What is the Child Watch Visitation Program?
What is the Child Watch Visitation Program?
What is the Child Watch Visitation Program?
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Dr. Michael WeitzmanRochester General Hospital1425 Portland Ave.Rochester, NY 14621Dear Michael:The <strong>Child</strong>ren's Collaborative was looking for a mechan<strong>is</strong>m in th<strong>is</strong> election yearto sensitize politicians to <strong>the</strong> problems facing impover<strong>is</strong>hed children living in<strong>the</strong> Rochester area. We decided to do th<strong>is</strong> "Bus Tour" which <strong>is</strong> patterned aftera program called <strong>Child</strong> <strong>Watch</strong> V<strong>is</strong>itation which was developed by <strong>the</strong> <strong>Child</strong>ren'sDefense Fund. Thank you so very much for agreeing to take part in th<strong>is</strong> event -I know that your contribution will be pivotal in making <strong>the</strong> day a success!Although I haven't spoken with Phyll<strong>is</strong> Leppert, I know that she <strong>is</strong> planning toparticipate and perhaps you could d<strong>is</strong>cuss with her what role each ofyou willplay at RGH.If seeing <strong>is</strong> believing, <strong>the</strong>n we trust that th<strong>is</strong> initiative will convince politicalcandidates that our City and County are indeed in <strong>the</strong> midst of a cr<strong>is</strong><strong>is</strong>. We'lltry to show <strong>the</strong>m in a v<strong>is</strong>ual way what <strong>is</strong> happening to children whose needs arebeing ignored, and counter those images by also showing <strong>the</strong>m initiatives thatwork! It <strong>is</strong> our hope that <strong>the</strong> sight of infants hooked to monitors and machinesand memory of pavement playgrounds filled with broken glass, followed by 1:Jleexperience of v<strong>is</strong>iting an exciting place like Wilson Commencement Park and aquality child care center will move <strong>the</strong>m to action.We are asking participants to meet in <strong>the</strong> parking lot of Foodlink (56 West Ave.)at 7:30. I am enclosing an agenda for your information, but ask you not to shareit with any candidates, since we want to minimize <strong>the</strong>m picking and choosingwhere <strong>the</strong>y'll make an auvearance.Our tentative schedule shows us arriving at RGH around 9:20am and leaving by10:15am. I think that <strong>the</strong> idea of gMng your presentation on <strong>the</strong> bus followedby a tour through <strong>the</strong> Emergency, NICU and possibly <strong>the</strong> Pediatric Departmentwill be extremely effective. At <strong>the</strong> present time we have approximately 16candidates and .l0 participants who-have signed up for <strong>the</strong> tour. We also knowthat <strong>the</strong> media will be responsive, but don't have an exact number ofparticipants at th<strong>is</strong> time -- I'll let you know sometime next week.89
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