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EDC Board Members with Senator Harkin. |
Get active! Capitol Hill is the place for eating disorder advocacy in April! The Eating Disorders Coalition is hosting its first Lobby Day and Congressional Briefing of 2011. This Lobby Day will build even further momentum around FREED - the first eating disorders legislation to comprehensively promote research, treatment, education, and prevention programs - and demonstrate why it is vital in the larger context of health care reform.
 Monday, April 11th
Reception and Meet and Greet Social:
"The Joy of Recovery: A Story of Inspiration
By Eileen Binckley a long time EDC advocate"
7:30-9:30 PM
720 7th Street NW
Suite 300
Washington DC 20001
We invite you to our EDC Reception and Meet and Greet Social featuring a casual supper buffet the night before EDC Lobby Day. Please join us for this great opportunity to get to know the other advocates and supporters of the EDC.
 Tuesday, April 12th
Basic Training
8:00AM - 10:00 AM
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Parish Hall
3rd & A St SE, Washington DC 20003
Basic Training is required for all first-time advocates. You will learn what lobbying is, how to do it effectively, and the role of advocates in creating sound public policy. This is for first time advocates ONLY!
Message Training
10 AM - 11 AM
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Parish Hall
3rd & A St SE, Washington DC 20003
Message Training is REQUIRED for everyone joining us at EDC Lobby Day. We will review talking points for the day and our overall message with other EDC Lobby Day team members. A light breakfast will be served prior to Message Training.
EDC Lobby Day
11:30 AM - 3:30 PM
U.S. Capitol Complex
At the U.S. Capitol, we will work in teams meeting with elected officials and their staff. No one will lobby alone. Lobby teams will arrive for each appointment, deliver a packet of materials, and talk about how Congress can help.
Congressional Briefing
"Addressing Eating Disorders through the
Federal Response to Eliminate Eating Disorders Act"
hosted by Senator Tom Harkin
4:00-5:30pm
Dirksen Senate Office Building
Room 430
Speakers:
 Seham Eldiwany
MD, FAAP, Pediatrician & Director
of Teens Health
Center, Kaiser
Permanente San Jose
Medical Center
“No More Harm: Why
Physicians Need to
Properly
Identify Eating
Disorders”
 Gaelyn Tierney, Talia Goldberg,
Vally Dikovitskaya
Boulder Youth Body Alliance
“Teens Talk: Why the
FREED Act is
Important to Teens in
the U.S.”
 Dawn and Joe Radsek
“When Insurance
Companies Fail to
Cover Life Saving
Treatment: Parents
Share the Tragedy
of Losing their
Daughter”
 Lisa Kantor, Esq.
Kantor & Kantor LLP
“Holding Insurance
Companies
Accountable”
 Matt Wetsel
“No More Gender Bias:
A survivor
discusses his
challenges and
triumph over anorexia”
Hotels in Washington, DC:
Hotels in Washington, DC can be expensive, so we encourage everyone to book early. Using kayak.com, we found the following hotels which were some of the best bets – keep in mind if you try and book directly with the hotels you wont get these prices so we suggest using kayak.com. Prices are always changing, so these could change without warning. The EDC doesn’t endorse any of these hotels specifically – but this is only intended to serve as a guide if you are new to the Washington, DC area.
Holiday Inn Rosslyn Key Bridge $178
Comments: Very Basic and Clean Chain Hotel, not near any of the Lobby Day Events but close to a metro so allow about 15-20 minutes of travel time. This hotel is in Virginia technically but is the first stop out of Washington DC, so you are right across the water. There might be a few restaurants in the area but not many choices. A safe area but will be quiet at night, so caution is advised.
Latham Hotel Georgetown $191
Comments: Very Nice hotel in Georgetown area which is a fun, safe and lively, lots of good restaurants and a great and fun area of Washington D.C. Not near any of the Lobby Day Events so you will need to take cabs or go for along walk to the metro. Allow 20-30 minutes to Lobby Day Events or shorter in a cab.
Washington Marriott on 22nd Street $222
Comments: Nice hotel and near metro and lots of restaurants so commute to EDC events will be quick.
Capitol Skyline Hotel $224
Comments: Newly Renovated Hotel and on Capitol Hill near EDC Events , there are metros nearby but this is a very quiet neighborhood at night with few amenities and we do not recommend walking in this area – you may need to take cabs to EDC Events.
Hotels on Capitol Hill
The following hotels are all very close to Lobby Day Events and will be nice, but are more expensive, mostly in the $300 range.
The Liaison http://www.affinia.com/Washington-DC-Hotel.aspx?name=Liaison-Capitol-Hill
The George http://www.hotelgeorge.com/
Transportation From Airport:
Ronald Reagan / Washington National (DCA)
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Distance: 4 MI/ 6.44 KM N
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Taxi Fee: $20.00 (USD)
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Time by taxi: 10 to 15 minutes (non-rush hour)
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Time by METRO train: 22 minutes
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METRO train fee: $1.85 (USD)
Dulles International (IAD)
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Distance: 35 MI/ 56.33 KM E
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Taxi Fee: $55.00 (USD)
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Time by taxi: 45 minutes
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Alternate transportation: Super Shuttle
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Super Shuttle fee: $30.00 (USD)
Baltimore-Washington International (BWI)
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Distance: 40 MI/ 64.37 KM SW
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Taxi Fee: $50.00 (USD)
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Time by taxi: 45 minutes (non-rush hour)
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Train time: 60 minutes
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Amtrak train: $35, daily (see TRAINS)
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MARC Train (M-F) $9 (see TRAINS)
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Super Shuttle fee: $35.00 (USD)
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