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<h1 style="text-align:right;margin-top:0in"><span style="width:110px;height:129px"></span><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial"><font><u>MEDIA ADVISORY </u><span style="font-weight:normal">: </span></font></span><span style="font-size:small;font-weight:normal;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial"><font> </font></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:small;font-weight:normal">For more information contact:</span></h1>
<p class="" style="text-align:right">Mike Doyle, 217-766-4115</p><h1 style="margin-top:0in"><i><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial"><font><span style="font-weight:normal">For immediate release: </span></font></span><font style="font-family:Arial;line-height:115%;font-weight:normal">September 20, 2013 </font></i><span style="font-family:Arial;line-height:115%;font-size:small;font-weight:normal"><i> </i> </span></h1>
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<p class="" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:20pt;line-height:115%">Where’s Rodney?</span></b></p>
<p class="" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%">Constituents go looking for Congressman</span></p><p class="" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%"><br>
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<p class="" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">[Champaign, Taylorville, Decatur, Bloomington, IL] — </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">Residents
from the 13<sup>th</sup> congressional district will send a caravan of vehicles
across the district next Wednesday, September 25<sup>th</sup> in search of Congressman
Rodney Davis. The “Where’s Rodney?”
campaign is a grassroots effort to pressure Congressman Davis to fulfill his
commitment to attend a community meeting on Comprehensive Immigration Reform.</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;text-align:justify">On July 1</span><sup style="line-height:115%;text-align:justify">st</sup><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;text-align:justify">
at a meeting with community members, Rep. Davis agreed to attend a community
meeting to share his views and hear from the community on immigration
reform.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;text-align:justify"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;text-align:justify">However, after more than 10
weeks of trying to set a meeting date and time with his staff, community
members have concluded that he has gone into hiding to avoid being accountable
to the people in his district.</span></p><p class="" style="text-align:justify"></p>
<p class=""><b style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">Quote:</span></b><span style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;line-height:115%"> “Like so many career politicians,
Congressman Davis has broken his promise.
His staff says they are worried he will be criticized in public, but if
he is afraid of his constituents – why did he run for office in the first
place? How does he expect to represent
the 13<sup>th</sup> District if he won’t meet with community residents?” questioned
community member Mike Doyle. “Well if he is in hiding, we are going to send out
a search team to see if we can find him.” </span></p><p class=""><span style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;line-height:115%"><br></span></p><p class="" style="text-align:center"><span style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;line-height:115%"><img src="cid:ii_1413cd75e4863516" alt="Inline image 2" width="154" height="200"><br>
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<p class=""><b><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">WHAT</span></b></p>
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<p class=""><b><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">“Where’s
Rodney?” District Caravan</span></b></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">The District caravan is the kick-off event to a larger
campaign aimed at getting Rep Davis to fulfill his promise to attend a
community meeting on immigration reform.</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">Media representatives are welcomed to travel with the
“Where’s Rodney?” caravan. <b> </b>If media representatives are willing and
able to travel with the caravan, they are encouraged to contact the CU
Immigration Forum at 217-979-0255 or email </span><a href="mailto:info@cuImmigrationForum.org"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">info@cuImmigrationForum.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">.</span></p>
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<p class=""><b><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">WHEN/ WHERE:</span></b></p>
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<p class=""><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">The “Where’s Rodney” caravan will travel to all of Rodney
Davis’s district offices on Wednesday September 25<sup>th</sup> beginning at
his office in <b>Taylorville</b>,
Illinois at 9:30 AM. From there the caravan will travel to his <b>Decatur</b> office arriving around 11 AM
followed by a trip to his <b>Normal </b>office
arriving at 1:00 PM. The final stop
will be at his <b>Champaign</b> office at
3 PM. At each stop constituents will
be looking for the Congressman and will be carrying over 1,022 signed letters
to deliver to Rep. Davis in person. </span></p>
<h3 style="margin:14pt 0in 4pt"><u><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:normal">Trip Summary: </span></u></h3>
<h3 style="margin:14pt 0in 4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial">9:30am--</span><a href="http://rodneydavis.house.gov/contact/offices/taylorville-district-office"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial">Taylorville District Office</span></a></h3>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">108 E. Market</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">Taylorville, IL 62568</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">P: 217.824.5117</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial"><b>11:00am--</b></span><a href="http://rodneydavis.house.gov/contact/offices/decatur-district-office"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial">Decatur District Office</span></a><br>
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<p class=""><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">243 S Water Street, Suite 100</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">Decatur, IL 62523</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">P: 217.791.6224</span></p>
<h3 style="margin:14pt 0in 4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial">1:00pm--</span><a href="http://rodneydavis.house.gov/contact/offices/normal-district-office"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial">Normal District Office</span></a></h3>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">104 W. North Street</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">Normal, IL 61761</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">P: 309.252.8834</span></p>
<h3 style="margin:14pt 0in 4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial">3:00pm--</span><a href="http://rodneydavis.house.gov/contact/offices/champaign-district-office"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial">Champaign District Office</span></a></h3>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">2004 Fox Drive</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">Champaign, IL 61820</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">P: 217.403.4690</span></p>
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<p class=""><a name="h.sb5t51gm8en3"></a><a name="h.4eh7qxgk3x4z"></a><a name="h.1nnzaw4szt2s"></a><a name="h.vau6efq4k1ep"></a><a name="h.x81e5q89aixj"></a><b><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">WHO:</span></b></p>
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<p class=""><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">The <b>Where’s Rodney?</b>
campaign is being organized by the Champaign-Urbana Immigration Forum, a
group of immigrants, students, clergy, service providers, labor union
representatives, residents and community organizations concerned about the
progress and plight of immigrants in central Illinois. For more information about the CU
Immigration Forum, please visit their site at </span><a href="http://www.cuimmigratonforum.org"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">www.cuimmigratonforum.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">.</span></p>
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<p class=""><a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=1001+S+Wright+St,+Champaign,+IL&daddr=108+E.+Market+Taylorville,+IL+62568+to:243+S+Water+Street+Suite+100+Decatur,+IL+62523+to:104+W.+North+Street+Normal,+IL+61761+to:2004+Fox+Drive+Champaign,+IL+61820&hl=en&geocode=FS36YwIdWLq9-imNzMiGPtcMiDE7qPomRF9eiA%3BFb50WwIdlHmt-ikFU5MmOOR0iDEAZS3pvkO9Hg%3BFeHoXwIdwKmy-imzple2O7B0iDFhRUFYYj2a6g%3BFSQgagIdxDOy-iml0WlKB3ELiDFsiWm9wtDePg%3BFUe8YwIdxWi9-il77vEOKtEMiDHe72uhHawAAg&aq=t&sll=33.386041,-82.090918&sspn=0.444333,0.891953&vpsrc=0&mra=ls&ie=UTF8&t=m&z=9&layer=c&ei=mXUzUviTEeaswQH0-IEg&pw=2"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=1001+S+Wright+St,+Champaign,+IL&daddr=108+E.+Market+Taylorville,+IL+62568+to:243+S+Water+Street+Suite+100+Decatur,+IL+62523+to:104+W.+North+Street+Normal,+IL+61761+to:2004+Fox+Drive+Champaign,+IL+61820&hl=en&geocode=FS36YwIdWLq9-imNzMiGPtcMiDE7qPomRF9eiA%3BFb50WwIdlHmt-ikFU5MmOOR0iDEAZS3pvkO9Hg%3BFeHoXwIdwKmy-imzple2O7B0iDFhRUFYYj2a6g%3BFSQgagIdxDOy-iml0WlKB3ELiDFsiWm9wtDePg%3BFUe8YwIdxWi9-il77vEOKtEMiDHe72uhHawAAg&aq=t&sll=33.386041,-82.090918&sspn=0.444333,0.891953&vpsrc=0&mra=ls&ie=UTF8&t=m&z=9&layer=c&ei=mXUzUviTEeaswQH0-IEg&pw=2</span></b></a></p>
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</div>-- <br>Best,<br>Megan Flowers <br><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">Communications Director<br>University YMCA<br>Office: 217-337-1500<br>Fax: 217-337-1533<br>Email:</span> <a href="mailto:megan@universityymca.org" target="_blank">megan@universityymca.org</a><br>
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