A Celebration to Honor Polly Williams

Thank you for joining us to celebrate Polly Williams, a Lifetime Champion of Justice!

Polly Williams
Since retiring as a professor of English at NC State University, Polly Williams
has been a public policy advocate for older North Carolinians. In addition to
her work with the NC Coalition on Aging, where she served as an officer,
Polly has shared her knowledge, expertise, and time with a number of other
organizations including the NC Justice Center. She has volunteered with the
organization since 2001, specializing in issues related to aging and health.

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To learn more about the work of our Health Advocacy Project, here are some links to current work:

• Check out the latest from the Health Advocacy Project here: https://www.ncjustice.org/projects/health-advocacy-project/
• Find out about the healthcare provisions in the American Rescue Plan and how they can help you get more affordable coverage: https://www.ncjustice.org/publications/how-the-american-rescue-plan-protects-your-health-care-coverage-and-your-out-of-pocket-costs/. 
• Find out all about COVID treatment and the uninsured here: www.ncjustice.org/CovidTreatmentUninsured
• Find out about incentives to expand Medicaid in the American Rescue Plan: https://www.ncjustice.org/publications/a-healthy-wealthy-and-wise-decision-to-expand-medicaid-under-the-arp/
• Read our latest  brief:  https://www.ncjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/HAP-BRIEF-ExpandMedicaid-One-in-a-Billion-Chance.pdf
• Check out our powerful video stories, and subscribe to our YouTube Channel:  https://bit.ly/youtube_healthactionnc
• Have you or a loved one had a hard time getting health insurance?  Please consider sharing your story using this form: https://bit.ly/healthstorync or by emailing Rebecca@ncjustice.org 
• Check out the latest from the Health Advocacy Project here: https://www.ncjustice.org/projects/health-advocacy-project/
• Which Southern State will be the first to expand Medicaid? Fill out your Medicaid Madness brackets here: https://medicaidmadness.com/
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Thank you to our sponsors!

Ally

Anonymous
Jefferson Holt
Nancy Shoemaker
Diane Vannais & Charles Waldren
Stacey & John Williams

Associate

Rep. Cynthia Ball & David Aspnes
Dr. Ann Louise Barrick
Community United Church of Christ
Martha & William Lamb
Lisa & U.S. Rep. David Price
West Raleigh Presbyterian Church – Clara Gilbert Circle & Mission, Peace & Justice Committee

Friend
AAUW of Raleigh/Wake
Rep. Verla Insko
Mary Klenz
League of Women Voters of Wake County
Fred Mills & Tammy Stern
NC Women United
Janet Nichols
Sarah Preston & Raul Pinto
Allen & Caroline Proctor
William R. Purcell, MD
U.S. Rep. Deborah Ross
Sorien Schmidt
Alexandra Sirota
Brenda Summers, Ed.D.
Debra Tyler Horton
Roberta & Floyd Waddle
Hope Morgan Ward & Mike Ward
Hon. Jennifer Weiss & Bruce Hamilton
John I. Wilson

STEERING COMMITTEE
Bill Lamb, Anne Mackie, Sorien Schmidt, Brenda Summers,
Debra Tyler-Horton, Paula Wolf, Patricia Yancey
Staff: Nicole Dozier, Dani Moore, Phyllis Nunn,
Ana Pardo, Bill Rowe

PS – Please contact me at Kim_marie@ncjustice.org or (919)856-3185 with any questions.