Please give to the EDC,
your voice in Washington.

December 27, 2006

Please make a year-end gift to the EDC, your voice in Washington. Where will the money go?

$30 = 1 day of our Capitol Hill office, or
30 letters to members of Congress

$50 = 50 press kits, or
100 large balloons for rallies and exhibits

$100 = 1 month of phone service, or
1 poster-size sign for a press briefing, or
breakfast for 10 lobby day advocates

$500 = 1 year of Web hosting & e-mail service, or 1 week of administrative support.

Why should you give?

In 2006...

Visibility for Eating Disorders: Along with our member organizations nationwide, the EDC worked to bring attention to eating disorders, resulting in unprecedented coverage in newspapers, magazines, the Internet, and on the airwaves.

Eating Disorders Dream Bill: The EDC found sponsors for the Eating Disorders Dream Bill. The bill will be introduced in Congress in 2007 and will promote research, education, and treatment programs.

Statistics: The EDC convinced Congress to urge the government to start counting the number of people with eating disorders. Now we're working to make sure that the government is responding!

Prevention: The EDC convinced Congress to ask the government to expand the only federally funded prevention program for eating disorders.

EDC Lobby Days: The EDC hosted two lobby days in 2006, bringing eating disorders awareness to members of Congress.

Eating Disorders Memorial Quilt: The EDC launched the Eating Disorders Memorial Quilt during the National Eating Disorders Association conference. The quilt was visited by hundreds of conference participants, including many of the families and friends who contributed panels.

Worldwide Charter for Action on Eating Disorders: The EDC and the Academy for Eating Disorders launched the Worldwide Charter for Action on Eating Disorders in Washington, D.C. with a press conference featuring THREE members of Congress. The charter was mailed to all 535 members of Congress.

New Relationships: The EDC developed new relationships with elected officials, educating members of Congress who helped us in 2006 and have pledged their support for 2007. We worked with dozens of reporters and editors, and we welcomed several new eating disorder groups to the Coalition.

What Makes Us Different?

We focus on Washington, D.C., and the federal response to eating disorders. We work with Congress, the federal government, the media, and others. From our office across the street from the U.S. Capitol complex, we call attention to the Americans struggling and dying from anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and related disorders.

Your donation will make a difference. Click the button below to donate online now by major credit card.

Or, mail a check payable to Eating Disorders Coalition, to the address below.

Eating Disorders Coalition
611 Pennsylvania Avenue SE #423
Washington, DC 20003-4303  USA

Thank you.