Legislative Advocacy Archives
January 11, 2005
Join Us February 2nd for Virginia Tech Hokie Day at the General Assembly...
We have set the date for our 7th annual Hokie Day at the Virginia General Assembly, which provides an excellent opportunity for Virginia Tech alumni to visit their local members of the Virginia House of Delegates and Virginia Senate. If you can, please join us in Richmond on the morning of Wednesday, February 2nd, to meet with your legislators and voice support for Virginia Tech. Making advance appointments for your visits is strongly recommended. Contact information for legislators is on-line at legis.state.va.us (click on "Senators" or "Delegates").
Hokie Day will begin with a continental breakfast at 8:00 a.m. in the SunTrust Bank Building, with a brief program to follow at 8:30. If you can join us on the 2nd, please respond to Nancy Hagen in the Richmond office at 804/786-8110 or e-mail nhagen@vt.edu. The SunTrust Building is at 919 East Main Street, and proceed to the 24th Floor. Nancy can provide specific directions to SunTrust and parking information. We will brief you on specific Virginia Tech priorities when everyone is gathered that morning and provide an outline of the salient points to use in your visits with legislators. Later, we will gather in the Capitol for a photo with Governor Warner at about 11:30 a.m. and return after the convening of the Assembly sessions to the SunTrust Building for a debriefing and lunch.
As you know, the Chartered University Initiative is highest among the university's priorities for consideration in this session. Your personal visits with legislators will be extremely important in helping Virginia Tech with its legislative requests this year. We look forward to having you join us on February 2nd.
Sincerely,
Thomas C. Tillar, Jr.
Vice President for Alumni Relations