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The Battle of the Budget... The Last Two Weeks

Family Support Network Members and Friends. . ..

Have YOU signed the “LIFE – Fund Critical Services for People with

Disabilities†Petition?

Here’s the link: http://www.thearcofil.org/LIFE/LifeCampaignPetition.aspx

Now go find at least five more people who will sign it too.

And, for Pete’s sake, “friend†us on Facebook. Search “Life- Fund

Critical Services for People with Disabilitiesâ€.

This Week at the Capitol… We NEED You…

The budget debate is drawing close to an end. We have about two weeks. It’s

unlikely that the budget debate will go beyond June 1st as then a “super

majority†is needed… that means the budget will need to be passed by a two

third majority instead of just over half.

It’s scary. We don’t know what will happen. Everybody thinks that their

program is the one that needs to be saved in this dire economic year. The

futures of the folks we love is in danger.

As the final budget decision draws near, we are busy doing everything we know

how to do. But we need your help.

Most critically… Call your legislators again… TODAY!

Then make sure your friend and family are also calling their legislators.

Tomorrow! A Press Conference at the Capitol… Join us if you can…

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

10:00am

The Capitol Press Room… (Press the 2M button in the elevator to the right of

the grand stairs)

The LIFE Campaign will hold a press conference in response to the proposed

budget cuts affecting community based disability programs. We will be discussing

the impact of the proposed budget cuts on people with disabilities and their

families and discuss the “A Day in My Life†Facebook campaign and call on

the public to join its petition drive

Join us if you can. Then we can spend the rest of the day visiting legislators.

Next Week in Chicago… Rally at the Center!!

DETAILS to be announced

We will need hundreds of people with signs.

This is the moment for your family make itself seen.

This is the moment for your agency to load up its vans and get downtown.

We need to put faces on our issues!

Thank you, thank you, thank you…. Charlotte

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On the other hand, if you appreciate the work of the Family Support Network and

The Arc of Illinois in these difficult times, please become a member! Here’s a

link to our membership brochure. We NEED you!

http://www.familysupportnetwork.org/miscellaneous%20pdfs/2009%20Membership%20Bro\

chure.pdf