Event Information

WHA’s annual Advocacy Day will be held on Wednesday, April 9 at the Monona Terrace in Madison. There is no cost to attend Advocacy Day, but pre-registration is required.

Advocacy Day also creates opportunities for hospitals and health systems and their advocates to raise awareness around topics related to health care policy and advocacy on their digital platforms, and to encourage individuals to connect with their local legislators on issues affecting their community.

We encourage advocates to share their experience attending Advocacy Day and connecting with legislators at the Capitol to showcase the importance of grassroots advocacy and good health care policy.

In this toolkit, you will find sample email/newsletter text, as well as accompanying graphics.

Use #WHAAdvocacyDay in your social media posts to increase their visibility. And be sure to follow WHA for Advocacy Day content.

Newsletter/Email Text

Option #1 - Long Form Article

Sample Text

Advocacy Day is one of the best ways hospital employees, trustees and volunteers can make an important, visible impact in the state capitol. Meeting with your legislators and speaking on your hospital’s behalf during Advocacy Day is essential to educating legislators on hospital and health care issues.
 
Advocacy Day 2025 promises a great lineup of speakers and sessions, including keynote speaker Matt LaFleur, Head Coach of the Green Bay Packers, and the popular bipartisan legislative panel discussion.
 
Assemble your hospital contingent for this year’s Advocacy Day – April 9. Click here for more information and to register. Join more than 1,000 of your peers from across the state to help make Advocacy Day the best one yet!
 
Who should attend?
Hospital CEOs
CFOs
Managers
Nurse executives
Quality managers
Hospital volunteers
Hospital trustees
WHA HEAT grassroots members
Partners of WHA members
WHA corporate members
Any other hospital staff interested in helping to shape the future of health care in Wisconsin communities.
 
For questions regarding Advocacy Day, contact WHA Vice President of External Affairs Kari Hofer. For registration questions, contact WHA Education Coordinator Maria Stuessy.

Option # 2 - Short Form Email 

Sample Post 

Join WHA and nearly 1,000 health care advocates for a day of learning and advocacy at Advocacy Day 2025 on Wednesday, April 9!
 
While there is no registration fee to participate in Advocacy Day, pre-registration is required. To register or to learn more about the event, please click here. Online registration will be open until 5 p.m. on April 4. No onsite registration is planned. A WHA issued name badge will be checked and verified for entry into meeting rooms.
 
For questions regarding Advocacy Day, contact WHA Vice President of External Affairs Kari Hofer. For registration questions, contact WHA Education Coordinator Maria Stuessy.

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