Help CIET by Making Phone Calls

Class,

I received the following email today from John H. Hunt of CIET:

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Dear NYCAL --

We are hearing that the pace of State budget negotiationsis picking up, and that a budget may pass very soon. Many of you havealready generated so many calls and letters to our State leaders. Let'skeep this momentum going and finish strong as we come down the homestretch.

Please make calls TODAY and TOMORROW regarding the need to restore $2.6million for ALE and $1.15 million for GED Testing Sites.


To call Governor Paterson, dial 518-474-8390.


To find out who your State Assemblymember is, visit http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/ http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/

Type in your zip code where it says "Member Search."


To find out who your State Senator is, visit http://www.nysenate.gov/
http://www.nysenate.gov/

Type in your address and zip code in theupper left corner where it requests this information.

In addition to these 3 calls above, try to make the following 4 calls aswell, especially if you have already contacted your own legislator numerous times.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon SilverAssembly Education Chair Catherine Nolan
Senate Democratic Leader John SampsonSenate Education Chair Suzi Oppenheimer
You can look up their contact info on the same websites above.

Thanks.

Anthony



Anthony NgDeputy Director of Policy & AdvocacyUnited Neighborhood Houses of New York (UNH)70 West 36th Street, 5th FloorNew York, NY 10018Tel: 212-967-0322, x329 Fax: 212-967-0792http://www.unhny.org/
http://www.unhny.org/