Re: Shadoe s, radio and TV personality to speak out for CMT Awareness

[Guest guest]

As you know CMT Awareness Week, September 19-26, 2010. Support and Action Groups

everywhere are being equipped with press releases, posters, activity-planning

assistance, and more. I uploaded both the English and Spanish versions of the

poster to our Files if you wish to download or just look at it. Posters are

stunning and were specially created by Andy Kocher Designs. Andy is a personal

friend (no CMT, but supports our cause) and graduate of the Art Institute of San

Francisco.

Not only has Shadoe s agreed to be the voice of

the CMTA for awareness week equally as exciting, Clear Channel, who owns over

850 radio stations nationwide, will also be involved. See

http://www.clearchannel.com/

Awareness Week is only a month away, anyone who wishes can

help raise CMT Awareness during this week. By Labor Day weekend, posters,

brochures, magnets, buttons, balloons, glow star necklaces, etc. will be

available to hand out at any events or locations. Some of the easy event ideas

floating around are:

-having a " Walk and Talk " at a shopping center

-passing out brochures at a farmers market, physician offices,

libraries…

-posting flyers all around your town

-coffee hour at your local Starbuck's-send off CMTA balloons!

-using Facebook/Twitter as methods to spread awareness

I've planned 2 wine tastings and a Winter Fashion Preview so far.

Easy participation for you: The Mosaic and Video

1. The CMTA is looking for pictures of people with CMT to put on their website

as a Mosaic. The theme is: I am ..................We are the CMTA. So send a

picture of you and along with the picture, and send a descriptive sentence like,

I am a mom...., I am a scrapbooker, I am a dog trainer. etc. Send all pictures

and taglines to elizabetho@...

2. Right now, we need still pictures or a short video clip of children, teens

and young adults who have CMT. Please send pictures and videos to me:

elizabetho@....

Your materials will be sent to a public relations firm for inclusion

in one of the above projects. Know that by sending a picture or video clip, you

are agreeing to having your picture(s)/videos used in the CMTA's media

promotions for CMT Awareness Week and other future CMTA media-related events.

Also, the CMTA is now offering CMT T-shirts for $5 and you get a free wrist band

with each order. This special offer will run though Sept 26th. It takes all of

us to spread the word. If you are able, buy some t-shirts and wear them proudly

whenever you are out. I do, and it is a conversation starter! Go to

http://www.cmtausa.org

Stay tuned for more news about the first ever National CMTA wareness week. The

CMTA is planning several podcasts and other events to celebrate this week. I

hope you will get involved.

Gretchen