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1 When PDA has an important issue that we would like members to contact their legislators about, you will receive an email which will explain why PDA is asking you to contact your legislator. Within the email, scroll down to the bottom and click the “Take Action Now” button to be directed to SoftEdge, where you can send a message to your legislator. 2 After you click the “Take Action Now” button, you will be directed to the alert on the issue PDA is requesting that you take action on. 3 Each action alert will include a summary of the issue, talking points to use when talking with your legislators, and a pre-formatted letter that you can send directly to them. The letters may be customized to include comments related to the particular issue. By scrolling down to the bottom of the alert, you can enter in your contact information, add any additional comments you would like your legislators to know, and send the letter. The software will use the contact information that you enter to populate the letter with the information for your legislators and will send it directly to them. The software will automatically send your letter to the correct legislator, depending on if the bill is in the House or Senate, or in Committee. Be sure to enter your home address. N OVEM BER/DECEM BER 2018 | P EN N SYLVAN IA DEN TAL JOURNAL 23