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Coffee for a cause
My wife Cathy loves Starbucks and I suspect that many of you do, too.
There is something about that little cup of hot, aromatic brew that triggers dopamine centers in the brain. Cathy believes it is an investment worth making to ensure her day starts off on a good, thoroughly caffeinated foot.
I'd like to suggest another wise investment you should be making regularly: APC’s CompPAC.
CompPAC is how we develop relationships with members of Congress, and support their campaigns, thereby giving us opportunities to advocate for our patients—who also happen to be their constituents.
Last year, CompPAC raised $105,000, thanks to you. So far this year – an election year – we are only on pace for about $50,000. In order to be taken seriously, CompPAC must raise $150,000 per year to be considered “influential" and to get our champions elected.
Let’s go back to Starbucks. If every one of you invested a year's worth of the cost of two cups of Starbucks per month—$10 per month, $120 annually—we would raise $276,000. (Of course, $10/month is just a suggestion. You could also make it a grande cinnamon dolce with 8 pumps of flavor, almond milk, extra hot, if you wish.)
The point is, instead of the 50 or so donors that we currently have donating to CompPAC, we are asking all 2,300 of you to donate to help us meet our goals.
Won’t you join me in the Starbucks challenge? To make a one-time or an ongoing monthly contribution to CompPAC, click here.
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David Miller is APC’s president and the managing co-owner of Keystone Compounding Pharmacy in Grand Rapids, Michigan. You can reach him at drdave@keystonepharm.com.
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