Friends of “CLEAN” adoption reform, Today (4/11), we met with “CLEAN” bill sponsor Senator Tony Avella! Senator Avella advises that the immediate task is to advance in the Senate by finding new cosponsors! By popular demand, we have suggested scripts for all petition supporters! Also, as our petition turns one-year-old, we thank The Donaldson Adoption Institute for recently posting Tim’s guest blog essay! SENATE OUTREACH—LET’S KEEP GOING! • Senate bill number: S5169-A https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2017/S5169 • FIND your NY Senator: https://www.nysenate.gov/find-my-senator • IF YOU CONTACT A SENATOR, YOU CAN GIVE US FEEDBACK: Write to Tim at tmw713@gmail.com • CALL OR WRITE YOUR NY SENATOR: SUGGESTED NOTE OR PHONE SCRIPT: “Hello. My name is ________ and I am contacting you from ________. I am a constituent in your district and I am one of over two thousand five hundred supporters of the “Citizens Petition to Restore, and Advance, a ‘Clean’ New York Bill of Adoptee Rights.” Now, we urge [Senator] _________ to immediately cosponsor the new Bill of Adoptee Rights, S5169-A. Bill S5169-A will honor human and civil rights for adult adoptees by allowing unrestricted access to original birth certificates (“clean” reform), a right every other citizen, and any adult who leaves foster care, enjoys. This kind of policy is working in nine other states and will (1) protect health by making access to medical history quicker, (2) save taxpayer funds compared to other proposals, (3) demonstrate that New York is serious about bipartisan efforts for human and civil rights and (4) save time to avoid other incremental proposals that would require additional legislative action. Please cosponsor S5169-A. Thank you! • ALL SUPPORTERS + HANNON CONSTITUENTS (HEALTH CHAIR)  Senator Kemp Hannon—Chair, Senate Health Committee • hannon@nysenate.gov • (518) 455-2200 or (516) 739-1700 SUGGESTED COMMITTEE CHAIR NOTE OR PHONE SCRIPT: “Hello. My name is ________ and I am contacting you from ________. I am one of over two thousand five hundred supporters of the “Citizens Petition to Restore, and Advance, a ‘Clean’ New York Bill of Adoptee Rights.” Now, we urge Senate Health Committee Chair, Senator Hannon, to help advance the new Bill of Adoptee Rights, S5169-A. Bill S5169-A will honor human and civil rights for adult adoptees by allowing unrestricted access to original birth certificates (“clean” reform), a right every other citizen, and any adult who leaves foster care, enjoys. This kind of policy is working in nine other states and will (1) protect health by making access to medical history quicker, (2) save taxpayer funds compared to other proposals, (3) demonstrate that New York is serious about bipartisan efforts for human and civil rights and (4) save time to avoid other incremental proposals that would require additional legislative action. Please cosponsor and advance S5169-A. Thank you! • ALL SUPPORTERS + AVELLA CONSTITUENTS (PRIME SPONSOR)!  Senator Tony Avella: • avella@nysenate.gov • (518) 455-2210 or (718) 357-3094 SUGGESTED SENATOR AVELLA NOTE OR PHONE SCRIPT: “Hello. My name is ________ and I am contacting you from ________. I am a supporter of the “Citizens Petition to Restore, and Advance, a ‘Clean’ New York Bill of Adoptee Rights.” I’d like to thank Senator Avella for sponsoring the NY Bill of Adoptee Rights, S5169-A. This historic proposal will honor human and civil rights for adult adoptees by allowing unrestricted access to original birth certificates (“clean” reform), a right every other citizen, and any adult who leaves foster care, enjoys. This kind of policy is working in nine other states and will lead states without reform, or less reform, to follow New York. Please fight to ensure S5169-A remains a “clean” bill with unrestricted original birth certificate access. Thank you! THE DONALDSON ADOPTION INSTITUTE: GUEST BLOG POST! http://www.adoptioninstitute.org/in-the-arena-the-stops-and-starts-of-an-adoptee/ Enjoy, comment and share! WE CONTINUE TO THANK! • YOU! 2,600+ strong! • American Adoption Congress • Donaldson Adoption Institute (NEW!) http://www.adoptioninstitute.org/in-the-arena-the-stops-and-starts-of-an-adoptee/ • Adoption ALARM Network • Adoptees Without Liberty (AWOL) • Adoption Circle of Hawaii • Morristown Post Adoption Support Group (NJ) • Sean Casey Animal Rescue (promotion opportunity) Our advocacy was joined with this petition one year ago! But we are just getting warmed up! Thank you for supporting adoptee human and civil rights! Onward! Tim, Doris and Jennifer