|
IASCOE |
|
|
|
Dear IASCOE Members,
Two years ago the NASCOE Officers and Area Executives brought before the general assembly at the National Convention a request. The request was to purchase a 3 year subscription to Capital Advantage or better known as CAP WIZ. This is used as another communication tool by NASOE for mostly legislative issues.
Since that time we have had 2024 NASCOE members complete the registration to be considered “subscribed” , 471 are listed as “inactive” or “disabled” and 528 have been listed as “un subscribed”. So are you interested in how the MWA and Illinois in general stand up in these numbers? Here they are:
MWA has: 674 subscribed users and 121 “other”
State Break Down: Iowa 170 31 Illinois 94 24 Minnesota 94 16 Indiana 93 12 Ohio 83 13 Wisconsin 72 10 Michigan 34 5 Missouri 34 10
So the MWA has a little over 1/3 of the total National CAP WIZ Subscribed Users! WAY TO GO! This is great but we can do better. Here are some things to remember:
* A home email address needs to be used (government addresses will be disabled) * Easy to sign up at www.nascoe.org and find CAP WIZ and click on icon. * Find Action E-list (close to Bottom) and load your home email address, name, mailing address and then hit the “submit” button.
“REMEMBER…I will disable any government address if used to register”
Do you want to know a little more about the numbers from the last year? From August 1, 2005 to July 31, 2006 the CAP WIZ/NASCOE sent out 33,259 messages and alerts to members. When the “FSA Tomorrow” issue came about, we hit the Hill with 5911 letters to our Congressional Offices. This was one of our biggest undertakings and it came from only one alert to members through CAP WIZ! Illinois sent the following number of letters to your State Congressional Representatives: Senators: Durbin 50 Obama 49 Representatives: Shimkus 17 Johnson 14 Manzullo 7 LaHood 5 Hastert 2 Evans 1
Illinois totaled 145 letters by 34 IASCOE/CAP WIZ Subscribers. The highest hit offices nationally were those of Iowa’s Senator Charles Grassley with 189 letters and Tom Harkin of Iowa with 187. Based on the amount of letters sent, NASCOE got the attention of Congress and the process was stopped.
If you have said any of these comments: I sure wish I knew what Congress was up to and how it affects my job” “Who are my Congressional Representatives?” “I wonder how my Representative voted on a particular issue?” “How do I contact my representative? What do I say?” “I don’t feel as informed as I should be” “What action can I take to make my IASCOE/NASCOE membership dues count?”
Just remember you can grab hold of some of the information and stay informed through CAP WIZ. Here is what the site includes:
At the 2006 National Convention the MWA voted to recommend the continuation of CAP WIZ as another legislative tool to be available to members. During the Legislative and Area meetings I encouraged all Areas and States to set up a CAP WIZ coordinator to help me as issues arise and we need to act on an issue quickly. I have been informed of Coordinators in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. Tammy Morrison is your Illinois State Coordinator. I will be in contact with all coordinators several times in the year.
As we enter into the early stages of a New Farm Bill, I encourage all of you to be proactive and not reactive! I encourage all to sign up for CAP WIZ and have your voice be heard. If you have any questions about CAP WIZ or your registration address, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you, Tammy Eibey, Iowa CAP WIZ Administrator MWA Legislative Chairperson |
|
| Home Page | President's Comments | Directors & Membership | Important Links | Legislative Updates | | Congressional Contacts | Special Events & Topics | Employees in the News | Kid's Korner |
| Illinois State FSA Office | Illinois Counties | NASCOE | Clothing Catalog | |
