membershiprenewal

Colorado Association of Naturopathic Physicians

1181 S. Parker Rd. #101 Denver , CO 80231

www.coanp.org

January 10, 2006

Happy New Year!

It's that time of year to renew your professional memberships. Thank you for your past membership, and support of the CANP. See the second page for a listing of what your support has accomplished, as well as what you can do to make licensure happen in Colorado . You want to be licensed, right? Well, now is our opportunity. Your help is needed for a successful 2007 bill in the Colorado legislature. Your membership alone gets you:

A voice in the political process. Be a part of the “growth and evolution of Naturopathic Medicine”, as you vowed when you graduated from school.
Your name and practice will be listed on the CANP website – a great source of referrals.
Free continuing education – usually 2 CEU's per quarterly meeting.
Camaraderie, support and friendship of other licensed, professional Naturopaths in the State. We typically have member ski days, rafting days and other special events where we have fun together!
The opportunity to be involved, and communicate with other members. Stay informed and become part of the ongoing e-mail chat that takes place among members.

I hope that this letter finds you doing well, and I look forward to hearing from you. All my best wishes for your health, happiness, peace and prosperity this year.

Sincerely,

Dr. Justin Pollack (CANP secretary)

Next Meeting: March 11. 2 CEU's on Thermography by Kelly Parcell, ND

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CANP Membership Renewal

We need a current copy of your license.

We need a copy of your N.D. diploma.

(If checked, fax license and/or copy of diploma to (970) 668-1301; or mail to Dr. Pollack, PO Box 4236, Frisco, CO 80443)

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Regular member $200.00

Associate member (supporting, retired, or no current license) $50.00

First & Second year graduates $120.00

Dues are required by Feb. 15 th 2006 .

Payment may be split, with the second check being postdated for July 15 th 2006 (A $5.00 administrative fee will be added.) or $20 per month in 12 post dated checks will also work.

Make checks payable to “CANP” and mail to:

Dr. Jenny Demeaux (CANP treasurer)

3441 Tennyson St .

Denver , CO 80212

What is the CANP doing for you?

Submitted a sunrise application to DORA (Department of Regulatory Agencies), which recommended regulating ND's in October 2005 – step one in moving a bill in the state legislature!
When a fake naturopath was arrested in March 2004, our leadership and key volunteer members stepped up in a timely fashion to respond to the situation by

Hiring a Public Relations firm to increase awareness of who we are, and how we are different from Brian O'Connell.

Hiring lobbyists to advise us on the political process, and lobby other politically influential groups and legislators for a 2007 bill.
Addressing “what we do” in front of the Colorado Medical Society's “Scope of Practice Task Force”, and at a separate meeting with DORA last fall.

Had a presence at the State Leadership Conference put on by the AANP for the last two years, and we will be there again this year to report back to you. In addition to that, we have a presence in monthly State Alliance meetings through the AANP.
Our PR firm has developed CANP messaging, talking points, and is developing informational brochures and text for a new CANP website, which is being revamped.

• Compiled “new member welcome packets” to support new graduates and practicing ND's new to the state – with great resources, vendor discounts, practice tips. Low dues are available for ND's fresh out of school.

Negotiated arrangements with a dozen herbal and supplement companies to donate money to the CANP legislative effort, for every dollar that CANP members spend with them. Make your dollars work to promote Naturopathic Medicine in Colorado .
Through the AANP's support, we have “capwiz” on the CANP website, which gives us a way to have our supporters contact their legislators, and is a valuable infrastructure to gather volunteers and money to support licensure, and mobilize those resources efficiently. We still need you to maintain membership, and gather names of potential supporters for this.

What can you do for your Association?

• Ask your friends, family and patients to sign up as CANP supporters! Grow the capwiz list to at least 10,000 for later activation. Our goal was to have that many people on the list by the beginning of the 2006 legislative session (January 11), but better late than never. Have your contacts go directly to either http://capwiz.com/coanp/mlm/signup or www.coanp.org and sign themselves up. The first address puts them straight into the email sign up and will be less confusing. Contact Dee Koloski ND LAc (970) 667-7071 if you would like business cards that explain the capwiz sign-up to people. If you don't have an e-mail database of your patients, now is a perfect time to start one and let patients know what we are doing toward licensure. • Fundraise money for the coming legislative effort in 2007. We estimate it will cost between $140-170,000 to for a legislative attempt, and we need your help to be successful! Buy from CANP supporting vendors, ask local businesses and friends for donations, or hold a fundraising event. Join the fundraising committee, or share your ideas with Alissa Gadacz ND (303) 917-4470. • Become media savvy! Michelle Dally and Jenny Schley-Davies of Progressive Promotions are a PR firm that only deals with non-profits that they believe in. They have put together excellent talking points and media training exercises for us. Learn how to “stay on message” about such loaded topics as Brian O'Connell (who goes to trial soon) and the Health Freedom Movement. Read the manual and learn how to come across well to reporters. • Cultivate relationships. We need to network with MD's, DC's, DO's, as well as Clayton school certificate holders, and other alternative practitioners. Cultivate relationships with your local legislator(s).