Time to Fire it Up:

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Time to Fire it Up

• Our Advocacy Responsibilities
• in Todays World

We are so made that when anything fires our
soul, impossibilities vanish. -Jean De La
Fontaine
Mayor Roland Vaughan, Edenton Presiding Officer
Monday, October 13, 2008 215 330 p.m.
East Meeting Room 213 BC
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Session Overview

• Discussion with Advocacy/Legislative Experts
  Alice Garland and Mike Wilkins
• Question and Answer
• Breakout Discussions
• Wrap up

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Session Goal

• Better understand growing importanceof active
  and ongoing interaction with our state-level
  leaders
• Gather input on NCLM advocacy approach

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Todays Speakers

• Alice Garland Deputy Executive Director of
  Legislative and Corporate Communications for the
  North Carolina Education Lottery
• Mike Wilkins Senior Vice President for
  State-wide Operations and Economic Development,
  North Carolina Biotechnology Center

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Question and Answer/Discussion
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Breakout Groups

• Quickly break into groups of 8-10 with those
  around you.
• Select a facilitator. Use chart pad to capture
  input.

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Breakout Groups

• Questions
• What advocacy actions or processes would
  significantly improve our voice with the General
  Assembly? How can the League better support that
  engagement? Consider both strategic and tactical
  areas.

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Thank you!

• Please complete an evaluation form and an
• Advocacy Support form and drop off at the
• door.