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Dear Michele Anciaux,
In this League of Education Voters Action Alert:
I-884, The Education
Initiative Campaign Going Strong
Send in your signatures!
Other ways to help
Learn more about I-884
May 3, 2004
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I-884, The Education Initiative Campaign Going Strong!
The campaign to get I-884, the Education Initiative, on the
November ballot is in full swing and building momentum.
Volunteers around the state are gathering signatures and spreading
the word about this initiative which will help students across
Washington from preschool to college.
I-884 already has many early endorsers,
including:
- Washington State PTA
- Washington Education Association
- Washington Association of School Administrators (school
superintendents)
- Washington Association of School Business Officers
- Washington Association for Education of Young Children (WAEYC)
- Washington State Association of Head Start & ECEAP
- Community & Technical Colleges Council, Washington
Federation of Teachers
- King County Labor Council
- Auburn Council PTA
- Issaquah Council PTA
- Kent Council PTA
I-884 is the right thing to do to help our kids and our
schools, and voters across the state agree!
Send in your signatures!
Before voters get the chance to say YES to creating an Education
Trust Fund, we must first get I-884 onto the ballot. Just as we
needed your help to write the initiative, we need your help again
to get I-884, the Education Initiative, in front of voters. We
must gather 280,000 signatures by the end of June, just to give
voters the opportunity to decide next November.
If you
have completed petitions, don’t risk misplacing them -- send them
in as soon as possible. Every signature is
crucial, so remember to send in all your petitions, even if they
aren’t completely filled out. Just put your name on the return
address so we can give you credit, put a stamp on the petition and
mail it in.
If you haven’t yet gotten a petition to sign or you
need some more, let us know! If everyone takes a few
minutes to mail in as many signatures as they can and to spread
the word, we will be guaranteed a slot on the November 2004
ballot. Remember, whether you gather one or one hundred, every
signature gets us closer, so send them all in!
To help out with signature gathering, just hit reply to this email
and let us know you are interested. There are lots of easy ways
to help. This past Friday, students at Green River Community
College set up a table on campus and gathered 164 signatures in
just a few hours! Make sure to
get your petitions, too- give us your name, address, and
phone number, and we will get you what you need to get started.
You can also sign up at our website:
http://www.educationvoters.org/
Other ways to help!
Gathering signatures isn’t the only help we need. Here are some
other easy ideas:
Help in the office: I-884 is a busy
campaign and we need all the help we can get! If you are in the
Puget Sound area and can help with office work like mailings, data
entry, phone calls, and filing, we need that help, too. Just
reply to this message with a note that you are interested in
helping out in the office, or call Katie Dick at 206-728-6448.
Donate: Your donation will help us
get the word out to other education supporters. It costs us money
to mail petitions out to interested volunteers. We will also be
traveling across the state to talk to community groups, putting
advertisements in local newspapers, and messages on radio and
television. Your donation will support all of this.
To make an online credit card donation of any size, just visit:
http://www.educationvoters.org/884_help.htm
. This is an investment that will return huge benefits to our
children and our state, please consider giving an amount that is
significant for you.
You may also make checks out to Citizens for the Education Trust
Fund, and mail them to PO Box 1727, Seattle, WA 98111.
Donations to the Citizens for the Education Trust Fund are not
tax-deductible.
Endorse I-884: Present I-884 to your
school board, parent group, or other organization for endorsement
and let us know the results! Your endorsement is a powerful way
to spread the message that education matters in Washington state.
You can find an endorsement form at our website:
http://www.educationvoters.org/
Spread the word: We need your help
to make sure school supporters all across the state know about
I-884 and the Education Trust Fund. You can start now by inviting
others to join this grassroots movement. It’s easy! Just click  Tell-a-friend! so they will
hear the latest news on the Education Trust Fund. Remember, every
voice counts!
Speak up for the Education Trust Fund: Help us spread the word!
Just reply to this message with a note that you are interested in
speaking to community groups.
Learn more about I-884
I-884 has a built in "firewall" to protect education funding, and
will fund:
- High quality preschool opportunities for 16,000 children who
need them most
- Expanded college and job training opportunities for 25,000
students at our community, technical, and 4-year colleges and
universities
- Expanded Promise Scholarships for college for the top 30% of
high school graduating classes
- Cutting-edge research at our colleges and universities to
create the jobs and businesses of the future
To learn more about initiative I-884 and read the text of the
initiative, visit http://www.educationvoters.org/.
I-884, the Education Initiative, will be a giant step forward
for Washington's students. The support of citizens across the
state, along with leaders in early learning, K-12 schools, and
higher education makes I-884 an exciting and historic
opportunity. Thank you for being a part of it!
Thank you,
League of Education Voters
Website: http://www.educationvoters.org/
Email: info@educationvoters.org
Phone: (206) 728-6448
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