Last week, U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (D-WA) visited the new Merrill Gardens community in the historic Wright Park neighborhood of Tacoma.
He was able to make direct connections with the residents and spent time with them during a question-and-answer period. Congressman Kilmer enjoyed a tour of the community and the spectacular view of commencement day from the rooftop garden. The Merrill Gardens Wright Park community thoroughly enjoyed the visit with the Congressman and is very appreciative of his willingness to spend time making this meaningful connection.
Help us tell our story and share the value of senior living with lawmakers:
- Download the toolkit on how to host lawmakers for visits at your community;
- Download a complimentary copy of the Value of Assisted Living for America report;
- Make a contribution to Silver PAC, the fund supported exclusively by senior living advocates, dedicated to helping foster relationships with key lawmakers and educate them on our issues.
Lawmakers are in the midst of their annual August recess, meeting with constituents and holding community events back in their states and districts. We need your help to be part of these discussions and to tell the story of senior living!
One of the best ways to meet with lawmakers is by hosting them for visits at a senior living community, where they will have the opportunity to see first-hand daily life of residents and caregivers and better understand our challenges and the legislative solutions we have proposed.
To help more senior living communities join in our grassroots advocacy efforts to educate and inform lawmakers on the value of senior living and our policy solutions, Argentum prepared a toolkit on hosting lawmakers for community visits.
The toolkit includes sample invitations you can send to lawmakers, a sample itinerary or tour structure, best practices for preparing for your visit, how to make your request for support of legislation and continue your conversation after the event concludes, and information on how to get started and work with Argentum and your State Partners in setting up these events.
We strongly encourage all Argentum member communities to host lawmakers as part of community tours. If you are interested in hosting a lawmaker, please reach out to Kyle Loeber at kloeber@argentum.org.
