We moms have lots of practice dodging sneezes. But how long can you really last without getting sick?

Play our new, wacky, addictive, nation-changing, sneezing nose game, "Don't Get Sick," at http://www.momsrising.org/dontgetsickgame.

Why the game? Nation-changing!? What gives? Well, nearly 50% of private-sector workers--and almost 80% of all service sector employees--don't have a single paid sick day. It's ridiculous. No one should have to work sick, or risk losing their job or needed pay because they get sick, and kids shouldn't have to stay home alone while they're sick.

You too can fight off disgusting germy online sneezes while helping raise awareness that paid sick days are needed for all. Play the game, share your personal stories of paid sick days (or your lack thereof) at the end, and help spread the word--not the germs! Your personal story is a powerful way to show that real people are grappling with a real problem that must be addressed now.

*Challenge friends to beat your high score by forwarding the game link in this email to them. Get the kids involved with virtual flying tissues. De-stress while changing the nation for the better. Let's spread this sneezing nose game like an online "virus!" (Get it? Sneezing game & online "virus?" Bad pun, we know... but, we just couldn't help it!)

Check out these facts to spur on your game playing & passing to friends:

* 145+ countries guarantee paid sick days for everyone who works. But not the U.S.!
* 85% of restaurant workers have no paid sick days. And, 90% of food-borne illnesses that start in restaurants are traced to employees who were forced to work sick, or lose pay, or even lose their jobs. Ahhh chooo!
* Nearly 100 million workers don't have paid sick days to care for a sick child--and even the Center for Disease Control says sick kids should stay home so illness doesn't spread.
* Almost 80% of all service sector employees (restaurants, childcare, hotels, home health, etc.) have no paid sick days. This simply isn't healthy.

We all get sick. Let's do what's best for our kids, our co-workers, and our country's health. Let's ensure liberty, justice, and a guaranteed minimum number of paid sick days for ALL! After all, no one should have to work while they're sick.

*Don't foget to see how long you can last without getting sick at: http://www.momsrising.org/dontgetsickgame

Have fun & change the nation for the better while you're at it! - Kristin, Katie, Joan, Mary, Ashley, Donna, Anita, Nanette, Roz, and Julene

p.s. For information on paid sick days, check out the award-winning Online Rally on the National Partnership for Women and Families website at www.EveryoneGetsSick.org