Media Advisory: USAction to Mark Ten Years of Building National and Grassroots Progressive Leadership

Media Advisory: USAction to Mark Ten Years of Building National and Grassroots
Progressive Leadership

Tenth Anniversary Progressive Leadership Awards to honor those who have helped
build our movement and moved us closer to comprehensive health care reform

USAction will celebrate its tenth anniversary at its annual Progressive
Leadership Awards Gala from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6 on the top floor of
the National Press Club.

The group will honor Gara LaMarche, President and CEO of Atlantic
Philanthropies, which has helped fund Health Care for America Now; Rob Stein,
founder of the Democracy Alliance and Steven Kazan, Managing Partner of Kazan,
McClain, Lyons, Greenwood & Harvey PLC.

Also being honored are four grassroots nominees who have been on the front
lines of the battle for health care reform: Margarida Jorge, National Field
Director for Health Care for America Now; Ivette Luna, Lead Organizer for
Ocean State Action; Maru Mora Villalpando, Lead Organizer for Washington
Community Action Network and Binghamton City Council Member Lea Webb,
Community Organizer for Citizen Action of New York.

Note to reporters, bloggers and producers: If you wish to cover the event,
please RSVP to David Elliot at delliot@usaction.org or 202-263-4567.

USAction and its affiliates and partners in 28 states are part of Health Care
for America Now, the nation's largest health care reform campaign. Also on
Tuesday, as part of our signature campaign this year, USAction affiliates will
be participating in "Big Insurance: Sick Of It" events across the country to
highlight private health insurance industry abuses and the need for reform.

Contact:
David Elliot, USAction
202.263.4567

/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- Oct. 5/

SOURCE USAction