Kimberly Hughes, Program Assistant
Student Support Services, CSUF Foundation
5241 N. Maple Ave., Room 122
MS TA 35
Fresno, CA 93740-8027
559-278-5725 phone
559-278-1441 fax
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TR i O ...it works!
We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community...
Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own.
~Cesar Chavez
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From: "Kimberly Jones" <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 7:03:46 AM
Subject: Does President Obama Know Where You Stand?
July 19, 2011
Dear Kimberly:
Today is the day! Let's close out our campaign with a bang! Be sure to call and email the White House today !
Participating is easy:
1. Call the White House at (202) 456-1111 .
2. E-mail the President at http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact.
3. Share this message: "Tell President Obama not to cut TRIO and GEAR UP in the debt ceiling and FY 2012 negotiations!”
4. Grab your co-workers, students, parents, alumni, friends and neighbors and get them to do the same!!!
Please note that phone lines are only staffed from 9am – 5pm, Eastern Time. Also, lines may be busy for certain parts of the day. Please call back! It’s critical that our voices are heard!
ACTION ALERT! ACTION ALERT! ACTION ALERT!
TRIO and GEAR UP to Shut Down Washington!
Dear TRIO and GEAR UP Colleagues:
As you know, the environment in Washington is quite heated with the Administration and Congress negotiating how to pare down the federal deficit. A number of rumors are swirling around town and the only thing that is certain is that all non-security programs – including TRIO and GEAR UP – are at risk.
We know our programs work. We know they make a tremendous difference in the lives of all of the students we touch. Many on Capitol Hill know this as well, but the nature of the current debate is so serious that we cannot sit idly by in hopes of being spared. Just a few months back, in the 11 th hour budget deal negotiated by President Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), leaders cut TRIO and GEAR UP by 3.1% and 6.3%, respectively. All told, we were forced to absorb a joint loss of $47 million in funding cuts, impacting 65,000 students!
We cannot and will not allow this to happen again. Therefore, we are joining forces to make our voices heard on Capitol Hill and let federal leaders know that they MUST protect TRIO and GEAR UP from further cuts!
We strongly urge you, your co-workers, students, parents, alumni, friends, and neighbors to participate in each of our three call-days.
TRIO and GEAR UP Call-In Days
· Wednesday, July 13 – U.S. House of Representatives
· Thursday, July 14 – U.S. Senate
· Tuesday, July 19 – White House
How to Participate? It’s Easy!
1. Call your House Representative via the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 . (You can find out who your legislators here: http://www.contactingthecongress.org/ )
2. Deliver the message: “Tell [LEGISLATOR NAME] not to cut TRIO and GEAR UP in the debt ceiling and FY 2012 negotiations!”
3. Find five other people to do the same!
(You do the same thing for the Senate on July 14 and for the White House on July 19 . Call President Obama at (202) 456-1111 .)
In order for this plan to work, we need thousands – literally, thousands – of TRIO and GEAR UP supporters to call the Washington, DC and speak in a unified voice. This is how we’ve won battles in the past and this is how we will win now!
Please do not hesitate to contact the Government Relations Team at COE ( 202.347.7430 ) or NCCEP ( 202.530.1135 , ext. 110) for more information about this joint effort!
Sincerely,
Arnold Mitchem Nathan Monell
President Executive Director
COE NCCEP
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