From the Star Legacy Foundation -- which assists families of Stillbirths.
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URGENT NOTICE for Minnesota residents! We need your help!
A hearing with the MN Senate Tax Committee has been scheduled for Wednesday morning, March 16th relative to a bill our legislative team has worked very hard to get introduced this session. This bill would provide a $2000 tax credit to stillbirth families in the year of their loss. Minnesota would be the 5th state in the nation to pass this bill.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!! We need a good strong showing at this hearing so... we hope you will plan to join us. We are allowed only three testimonies so your roll will just to be show up and show your support with your presence. Those testifying for this bill will reference the collection of families present. So we need parents, grandparents, extended families, friends, co-workers, neighbors and more - anyone who has been touched by stillbirth.
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URGENT NOTICE for Minnesota residents! We need your help!
A hearing with the MN Senate Tax Committee has been scheduled for Wednesday morning, March 16th relative to a bill our legislative team has worked very hard to get introduced this session. This bill would provide a $2000 tax credit to stillbirth families in the year of their loss. Minnesota would be the 5th state in the nation to pass this bill.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!! We need a good strong showing at this hearing so... we hope you will plan to join us. We are allowed only three testimonies so your roll will just to be show up and show your support with your presence. Those testifying for this bill will reference the collection of families present. So we need parents, grandparents, extended families, friends, co-workers, neighbors and more - anyone who has been touched by stillbirth.
We need you to register in advance to attend - please copy this url into your browser (http://tinyurl.com/je2zdjo) and complete the registration. You will be sent an email with full details and instructions.
For those of you who do not live in MN but have contacted us for help in getting this (and other) legislation going in your state - we are planning a conference call to discuss this in the very near future - stay tuned!!
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Having just finished my taxes in preparation to head to the CPA next week, I can tell you how frustrating it is to have big hospital bills leading up to birth, and then birth, and being allowed zero-write off, because my son, did not take a breath outside of the womb. $2000 may not sound like a lot, but it is something. Please keep this hearing in your prayers.
For those of you who do not live in MN but have contacted us for help in getting this (and other) legislation going in your state - we are planning a conference call to discuss this in the very near future - stay tuned!!
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Having just finished my taxes in preparation to head to the CPA next week, I can tell you how frustrating it is to have big hospital bills leading up to birth, and then birth, and being allowed zero-write off, because my son, did not take a breath outside of the womb. $2000 may not sound like a lot, but it is something. Please keep this hearing in your prayers.
I will keep this in my prayers and I hope that it passes. Do you have any additional information on how this bill started in MN, I would love to know how we could get something like this Washington
ReplyDeleteStar Legacy Foundation !! http://starlegacyfoundation.org/
DeleteThey are foremost leaders in the US on stillbirth education and research.
Thank you!!
DeleteWill pray!
ReplyDeleteThanks Marie !
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