2. Welcome and Overview Telling Our Story Initiative and District Days
Alice Wiggins-Tolbert, Vice-Chair of Marketing and Communications and Chair of Telling Our Story Task Force

3. Overview – Extra, Extra, Tell All About It…
APTA Chair M.P. Carter has made “Telling Our Story” her signature initiative.
Our story is one of great importance for lawmakers and the general public. Whether it’s a stronger economy, better environmental sustainability, or greater energy independence, public transportation takes us there.

4. ‘Telling Our Story’ Continued…
These efforts will be guided by the new Telling Our Story Task Force.

5. District Days - Telling Your Story to Congress January 6-8, 2010
Featured Event:
District Days - Telling Your Story to Congress January 6-8, 2010
With all the attention on the creation of jobs, APTA and the Telling Our Story Task Force are organizing the first Tell Your Story to Congress Days while members of the U.S. House of Representatives are home on recess.

6. District Days - Telling Your Story to Congress January 6-8, 2010
APTA members meet with their U. S. House of  Representatives members while they are on recess January just before they return to Washington. 

7. Legislative Update and Tips
Meeting with your Congressional Rep
Paul Dean, APTA Government Relations Director

8. Legislative Update…
While we know that many of you meet regularly with your federal representatives, we are developing these collective days to build momentum and use it as an opportunity to disseminate  our public transit message on the national level.
Our  focus is on how investment in public transportation creates jobs and stimulates the economy.  

9. Legislative Tips to Tell Your Story…
Basic Step-by-Step Plan
Ideas for Site Visits
Checklist for Setting up a Site Visit
Sample Site Visit Agendas
For full details of each tool go to:

10. Tools and Tactics Not Just Looking Busy But… Getting Busy
Mantill Williams, APTA Advocacy Director

11. Tools – Suggested Activities
Activities for Transit Members
Activities for Business Members
For full list of activities go to:

12. Tools – Fact Sheets Facts-at-a-glance Economy Moving Environment
Energy Independence
Quality of Life
For full list of tools go to:

13. Tools – Localized Print Ads
Creating Jobs
Energy Independence

14. Tools – Print Ads
Creating Jobs

15. Tools – Print Ads
Creating Jobs

16. Tools – Print Ads
Energy Independence

17. Tools – Print Ads
Energy Independence

18. Tactics
We have developed tactics that continue to focus on the legislative priorities of authorization and the climate change legislation.
To view the complete list go to:

19. Share Your Stories with APTA
Mark