 33 Bronx 718-299-7905 Jeffrey Klein 34 Bronx, Westchester 718-822-2049 Nicholas Spano 35 Westchester 914-969-5194 Ruth Hassell-Thompson 36 Bronx, Westchester 718-547-8854 Suzi Oppenheimer 37 Westchester 914-934-5250 Thomas Morahan 38 Orange, Rockland 845-425-1818 William Larkin, Jr. 39 Orange, Ulster 845-567-1270 Vincent Leibell, III 40 Dutchess, Putnam, Westchester 845-279-3773/914-245-6230 Stephen Saland 41 Columbia, Dutchess 845-463-0840/518-828-1529 John Bonacic 42 Delaware, Orange, Sullivan, Ulster 845-255-9656/607-746-6675 Joseph Bruno 43 Rensselaer, Saratoga 518-583-1001 Hugh Farley 44 Fulton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady 518-843-2188/518-762-3733 Elizabeth Little 45 Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Warren, Washington 518-743-0968/518-561-2430 Neil Breslin 46 Albany 518-455-2225 Raymond Meier 47 Lewis, Oneida, St. Lawrence 315-793-9072 James Wright 48 Jefferson, Oswego, St. Lawrence 315-785-2430 David Valesky 49 Cayuga, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga 315-478-8745 John DeFrancisco 50 Onondaga 315-428-7632 James Seward 51 Chenango, Cortland, Greene, Herkimer, Otsego, Schoharie, Tompkins 607-432-5524 Thomas Libous 52 Broome, Chenango, Tioga 607-773-8771 George Winner, Jr. 53 Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Tompkins, Yates 607-732-2765/607-776-3201 Michael Nozzolio 54 Cayuga, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Tompkins, Wayne 315-568-9816 James Alesi 55 Monroe 585-223-1800 Joseph Robach 56 Monroe 585-225-3650 Catharine Young 57 Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Livingston 716-372-4901/716-664-2430 William Stachowski 58 Erie 716-826-3344 Dale Volker 59 Erie, Livingston, Ontario, Wyoming 716-656-8544/585-786-5048 Marc Cappola 60 Erie, Niagara 716-854-8705 Mary Lou Rath 61 Erie, Genesee 716-633-0331 George Maziarz 62 Monroe, Niagara, Orleans 585-637-5800/716-831-8740 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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