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Hey everyone, I've asked a bunch of vendors to get this out to their customers in New York City / the

five boroughs. We need the stores to drive phone calls to reps BEYOND those on the Health Committee. By not having the Health Committee vote until next week, they are intentionally trying to minimize opposition to other council members. We need to hammer this.

Suggestion: Use below for subject line as well as headline of e-mail URGENT: STOP NEW YORK CITY FROM BANNING E-CIGS!!
As a INSERT COMPANY NAME adult consumer, we try to not overfill your email inbox with messages. However, we knew you would be interested in the proposed ban on use of e-cigarettes in New York City and hope you would oppose the ban by helping educate your City Council member about e-cigarettes. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and several members of the New York City Council plan to quickly pass an ordinance that would ban e-cigarette use in both indoor and outdoors locations. Essentially, you would be once again treated like a smoker and forced to vacate anyplace where smoking traditional cigarettes is banned. We believe this goes too far and there is no credible justification for this new law. It also might encourage many vapers to simply take up smoking again, which is clearly not good for the health of the people they serve. Supporters of the ban are hoping to have the full Council vote on this ordinance at their meeting on Thursday, December 19th at 1:30 PM at City Hall (260 Broadway), when most New Yorkers are distracted by the winter holidays. That is why it is critically important that you contact the New York City Council Members by email, by phone, and (if possible) in person. Please share this message with anyone who might share your interest in opposing this e-cigarette ban.

New York City Residents: We are requesting that you take three steps:

(1) Most importantly, please contact your own representative on


the New York City Council by phone or e-mail. Phone calls are especially encouraged, and be sure to note that you live in their district. You can find the contact information for your council member here http://council.nyc.gov/html/members/members.shtml

(2) Contact the entire City Council to express your opposition. At


the bottom of this message is a list of all the New York City Council members. Please send an e-mail to the members. If you have time, please call the offices of the City Council members from your borough and let them know that you would like them not to support the e-cigarette usage ordinance. (3) Next week there will be at least one opportunity for vapers in New York City to meet up and show solidarity against this ban. These events will likely take place on Wednesday, December 18th or Thursday, December 19th and will be announced at the beginning of the week. For the most up-to-date details, please see e-cigarette consumer group CASAA's Call to Action -http://blog.casaa.org/2013/11/call-to-action-new-york-city-e.html Remember, the most important step you can take is contacting your own City Council person (see item #1 above). NYC and Nearby Residents: What to Say When Contacting Members of the New York City Council 1. Be RESPECTFUL but firm and let them know you ask them to OPPOSE the proposed ordinance to define "smoking" to include use of smoke-free electronic cigarettes. 2. Tell your personal story on how switching to an e-cigarette has changed your life or the life of someone you love. 3. Explain how smoking bans are enacted to protect the public from the harm of secondhand smoke, but that there is currently no credible scientific basis demonstrating that e-cigarettes cause harm to bystanders. 4. Inform them that the ability to use electronic cigarettes in public spaces may actually improve awareness of the alternatives to deadly combustible cigarettes.

5. If the convenience of not being forced to the curb was a motivator in your own decision to switch, be sure to highlight this. 6. Passage of this ban would force you back outside to breathe in secondhand smoke in designated smoking areas. If you don't want to be exposed to secondhand smoke, or worry that sitting in the outdoor smoking section may tempt you to return to smoking, it is imperative you make that known. Please Ask the Members of the New York City Council to OPPOSE the E-Cigarette Usage Ordinance While e-mails are easier, phone calls will have a larger impact, even if you are simply leaving a message after hours. Please note that some of the below legislators do not have e-mail addresses publicly available. Calls to the offices of these legislators are needed. Comma delimited email list: chin@council.nyc.gov, rmendez@council.nyc.gov, garodnick@council.nyc.ny.us, lappin@council.nyc.gov, gbrewer@council.nyc.gov, rjackson@council.nyc.gov, mviverito@council.nyc.gov, yrodriguez@council.nyc.gov, aking@council.nyc.gov, jvacca@council.nyc.gov, joel.rivera@council.nyc.gov, vgibson@council.nyc.gov, apalma@council.nyc.gov, dhalloran@council.nyc.gov, pkoo@council.nyc.gov, jferreras@council.nyc.gov, mweprin@council.nyc.gov, jgennaro@council.nyc.gov, jvanbramer@council.nyc.gov, comrie@council.nyc.ny.us, ruben.wills@council.nyc.gov, koslowitz@council.nyc.gov, ecrowley@council.nyc.gov, eulrich@council.nyc.gov, slevin@council.nyc.gov, ljames@council.nyc.gov, avann@council.nyc.gov, edilan@council.nyc.gov, sgonzalez@council.nyc.gov, lander@council.nyc.gov, mathieu.eugene@council.nyc.gov, darlene.mealy@council.nyc.gov, vgentile@council.nyc.gov, dgreenfield@council.nyc.gov, lfidler@council.nyc.gov, drecchia@council.nyc.gov, mnelson1@council.nyc.gov, drose@council.nyc.gov, joddo@council.nyc.gov, vignizio@council.nyc.gov BROOKLYN COUNCIL MEMBERS Margaret Chin (D) [District 1] 212-788-7259 chin@council.nyc.gov

Rosie Mendez (D) [District 2] 212-788-7366 rmendez@council.nyc.gov Christine C. Quinn (D) [District 3] 212 788-7210 Daniel R. Garodnick (D) [District 4] 212-788-7393 garodnick@council.nyc.ny.us Jessica S. Lappin (D) [District 5] 212-788-6865 lappin@council.nyc.gov Gale A. Brewer (D) [District 6] 212 7886975 gbrewer@council.nyc.gov Robert Jackson (D) [District 7] 212-788-7007 rjackson@council.nyc.gov Melissa Mark-Viverito (D) [District 8] 212-788-6960 mviverito@council.nyc.gov Inez Dickens (D) [District 9] 212-788-7397 Ydanis Rodriguez (D) [District 10] 212-788-7053 yrodriguez@council.nyc.gov Oliver Koppell (D) [District 11] 212-788-7080 Andy King (D) [District 12] 718 684-5509 aking@council.nyc.gov James Vacca (D) [District 13] 212-788-7375 jvacca@council.nyc.gov Fernando Cabrera (D) [District 14] 212-788-7074 Joel Rivera (D) [District 15] 212-7886966 Joel.Rivera@council.nyc.gov Vanessa L. Gibson [District 16] 212-788-6856 VGibson@council.nyc.gov Maria del Carmen Arroyo (D) [District 17] 212-788-7384 BRONX COUNCIL MEMBERS Annabel Palma (D) [District 18] 212-788-6853

apalma@council.nyc.gov Daniel Halloran (R), (C), (I), (L) [District 19] 212-788-7250 dhalloran@council.nyc.gov Peter Koo (D) [District 20] 212-788-7022 pkoo@council.nyc.gov Julissa Ferreras (D) [District 21] 212-788-6862 jferreras@council.nyc.gov Peter F. Vallone Jr. (D) [District 22] 212-788-6963 Mark S. Weprin (D) [District 23] 212-788-6984 MWeprin@Council.NYC.gov James F. Gennaro (D) [District 24] 212-788-6956 jgennaro@council.nyc.gov Daniel Dromm (D) [District 25] 212-788-7066 MANHATTAN COUNCIL MEMBERS Jimmy Van Bramer (D) [District 26] 212-788-7370 jvanbramer@council.nyc.gov Leroy Comrie (D) [District 27] 212-7887084 comrie@council.nyc.ny.us Ruben Wills (D) [District 28] 212-788-6850 Ruben.Wills@council.nyc.gov Karen Koslowitz (D) [District 29] 212-788-6981 Koslowitz@council.nyc.gov Elizabeth Crowley (D) [District 30] 212 7887381 ecrowley@council.nyc.gov Donovan Richards Jr [District 31] 212-788-7216 Eric Ulrich (R) [District 32] 212-788-7069 eulrich@council.nyc.gov Stephen Levin (D) [District 33] 212-788-7348 slevin@council.nyc.gov

Diana Reyna (D) [District 34] 212-788-7095 Letitia James [District 35] 212-788-7081 ljames@council.nyc.gov QUEENS COUNCIL MEMBERS Albert Vann (D) [District 36] 212-788-7354 avann@council.nyc.gov Erik Martin Dilan (D) [District 37] 212-7887284 Edilan@council.nyc.gov Sara M. Gonzlez (D) [District 38] 212-788-7372 sgonzalez@council.nyc.gov Brad Landers (D) [District 39] 212-788-6969 lander@council.nyc.gov Mathieu Eugene (D) [District 40] 212-788-7352 mathieu.eugene@council.nyc.gov Darlene Mealy (D) [District 41] 212-788-7387 darlene.mealy@council.nyc.gov Charles Barron (D) [District 42] 212-788-6957 Vincent J. Gentile (D) [District 43] 212-7887363 vgentile@council.nyc.gov David G. Greenfield (D) [District 44] 718-853-2704 dgreenfield@council.nyc.gov Jumaane D. Williams (D) [District 45] 212-788-6859 Lew Fidler (D) [District 46] 212-788-7286 LFidler@council.nyc.gov Domenic M. Recchia, Jr. (D) [District 47] 212-788-7045 drecchia@council.nyc.gov Michael Nelson (D) [District 48] 212-788-7360 MNelson1@council.nyc.gov STATEN ISLAND COUNCIL MEMBERS Deborah Rose (D) [District 49] 212-788-6972

DROSE@Council.nyc.gov James S. Oddo (R) [District 50] 212-788-7159 joddo@council.nyc.gov Vincent Ignizio (R) [District 51] 212-788-7390 vignizio@council.nyc.gov

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