Acupuncture Albany Day a Smashing Success!

Acupuncture Albany Day a Smashing Success!

Acupuncture Day wash a smashing success. We had over 25 acupuncturists and acupuncture students from across New York State take the whole day to come to Albany to support our bills. Students and faculty from PCOM, NYCC, Touro College GPOM, and NYCTCM we there as well as representatives from ATCMS, ASNY, NYSAC, and Highfalls Garden. Thank you all for coming!!!

The day began with Assemblyperson Ellen Young’s address about her support for this bill. She spoke about her personal experience with Chinese medicine and how it helped her in the past. She was followed by Assemblyman Richard Gottfried, who also shared his family’s experience with Chinese medicine. Senator Catherine Young, the bill sponsor in the Senate also addressed the gathering and highlighted her interest in fostering NY Agriculture through Chinese herbs. They often joked how both sponsors are named Young, and that the press has called it the Young-Young bill.

Later in the day, many legislators came through the room and stopped to learn about acupuncture and the safe uses of Chinese herbs. Both NYCC and PCOM had acupuncture demonstrations and also provided herbal samples for people to take home. Highfalls Garden also had wonderful samples of locally grown organic herbs.

This event was a great success. Thank you again to all who participated!!! Let’s keep it up.