smith109
09-27-2001, 06:01 AM
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Hello to All,
As you know, I'm writing to you about Ohio House Bill 40 - the Spinal Cord/Head Injury Cure Research
Fund. The next hearing has been moved back to September. This allows us more time to convince
legislators that this bill is necessary and demanded by the SCI community.
I have been told that there are 2 people making the decision on this bill: the Chairman of the
Transportation and Public Safety Committe and the Speaker of the House. Evidentally, the members are
just puppets in the hands of the Chairman. Please focus your attention to these 2 individuals over the
next 2 months. They need repeated reminders that our bill will not be forgotten.
To save you time, I have listed in order the information below:
1. Contact information for the Chairman and Speaker of the House
2. Online petition
3. Brief SCI Facts & Figures
4. Request for info for Ohio Hope Website
5. In Ohio
6. I can provide.....
1. Below is contact information to voice your support for House Bill 40 - the Spinal Cord/Head Injury Cure
Research Fund.
To leave a message voicing your support for each member below, you may call the Legislative
Information Office at 1-800-282-0253 or (614) 466-8842. To fax, the number is : (614) 644-9494
To write a letter via snail mail, write to:
The Honorable Larry Householder, Speaker of the House or The Honorable Rex Damschroeder,
Chairman
Transportation & Public Safety Committee
Ohio House of Representatives
77 South High Street
Columbus, OH 43215
******Please ask the Speaker of the House to aid in getting this bill voted out of committee. Explain that
this is a good bill.
Larry Householder, Speaker of the House - (614)466-2500, rep78@ohr.state.oh.us
***** Ask that the Chairman please vote in favor of HB40 and get this bill out of committee.
Rex Damschroder, Chair - (614)728-5534, (614) 466-1374, rep89@ohr.state.oh.us
2. Our "HB40-Spinal Cord/Head Injury Cure Research Fund" petition is now online at:
http://www.PetitionOnline.com/Haley/petition.html
3. Briefly
This bill adds $1 to all traffic violations with money going to research for a cure. Ohio issues 1.7 million
traffic tickets each year. Over 50% of SCI cases are due to traffic accidents.
SCI Facts and Figures
Every 37 seconds someone suffers a spinal cord injury. About 11,000 Americans are injured each year,
primarily in road accidents, maintaining a population of some 250,000 who live out their lives confined in
wheelchairs. The Rehabilitation Services Commission of Ohio reported approximately 9,000 Ohioans
living with a spinal cord injury.
4. Ohio Hope Website Under Development
What I need: any ideas, comments or suggestions
Good SCI websites for linking to
What's going on in Ohio in research?
List of states with SCI research Bills
New updated support letters from all organizations supporting Ohio Hope's efforts with House Bill 40 - the
Spinal Cord/Head Injury Cure Research Fund specifically mentioned. (You may address it to Ohio Hope
or Dear Congressman, in order to be used for future use). Most of the letters I have are now outdated
since last session and have our old bill number on them. Please update and send to me via e-mail, snail
mail, whatever you choose. **** This is very important.
5. In Ohio --------
What's going on in Ohio in research?
Needed: contact info for people who've been injured in an auto accident
Letters from those injured or family members of those injured in auto accident
6. I have - further information - a copy of the bill and analyses, sample letters, FAQ about HB40
Thanks so much for your help and willingness to work for a such a good cause.
Thanks,
Kim
Kim Hughes, Co-Chair
OHIO HOPE
763 Madison Ave.
Chillicothe, OH 45601
(740) 775-8771
3fan@adelphia.net
Where there's hope, there's healing.
Our "HB40-Spinal Cord/Head Injury Cure Research Fund" petition is now online at:
http://www.PetitionOnline.com/Haley/petition.html
Hello to All,
As you know, I'm writing to you about Ohio House Bill 40 - the Spinal Cord/Head Injury Cure Research
Fund. The next hearing has been moved back to September. This allows us more time to convince
legislators that this bill is necessary and demanded by the SCI community.
I have been told that there are 2 people making the decision on this bill: the Chairman of the
Transportation and Public Safety Committe and the Speaker of the House. Evidentally, the members are
just puppets in the hands of the Chairman. Please focus your attention to these 2 individuals over the
next 2 months. They need repeated reminders that our bill will not be forgotten.
To save you time, I have listed in order the information below:
1. Contact information for the Chairman and Speaker of the House
2. Online petition
3. Brief SCI Facts & Figures
4. Request for info for Ohio Hope Website
5. In Ohio
6. I can provide.....
1. Below is contact information to voice your support for House Bill 40 - the Spinal Cord/Head Injury Cure
Research Fund.
To leave a message voicing your support for each member below, you may call the Legislative
Information Office at 1-800-282-0253 or (614) 466-8842. To fax, the number is : (614) 644-9494
To write a letter via snail mail, write to:
The Honorable Larry Householder, Speaker of the House or The Honorable Rex Damschroeder,
Chairman
Transportation & Public Safety Committee
Ohio House of Representatives
77 South High Street
Columbus, OH 43215
******Please ask the Speaker of the House to aid in getting this bill voted out of committee. Explain that
this is a good bill.
Larry Householder, Speaker of the House - (614)466-2500, rep78@ohr.state.oh.us
***** Ask that the Chairman please vote in favor of HB40 and get this bill out of committee.
Rex Damschroder, Chair - (614)728-5534, (614) 466-1374, rep89@ohr.state.oh.us
2. Our "HB40-Spinal Cord/Head Injury Cure Research Fund" petition is now online at:
http://www.PetitionOnline.com/Haley/petition.html
3. Briefly
This bill adds $1 to all traffic violations with money going to research for a cure. Ohio issues 1.7 million
traffic tickets each year. Over 50% of SCI cases are due to traffic accidents.
SCI Facts and Figures
Every 37 seconds someone suffers a spinal cord injury. About 11,000 Americans are injured each year,
primarily in road accidents, maintaining a population of some 250,000 who live out their lives confined in
wheelchairs. The Rehabilitation Services Commission of Ohio reported approximately 9,000 Ohioans
living with a spinal cord injury.
4. Ohio Hope Website Under Development
What I need: any ideas, comments or suggestions
Good SCI websites for linking to
What's going on in Ohio in research?
List of states with SCI research Bills
New updated support letters from all organizations supporting Ohio Hope's efforts with House Bill 40 - the
Spinal Cord/Head Injury Cure Research Fund specifically mentioned. (You may address it to Ohio Hope
or Dear Congressman, in order to be used for future use). Most of the letters I have are now outdated
since last session and have our old bill number on them. Please update and send to me via e-mail, snail
mail, whatever you choose. **** This is very important.
5. In Ohio --------
What's going on in Ohio in research?
Needed: contact info for people who've been injured in an auto accident
Letters from those injured or family members of those injured in auto accident
6. I have - further information - a copy of the bill and analyses, sample letters, FAQ about HB40
Thanks so much for your help and willingness to work for a such a good cause.
Thanks,
Kim
Kim Hughes, Co-Chair
OHIO HOPE
763 Madison Ave.
Chillicothe, OH 45601
(740) 775-8771
3fan@adelphia.net
Where there's hope, there's healing.
Our "HB40-Spinal Cord/Head Injury Cure Research Fund" petition is now online at:
http://www.PetitionOnline.com/Haley/petition.html