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December 31, 2007

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

$30 = shipping the Eating Disorders Memorial Quilt for display

$50 = 50 letters to Congress, 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.

In 2007, we have been working for you on several fronts:

Visibility: The EDC worked to bring attention to eating disorders, resulting in unprecedented coverage in newspapers, magazines, the Internet, and on the air. As a visual reminder of the why our work matters, the EDC displayed the Eating Disorders Memorial Quilt in Washington in May.


Comprehensive Federal Legislation: The EDC found sponsors for the national Eating Disorders Dream Bill. The bill will be introduced in Congress in 2008 and will promote research, education, and treatment programs.

Treatment: The EDC organized a groundbreaking meeting of medical directors of insurance companies and treatment programs. Participants talked about improving access to effective care for people with eating disorders. The EDC also identified women and men for town hall meetings across the country, focusing attention on barriers to treatment under existing laws. 

Statistics: The EDC succeeded in getting language into the Congressional Record (March 1, 2007), calling attention to the millions of people who suffer, and the hundreds of people who die in part due to an eating disorder.  Congressional Record

EDC Lobby Day: The EDC hosted a lobby day in 2007, bringing eating disorders awareness to the nation's capital.

New Relationships: The EDC developed new relationships with elected officials, educating members of Congress who helped us in 2007 and have pledged their support for 2008. 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 on Capitol Hill, we call attention to the nine million Americans struggling with 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.