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----- Original Message -----
From: Janis Cramer <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thursday, March 1, 2007 2:48 pm
Subject: Fwd: Special NWP Site Bulletin: House Dear Colleague Letter; February 28, 2007
To: [log in to unmask]
> Dear TC's--
>
> If you're interested in helping the cause for federal
> funding for the National Writing Project, please read
> this call for help below. I've attached a letter
> including statistics about the Oklahoma Writing
> Project. Please feel free to revise, adding pertinent
> information about the impact OWP has had on your
> teaching. Thanks for your support.
>
> Janis
>
>
> --- National Writing Project <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > From: National Writing Project
> > <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: Special NWP Site Bulletin: House Dear
> > Colleague Letter; February 28, 2007
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:00:06 -0800 (PST)
> >
> > - NWP Site Bulletin -
> >
> > Dear NWP Site Leaders:
> >
> > Today a “Dear Colleague” letter, circulated by Rep.
> > George Miller (D-CA), was sent to every
> > representative in Congress. The Dear Colleague
> > letter invites colleagues in the House of
> > Representatives to add their signatures to the
> > letter in support of a $30 million appropriation for
> > the National Writing Project. We are asking you and
> > your teacher-leaders to contact your representatives
> > immediately and request that they sign the 2007 NWP
> > Dear Colleague letter. THE DEADLINE FOR SIGNATURES
> > WILL BE WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, SO WE MUST MOVE
> > QUICKLY.
> >
> > It is extremely important to let your
> > representatives know how vital the writing project
> > is to you and teachers in your area, and to ask them
> > to join Mr. Miller in support of the National
> > Writing Project. Please start contacting your
> > representatives as soon as possible!
> >
> > Guide for making phone calls to your local
> > representatives:
> >
> > 1. You will find the text of this year’s Dear
> > Colleague letter on the NWP website at:
> >
> >
> > 2. You can find out if your representative signed
> > the Dear Colleague letter in previous years by
> > visiting:
> >
>
> >
> > 3. Call your representative’s Washington, D.C.
> > office. You can find contact information for your
> > representative by entering your zip code on the
> > following website: You can
> > also contact Genevieve Jeong Bennett at 510-643-2072
> > or [log in to unmask]
> >
> > 4. Ask to speak to your representative’s education
> > aide. Ask for the member to support the NWP in 2007
> > by signing the NWP Dear Colleague letter. If your
> > representative or aide has not seen the letter, you
> > can fax a copy.
> >
> > 5. Your representative can sign the Dear Colleague
> > letter by contacting Lisette Partelow at
> > [log in to unmask], 202-226-2068, or
> > Adrienne Dunbar at [log in to unmask],
> > 202-223-7268. ONLY REPRESENTATIVES OR THEIR AIDES,
> > NOT NWP SITE LEADERS, SHOULD CONTACT LISETTE OR
> > ADRIENNE.
> >
> > 6. Don’t forget to follow up and be persistent.
> > Since you are a constituent, your representative
> > wants to hear about the issues that are important to
> > you!
> >
> > Please let us know when you make your calls and what
> > response you get. We will keep you up to date as
> > members sign the letter. There will be a similar
> > campaign soon in the Senate, and we will send those
> > details as we receive them.
> >
> > Thanks to the outstanding work of writing project
> > leaders last year, 95 representatives signed the NWP
> > Dear Colleague letter (85 Democrats, 9 Republicans,
> > 1 Independent). We are proud that our program has
> > bipartisan support and we thank you for all of the
> > great work that you do. If you have any questions,
> > don’t hesitate to contact Genevieve at the number or
> > email above.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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