Re: [LM_NET] GEN: RIF in trouble (forwarded message)

[Cammie Backus <camlyndc@GMAIL.COM>]

To the LM_NET community,

Since the link did not come through on the email Carol sent, you can help by
going to http://www.rif.org/get-involved/advocate/what/ and following the
directions to send letters to your members of Congress.  The deadline for
RIF's Dear Colleague letter in Congress is March 12.


Cammie Backus
Graduate Student
CLIS-U. Md.
camlyndc@gmail.com



On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 3:56 PM, Carol Simpson <Carol_Simpson@unt.edu> wrote:

> Reading is Fundamental (RIF), a national nonprofit literacy organization
> and a good friend of First Book, needs your help. The President's proposed
> fiscal year 2009 budget eliminates the RIF Book Distribution Program. Unless
> Congress reinstates funding for this program, RIF will be unable to
> distribute 16 million books annually to the nation's youngest and most
> at-risk children.
>
> While RIF is hard at work demonstrating to Congress the importance of
> reinstating their program's funding, they need the help of all of us who
> believe in the power of books in the lives of children. We urge all of the
> First Book community to reach out to their members of Congress to request
> the reinstatement of RIF funding. Your voice, as a constituent, is the most
> important resource we have to make sure that Congress protects this critical
> program.
>
> Please act now and help RIF build support for reinstating the funding by
> sending an e-mail to your members of Congress. Ask them to support the
> reinstatement of RIF's funding in the coming budget process.
>
> We hope you will share this message with family, friends and colleagues
> who could also contact members of Congress. Thank you for your support as
> First Book and RIF work to bring new books and resources to the kids who
> need them most!
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
>
>
> Kyle Zimmer
> President
> First Book
>
>
> Carol Simpson, Ed.D.
> Assoc. Professor (mod. svc.)
> School of Library & Information Sciences
> University of North Texas
> PO Box 311068
> 307 S. Avenue B, Suite 205
> Denton, TX 76203
> 940-565-3776 (voice)
> 940-565-3101 (fax)
> carol_simpson@unt.edu
>
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