US: SAF taps two experts to prepare CAD participants

The countdown is on for the Society of American Florists’ 38th Annual Congressional Action Days, March 12-13, in Washington, D.C. If you have not done so yet, now is the time to make your CAD arrangements. The cut-off date to guarantee the SAF room at the CAD hotel is Friday, Feb. 16; and the CAD early-bird registration deadline is Friday, Feb. 23.

CAD is when floral retailers, wholesalers, suppliers and growers educate Congress about their businesses and the floral industry’s legislative priorities. Worried you won’t know what to say when you get to Capitol Hill? Fear not, says Molly Meulenbroek who attended CAD for the first time in 2017.

To bring CAD participants up to speed for their congressional appointments and to provide compelling talking points to punctuate their conversations, SAF recruited two additional experts. Immigration attorney Laura Foote Reiff and American Floral Endowment research coordinator Terril Nell, Ph.D., AAF, join Dr. Joe Bischoff with Cornerstone Government Affairs, SAF Senior Director of Government Relations Shawn McBurney and professional lobbyist trainer Stephanie Vance with Advocacy Associates at the CAD Issues and Advocacy Training Session.

Read more at safnow.org (Katie Hendrick)