 Hi, this is Fiona with CCTV and today we're going to be doing a little how-to on how to contact your legislators If you want to contact your legislators about an issue you care about or make your voice heard It's really easy and we're going to walk you through it today, so it gets a little bit easier The first thing you want to do is look up who you're trying to contact You can easily find your specific state and federal legislators online Legislature.vermont.gov has all this information readily available including phone numbers and specific bills Today, we're going to be calling the office of the sergeant at arms because they are responsible for delivering messages to our legislators So the first thing you're going to do is look up the specific legislator you want and find their number You can type this in yourself or click and hold and it'll offer you to call right then and there Today, I will be calling the sergeant at arms about an upcoming bill that will support community media like CCTV The next part may be the hardest part for me It is making the actual call But it's a sure way to make your voice heard and it's not as hard as it seems some tips are to think ahead about what you want to say familiarize yourself with the information at hand and you can Personalize it. However, you like short and sweet or maybe give them a piece of your mind. Whatever Whatever you're feeling Should I do it on speaker? Yeah Hi, my name is Fiona McManus. I'm a resident of Burlington. I was just calling to ask my Senators Gulik and Vihovsky to support the upcoming bill s181 and community media when it comes up next week No, it's okay Fiona McManus MCM and us Thank you so much have a great day Bye We did it You've done it. You've made your voice heard you've engaged civically and you've made a difference. Thanks for joining us