Dear Friend,
Thank you for reading my e-newsletter. It’s an honor serving Kalamazoo County as your Michigan State Senator.
Featured in this newsletter:
- Resolution to Recognize Disability Awareness & Education Day
- A Guide on Michigan Elections
- Coffee Hour October 28th in Kalamazoo
As always, please feel free to contact my office to let me know your thoughts, concerns and how I and my staff can be of service to you.
Sincerely,
Sean McCann
State Senator
District 20
RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE DISABILITY AWARENESS & EDUCATION DAY
This summer, I was pleased to meet with Disability Network Southwest Michigan’s Disability Advocacy Academy students. These passionate students dedicated themselves to a collective project and have proposed that Disability Awareness & Education (DA&E) Day be a state holiday celebrated annually on the third Friday in October. Group members created flyers, brochures, Facebook, and Instagram accounts, and a Change.org petition to promote their idea. They sent letters to other disability organizations and contacted their state legislators.
I was impressed with their hard work and preparation, and I was proud to work with them to author and sponsor Senate Resolution 167. The Michigan Senate unanimously adopted this resolution to recognize Disability Awareness & Education Day this Oct. 21, 2022. As I said in remarks to my colleagues on the Senate floor, I hope this resolution will help serve as a reminder that the huge community of people with disabilities in Michigan is recognized in our state and in the Senate, and that good people advocating for themselves can make their voices heard by their elected representatives.
I thank the Disability Advocacy Academy students for their hard work and look forward to working together with my legislative colleagues to support and improve Michigan’s programs serving our residents with disabilities.
>> Click here to read a story about this in Second Wave Southwest Michigan.
A GUIDE ON MICHIGAN ELECTIONS
As the November 8th elections approach, I wanted to share, one more time, my resource guide on how to:
Request an absentee ballot
Look up your clerk’s office to vote early
Find your clerk’s ballot drop box
Track your ballot
Many constituents have asked me for this information, so I wanted to make sure it was available to everyone, because everyone should have the freedom to vote and have a say in the decisions that impact our lives. Click here to read on!
COFFEE HOUR: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28 FROM 1–2 PM AT FACTORY COFFEE
I’m inviting you to meet me at the new downtown location of Factory Coffee for an in-person coffee hour on Friday, Oct. 28. Come learn about what is going on in Lansing and share your thoughts and opinions with me.
WHAT: Meet with McCann Coffee Hour
WHEN: Friday, Oct. 28 from 1-2 PM
WHERE: Factory Coffee – New Downtown Location – 205 W. Lovell St., Kalamazoo, MI 49007
STAY IN TOUCH
Visiting the Michigan Capitol? If you plan to visit Lansing for a conference or to advocate for an issue important to you, please contact my office so we can set up a time to meet you.
Paying tribute? It is my pleasure to produce official legislative tributes honoring Kalamazoo County residents for milestone birthdays, anniversaries, retirements, and special accomplishments. If you would like a tribute from state officials, please let me know and we would be glad to assist.
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