SAMPLE GROUP MEETING REQUEST LETTER

[Use NAMI letterhead]

[Date]
The Honorable _____________
[Office Address]
[City, State, i!]
"#$ NAMI [State or Affiliate] Meetin% "e&'est
Dear ["e!resentati(e)Asse*bly*an)Senator [+ast Na*e]$
I a* ,ritin% to re&'est a *eetin% ,ith yo' and *e*bers of NAMI [State or Affiliate],
the National Alliance on Mental Illness, on [date]- If !ossible, ,e ,o'ld li.e to
re&'est a *eetin% anyti*e bet,een [earliest !ractical start ti*e] and [latest start
ti*e]-
NAMI is the nation/s lar%est %rassroots or%ani0ation dedicated to i*!ro(in% the li(es
of indi(id'als and fa*ilies affected by *ental illness- As *e*bers of NAMI and yo'r
constit'ents, ,e ,o'ld li.e to disc'ss so*e i*!ortant le%islati(e iss'es that affect
!eo!le in o'r co**'nity ,ho li(e ,ith *ental illness-
A*on% o'r iss'es are the follo,in%$
[1rief descri!tion of !riority iss'e22e-%- Medicaid !ro%ra* f'ndin% for !eo!le
,ho li(e ,ith serio's *ental illness]
[1rief descri!tion of !riority iss'e22e-%- Co**'nity *ental health f'ndin% for
!eo!le ,ith hi%h *ental health needs ,ho are 'nins'red or ha(e e3ha'sted
their co(era%e]
[1rief descri!tion of !riority iss'e22e-%- Increasin% s'!!orti(e ho'sin% to hel!
!eo!le li(e s'ccessf'lly in the co**'nity]
Than. yo' for considerin% this *eetin% re&'est- 4e loo. for,ard to hearin% fro*
yo'-
Sincerely,
[si%nat're]
[5rinted Na*e], ["ole22e-%- 5resident]
NAMI [State or Affiliate]
[Mailin% Address]
[City, State, i!]
[!hone n'*ber]
[e*ail address]