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Please consider supporting the 3- Day Campaign starting today. Rudy Redmond Manager,KCP Initiative (517) 373-9700 ________________________________ From: NCCEP [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of NCCEP Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 10:04 AM To: Redmond, Rudy (DELEG) Subject: TRIO & GEAR UP - Call your Members of Congress TODAY! Take action now! ACTION ALERT! This is a very important ACTION ALERT from NCCEP. Please read and take action now! Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser<http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=a0d96cacbd72776b465181daf&id=92181a0de1&e=2d228c7ace>. [http://gallery.mailchimp.com/a0d96cacbd72776b465181daf/images/Action_Alert1310534628.jpg]<http://edpartnerships.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a0d96cacbd72776b465181daf&id=b142aeed3c&e=2d228c7ace> ACTION ALERT! ACTION ALERT! ACTION ALERT! TRIO and GEAR UP to Shut Down Washington! ACTION TODAY is Day #1 of our 3-Day Campaign to Shut Down Washington, DC! Be sure to call your House Representative TODAY and tell them to protect TRIO and GEAR UP in the debt ceiling and FY 2012 negotiations! Unsure of what to do? Call (202) 224-2131 and ask for your House Representative. Unsure of what to say? See the attached flowchart for a sample script<http://edpartnerships.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a0d96cacbd72776b465181daf&id=c010119921&e=2d228c7ace>. CONTEXT Dear TRIO and GEAR UP Colleagues: As you know, the environment in Washington is quite heated with the Administration and Congress negotiating how to pare down the federal deficit. A number of rumors are swirling around town and the only thing that is certain is that all non-security programs - including TRIO and GEAR UP - are at risk. We know our programs work. We know they make a tremendous difference in the lives of all of the students we touch. Many on Capitol Hill know this as well, but the nature of the current debate is so serious that we cannot sit idly by in hopes of being spared. Just a few months back, in the 11th hour budget deal negotiated by President Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), leaders cut TRIO and GEAR UP by 3.1% and 6.3%, respectively. All told, we were forced to absorb a joint loss of $47 million in funding cuts, impacting 650,000 students! We cannot and will not allow this to happen again. Therefore, we are joining forces to make our voices heard on Capitol Hill and let federal leaders know that they MUST protect TRIO and GEAR UP from further cuts! We strongly urge you, your co-workers, students, parents, alumni, friends, and neighbors to participate in each of our three call-days. PLAN TRIO and GEAR UP Call-In Days * Wednesday, July 13 - U.S. House of Representatives - TODAY!!! * Thursday, July 14 - U.S. Senate * Tuesday, July 19 - White House How to Participate? It's Easy! 1. Call your House Representative via the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121. (You can find out who your legislators are here<http://edpartnerships.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=a0d96cacbd72776b465181daf&id=37e8930cc1&e=2d228c7ace>) 2. Deliver the message: "Tell [LEGISLATOR NAME] not to cut TRIO and GEAR UP in the debt ceiling and FY 2012 negotiations!" 3. Find five other people to do the same! (You do the same thing for the Senate on July 14 and for the White House on July 19. Call President Obama at (202) 456-1111.) In order for this plan to work, we need thousands - literally, thousands - of TRIO and GEAR UP supporters to call the Washington, DC and speak in a unified voice. This is how we've won battles in the past and this is how we will win now! Please do not hesitate to contact the Government Relations Team at COE<http://edpartnerships.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a0d96cacbd72776b465181daf&id=dc33fd45a3&e=2d228c7ace> (202.347.7430) or NCCEP<http://edpartnerships.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=a0d96cacbd72776b465181daf&id=b266987a48&e=2d228c7ace> (202.530.1135, ext. 110) for more information about this joint effort! Sincerely, Arnold Mitchem Nathan Monell President Executive Director COE NCCEP follow on Twitter<http://www.twitter.com/edpartnerships/> | friend on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/NCCEP> | forward to a friend<http://us2.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=a0d96cacbd72776b465181daf&id=92181a0de1&e=2d228c7ace> Copyright (c) 2011 National Council for Community and Education Partnerships (NCCEP), All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you previously opted in to receive e-mails from NCCEP or because of your affiliation with a GEAR UP program. 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