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Greetings,
It is far from the $19 + million that we once had, but it is
a start. There are politics involved. Things are so uncertain right now, it is
hard to tell what is going to happen.
I am asking our members and friends to
call, e-mail, fax, and send letters to
legislators of both houses asking them to vote for the $5 million in the final budget.
Please do this before the end of
May when legislators will adjourn.
IAGC needs your support to let legislators know how important this money is to
the education of gifted and talented students in
Thank you for your help.
Dr. Sally Walker, Executive Director
Illinois Association for Gifted Children
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If you do not know how to contact your legislators, go to http://www.vote-smart.org/ and enter your zipcode.
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³While we understand that it takes time to make
phone calls and send letters, we know it is the only thing that will bring
about the necessary changes.²
-Cathy Greene, Co-chair, IAGC Advocacy
Committee, PAGES, Newsletter for Parent Advocates of Gifted Education,
Normal IL District 5, October, 2004.