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Ellen Garber Bronfeld

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Arc Action Alert Call The Governor on Thursday

The Arc of Illinois

June 20, 2011

Leaders in The Arc:

Here we go again!

It is my understanding that the Senate will not attempt to restore cuts to

disability services when they meet in special session on Wednesday. While this

is not the news we wanted to hear, we still have one more option. Because of

this, I believe the Governor will sign the new budget shortly.

Our final option now is to go directly to Governor Quinn and ask him to restore

the cuts to disability services. The Governor has the authority to restore these

cuts.

We need your advocacy again!

ACTION

This Thursday, we need you to call, send an email and fax the Governor. Once

more, get your friends, co-workers and other advocates to do this as well.

Dont let this opportunity pass us by. Get to work! The Governor can stop the

cuts!

Your message:

1. Restore the $15.456 Million in cuts to critical disability services!

2. Explain how the budget cuts impact you/your loved ones.

3. If community providers are not paid in a timely manner, they cannot

possibly maintain services at levels necessary to meet the needs of the people

they serve!

4. I support the LIFE Campaign which represents the 220,000 infants, children

and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families

and I am a member of The Arc!

Below is the contact information on the Governor and a letter I will fax to the

Governor on Thursday. You can also fax your own letter or rewrite my letter as

well.

Act now!

Thank you!

Tony auski

The Arc of Illinois

815-464-1832

Governor Quinn

Office of the Governor

R. Center

100 W. Randolph, 16-100

Chicago, IL 60601

Phone: 312-814-2121

http://www2.illinois.gov/gov/pages/contactthegovernor.aspx

Dear Governor Quinn:

We urgently need your assistance to save critical programs that are scheduled to

be eliminated under the current budget proposal. These programs include:

1. In Home Respite Services $7.166

million

2. Voucher Respite $2.292

million

3. Group Respite $

973 thousand

4. Dental Clinic Grants $1,103

million

5. UIC Family Clinic and Assistive Technology Unit $1.790 million

6. Epilepsy Grants $1.087

million

7. Family Assistance Program $ 890

thousand

8. SIU Telemed Grant $ 155

thousand

Total:

$15.456 million

These critical services provide a lifeline for many families throughout Illinois

who have children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

These services need to be fully restored at these levels in the FY 2012 budget.

Sincerely,

Tony auski

Executive Director

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20901 S. LaGrange Rd. #209

fort, IL 60423

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Ellen

Ellen Garber Bronfeld

egskb@...

Arc Action Alert Call The Governor on Thursday

The Arc of Illinois

June 20, 2011

Leaders in The Arc:

Here we go again!

It is my understanding that the Senate will not attempt to restore cuts to

disability services when they meet in special session on Wednesday. While this

is not the news we wanted to hear, we still have one more option. Because of

this, I believe the Governor will sign the new budget shortly.

Our final option now is to go directly to Governor Quinn and ask him to restore

the cuts to disability services. The Governor has the authority to restore these

cuts.

We need your advocacy again!

ACTION

This Thursday, we need you to call, send an email and fax the Governor. Once

more, get your friends, co-workers and other advocates to do this as well.

Dont let this opportunity pass us by. Get to work! The Governor can stop the

cuts!

Your message:

1. Restore the $15.456 Million in cuts to critical disability services!

2. Explain how the budget cuts impact you/your loved ones.

3. If community providers are not paid in a timely manner, they cannot

possibly maintain services at levels necessary to meet the needs of the people

they serve!

4. I support the LIFE Campaign which represents the 220,000 infants, children

and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families

and I am a member of The Arc!

Below is the contact information on the Governor and a letter I will fax to the

Governor on Thursday. You can also fax your own letter or rewrite my letter as

well.

Act now!

Thank you!

Tony auski

The Arc of Illinois

815-464-1832

Governor Quinn

Office of the Governor

R. Center

100 W. Randolph, 16-100

Chicago, IL 60601

Phone: 312-814-2121

http://www2.illinois.gov/gov/pages/contactthegovernor.aspx

Dear Governor Quinn:

We urgently need your assistance to save critical programs that are scheduled to

be eliminated under the current budget proposal. These programs include:

1. In Home Respite Services $7.166

million

2. Voucher Respite $2.292

million

3. Group Respite $

973 thousand

4. Dental Clinic Grants $1,103

million

5. UIC Family Clinic and Assistive Technology Unit $1.790 million

6. Epilepsy Grants $1.087

million

7. Family Assistance Program $ 890

thousand

8. SIU Telemed Grant $ 155

thousand

Total:

$15.456 million

These critical services provide a lifeline for many families throughout Illinois

who have children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

These services need to be fully restored at these levels in the FY 2012 budget.

Sincerely,

Tony auski

Executive Director

Please click here to be removed from our list. If you still receive emails from

us in the future, please ensure it was not forwarded from another party or sent

to an email address that is different than the one asked to be removed. DO NOT

REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. Or write us at:

The Arc of Illinois

20901 S. LaGrange Rd. #209

fort, IL 60423