Good news to share on the advocacy front – after reading the note below, please take a moment to tweet out one, two, or three of the suggested tweets and encourage your staff, family, and friends to do the same. We are working to bring awareness of the needs of our publicly created venues and members to Senators.
Last Thursday night, Senator John Boozman and 17 of his Senate colleagues sent a bipartisan letter to Majority Leader McConnell and Minority Leader Schumer asking that government-owned public assembly venues be allowed to participate in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Thank you for your hard work to recruit the Senate signatures. This is a key part of IAVM’s campaign to ensure that these venues gain access to federal funding. We attached the letter that Senator Boozman sent so you can see if your Senator(s) signed on to the letter. If they didn’t, please see tweet #3 below.
The Senate is currently discussing the next COVID-19 package to be taken up next month. This is the time for Senators to make a personal appeal to Senators Rubio, Cardin, McConnell and Schumer that they address publicly-owned venues in the next package.
And please don’t forget to use social media to show your gratitude to your Senators as well as Senator Boozman. Here is a sample tweet for you to consider tailoring for your use along with a graphic. You can also add your senators’ handles as well. Please note that images usually assist in getting more views that just text. CLICK HERE for the twitter handles for Senators.
Tweet #1
Thank you @JohnBoozman for leading the senate effort to include Public Venues in the #Paycheckprotectionprogram !!! We are making progress! #saveourvenues #PPP https://tinyurl.com/ybastrsr
Tweet #2 (Retweet of First Tweet or by itself)
Please help #saveourvenues, @senatemajldr @marcorubio @SenatorCardin @SenSchumer, venues that small & large help serve as Economic Force Multipliers to restaurants, hotels, & retail stores in communities across the US !!! https://tinyurl.com/ybastrsr
Tweet #3 (for those venues/members whose Senators did not sign on to the letter)
@senator….help #saveourvenues by supporting the growing list of Senators in favor of including Public Venues in the Paycheckprotectionprogram #PPP https://tinyurl.com/ybastrsr
THANK YOU!
Tammy Koolbeck, CVE
IAVM Chair of the Board
