The Party of Medicine is an award-winning peer-to-peer education and recruiting tool set in a social gathering.

• Not members of Society or Alliance
• Not members of TEXPAC
• Not participating in advocacy

• Educate about importance of medical advocacy
  • What advocacy is, why it is important
  • Legislation that occurred last session and how it affects them
  • How state PAC worked and dispel myths
  • Increase membership for state PAC
  • Increase participation in Alliance led advocacy events
• Membership
  • Use advocacy as a method of recruiting new Alliance and Society members
  • Use advocacy to dispel myths of what Alliance is…
  • We are more than ladies who lunch
  • Show the value of membership
  • Strengthen the Society/Alliance bond

• Personally invited our friends
• Provided food and drinks
• Set the Stage with signs scattered about the area about advocacy
• Social hour for 45 minutes then the presentation
• Shared our WHY of why we advocate
• David Letterman style countdown of Top Ten Reasons to Join
• Wrap up with a specific ask

• 95% of participants joined TexPac…$10k raised in memberships
• New members for both the Alliance and the Society
• Alliance members that now participate in regular and advocacy events
• A change in attitude for some about what the Alliance is

• Try it…You have nothing to lose and I am here to help!
• It is easily adaptable to your county or state
• It is low/no cost….just printing for signage and snacks.
• It promotes the value of belonging to the Alliance.