Special Delivery (and Lunch)

Phase I of our local letter delivery/lobby day is now complete.  

On May 8, we met with Albuquerque aides to Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, Sen. Martin Heinrich and Rep. Gabe Vasquez to advocate for protections to WIC and global nutrition and handed over letters from seven churches (First Presbyterian in ABQ, Central United Methodist, La Mesa Presbyterian, St. Andrew Presbyterian, St. Paul Lutheran, Albuquerque Mennonite, and St. John XXIII Catholic Community) with the same requests. #nourishourfuture

We attempted to recreate a Lobby Day experience for local Bread advocates, many of whom won't be able to go to Washington for the Advocacy Summit and Lobby Day in June.

Our delegation included Andy Stoker and Abbey Reed from Central United Methodist Church, Daniel Erdman and Jeanne Marquardt Elmhorst from Albuquerque Mennonite Church and Carlos Navarro from St. John XXIII Catholic Community.

A few others from La Mesa Presbyterian Church and St. Timothy Lutheran Church are joining Abbey, Jeanne and me for a meeting at Rep. Melanie Stansbury's office on Tuesday, May 13. {Stay tuned for photos and accounts from that meeting)

Drew Hill and Eli Baca (Rep. Vasquez) met with us at a South Valley eatery

We spent 1/2 hour chatting with Desirae Shorter (Sen. Ben Ray Lujan)

We handed our letters to Dalweed Torres-Avila (Sen Heinrich)

Afterwards, we treated ourselves to lunch at Oaxcan restaurant La Guelegatza in the South Valley. Our choice of eatery is significant because Daniel is a native of Oaxaca and Abbey visited that state during her 16 years living in Mexico

In 2022, the restaurant was named a semifinalist for a James Beard Award in the Best Chef: Southwest category.  Read more in New Mexico Magazine