Hi MPIP Community! I just wanted to let you know that we will be holding a free volunteer training next month in Denver, CO (July 23-24th). This is an opportunity to come out and meet others in CO who have been affected by melanoma, and are interested in getting involved in our volunteer efforts.
We will be covering, among other things:
Hi MPIP Community! I just wanted to let you know that we will be holding a free volunteer training next month in Denver, CO (July 23-24th). This is an opportunity to come out and meet others in CO who have been affected by melanoma, and are interested in getting involved in our volunteer efforts.
We will be covering, among other things:
- Fundraising strategies
- Advocacy 101
- Working with the media
We recently held a very successful Legislative Hill Day, where we brought volunteers to Washington, DC to meet with their Congressional reps, asking them to support the Tanning Bed Cancer Control Act, introduced by Congresswoman Maloney. Since our Hill Day, five of the members of Congress our volunteers met with have indicated they would cosign. We are very excited about this, and look forward to engaging our volunteers in more and more advocacy work on both a federal and a local level.
This training is a good way to get started if you have an interest in helping us with this effort.
The training is free, and anyone coming in from outside the Denver area will have hotel accommodations provided for them. We can also reimburse for some travel expenses.
You can read more about it on our calendar: http://www.melanoma.org/get-involved/melanoma-messengers-training-denver
Or, please feel free to call me: (202) 347-9675, or email me at: [email protected]
I hope to hear from you!
Best,
Mary Mendoza
National Director, Volunteer Services
