Smallwood resident learns lesson in advocacy

Posted 8/21/12

ALBANY, NY — Smallwood resident and activist Nina Nannarone was one of about 120 volunteers who travelled to Albany on November 17 and 18 to learn about ways to advocate on legislative issues in …

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Smallwood resident learns lesson in advocacy

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ALBANY, NY — Smallwood resident and activist Nina Nannarone was one of about 120 volunteers who travelled to Albany on November 17 and 18 to learn about ways to advocate on legislative issues in the upcoming legislative issues beginning in January.

Nannarone was one of the activists involved in the 10-year legal battle to ensure that the public has a right to use the public access area of the Toronto Reservoir that is located behind the gates of the Chapin Estate.

The American Association of Retired People (AARP), the well-known organization that advocates for issues of concern to people over 50 years of age, issued a press release in which they make note of Nannarone’s participation program to educate volunteers on the “intricacies of the legislative and state governmental process, New York’s political landscape, and citizen lobbying and advocacy from AARP New York- and Washington, DC-based professional staff.”

“I feel well-prepared to make sure Sen. John Bonacic and Assembly Member Aileen Gunther know how important it is to their constituents that they protect us against fraud, help us achieve a secure retirement and support our family caregivers to take care of us as we age,” said Nannarone. “I want to thank the AARP staff, especially those who came all the way from Washington, to make sure we’re ready to make the case next year at the state capitol.”

The release said, “Nannarone and the other volunteers also participated in a dinner celebration for helping to get the CARE Act signed into law in 2015. The Caregiver Advise Record Enable Act, which passed both houses of the state legislature unanimously before being approved by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, ensures hospital patients can designate a family caregiver who will be notified in advance whenever the patient is transferred and offered instruction and demonstration in health tasks the patient will need at home after discharge.”

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