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Meeting Your Legislators

When you and your groups visit legislators, be prepared. Here are conversation starters. These will also be provided in a small card format for Tuesday, February 19. They are "short and sweet," which legislators appreciate, and are an effective way to tell each legislator a little bit about the WVU Extension Service.

• Remember, lawmakers are interested in your ideas and they like hearing from their hometown. So relax!
• Be sure to let legislators know that you appreciate their taking time to meet with you.
• Be brief and to the point. Practice ahead of time what you will say. If you are visiting in a group, be sure to designate a spokesperson to deliver your messages.

• We're from ________________ County (or WVU-ES office) and represent the ________________ WVU Extension Program (CEOS, 4-H, Master Gardeners, etc.). WVU Extension is important in my community because ________________.
  
• We thank you and your fellow legislators for last year's appropriation to renovate the Mount Vernon Dining Hall at WVU Jackson's Mill. We’d appreciate your continued financial support for the Mill.
  
• WVU is important in our state, and we need to keep each county's WVU Extension office open and increase the number of agents to serve West Virginia.
  
• Thank you for supporting WVU Extension Service.

Want more ideas for successfully meeting with your legislators? Read Advocacy: Gaining Support for Your Cause, a 4-H Treasures of the Trail publication.

Questions? Contact the event organizers.