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August 2022

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Please join us for Georgia Watch's 20th Anniversary Celebration for an evening to commemorate 20 years as the trusted and relentless advocate for Georgia consumers! We will recognize our dedicated supporters and cheers to many more years of service with great food, drinks, and live music! RSVP at the link below to reserve your spot. Georgia Watch 20th Anniversary Celebration October 27, 2022, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Location TBA Tickets are $100 for a single, or $150 for a couple.

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Sponsorship opportunities are available! For more information, contact Liz Coyle at lcoyle@georgiawatch.org. Funds raised from this event will support our mission to protect and inform consumers so all Georgians prosper, and their communities thrive. Can't make it to the event? You can still help support our work by donating online today!

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Join the Georgia Watch Team

We are seeking a confident and innovative professional to serve as the Outreach and Engagement Coordinator. The Coordinator will report to the Director of Policy and Access, and work alongside other staff to support Georgia Watch's key initiatives impacting healthcare access, consumer energy, financial protection, and civil justice. Learn more and apply today!

Georgia Watch Receives General Operating Support from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Georgia Watch is honored to receive a $350,000 general operating support grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). This grant will support us in our work: Advancing equitable policies that promote thriving communities across the state; Advocating for solutions to meet the needs of the most vulnerable Georgians; Ensuring state and federal laws and regulations are in place to protect consumers' financial wellbeing; Building capacity in communities across the state to engage in civic advocacy to ensure community health needs are adequately assessed and addressed; Sharing some of this operating support with our nonprofit partners who work in the health equity space. We are grateful for our continued partnership with RWJF and look forward to helping build healthier, more equitable communities for all Georgians!

Welcome to our Fall Extern!

Georgia Watch is pleased to have Dorrin Shams join us this fall as a Georgia State University School of Law extern! Dorrin is a rising third-year law student at GSU. Hailing from Texas, Dorrin graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2018 with dual degrees in biology and communication studies. After working for a healthcare trade association in Texas, she developed a passion for health law regulatory and policy issues. At GSU, Dorrin is pursuing the health law certificate and is a member of the Student Health Law Association. In her work, Dorrin focuses on ensuring affordable, quality healthcare for all.

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