IMPORTANT!!!!!!!!Fwd: Request from State Rep. Jon

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Hey everyone.

As you all are aware Rep. peterson has worked long and hard to help

our families.

If you ever write a letter to a legislator THIS ONE is one to

write!!!

Donna

4.8.6

Good morning ladies and gentleman. It is time to start the letter

writing campaign in earnest for House Bill 431. The bill is in the

House Education Committee. Here is a link to a listing of committee

members.

http://www.house.state.oh.us/jsps/Committee.jsp?ID=6

The address for members is 77 South High Street, Columbus, 43215.

Please do not have your parents or your network send a boilerplate

message. Individual and personal messages are the best.

Handwritten letters are more effective than email but I can

understand how time may limit preparation of handwritten letters. I

need dozens of letters. Please start now!! If each of you can

generate 33 letters, that would be great. Together with the letters

I am generating, that will get us over 100 letters which is more

than any legislator receives on any topic!!

Parental choice should be the overriding theme of all of the letters

(expressed in personal terms) - parents knowing what is best for

their children - not some administrator in a school district. Feel

free to add any suggested improvements to the bill (for example,

expansion to pre-school) but the dominant theme should still be

consistent - one size does not fit all.

Even though I am the sponsor, please have the letters addressed to

me as well so I see what parents are sending to other members.

You have frequently asked me how to get parents engaged in

legislative advocacy. This is how it is done.

The letter campaign should start immediately. I believe the Speaker

may be inclined to move this bill in May if we can show some

community support.

Call me at any time if you have any suggestions or questions. This

is a wonderful opportunity to positively impact the quality of

educational opportunities available for our children and to, once

again, lead the nation in this regard.

Blessings

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Hi---is there a link to this bill so I can read some

of it to come up with a letter?? Thanks. Laurie

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> Subject: Fwd: Request from State Rep. Jon

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> Hey everyone.

> As you all are aware Rep. peterson has worked long

> and hard to help

> our families.

> If you ever write a letter to a legislator THIS ONE

> is one to

> write!!!

> Donna

>

> 4.8.6

>

> Good morning ladies and gentleman. It is time to

> start the letter

> writing campaign in earnest for House Bill 431. The

> bill is in the

> House Education Committee. Here is a link to a

> listing of committee

> members.

>

> http://www.house.state.oh.us/jsps/Committee.jsp?ID=6

>

> The address for members is 77 South High Street,

> Columbus, 43215.

>

> Please do not have your parents or your network send

> a boilerplate

> message. Individual and personal messages are the

> best.

> Handwritten letters are more effective than email

> but I can

> understand how time may limit preparation of

> handwritten letters. I

> need dozens of letters. Please start now!! If each

> of you can

> generate 33 letters, that would be great. Together

> with the letters

> I am generating, that will get us over 100 letters

> which is more

> than any legislator receives on any topic!!

>

> Parental choice should be the overriding theme of

> all of the letters

> (expressed in personal terms) - parents knowing what

> is best for

> their children - not some administrator in a school

> district. Feel

> free to add any suggested improvements to the bill

> (for example,

> expansion to pre-school) but the dominant theme

> should still be

> consistent - one size does not fit all.

>

> Even though I am the sponsor, please have the

> letters addressed to

> me as well so I see what parents are sending to

> other members.

>

> You have frequently asked me how to get parents

> engaged in

> legislative advocacy. This is how it is done.

>

> The letter campaign should start immediately. I

> believe the Speaker

> may be inclined to move this bill in May if we can

> show some

> community support.

>

> Call me at any time if you have any suggestions or

> questions. This

> is a wonderful opportunity to positively impact the

> quality of

> educational opportunities available for our children

> and to, once

> again, lead the nation in this regard.

>

> Blessings

>

>

>

>

>

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