[Educationforall] Help save Pell Grants

[JRod Rod]

February 14, 2011
Dear Alex,
We are in Washington, DC and we need your help.
On Friday night, House Republicans unveiled their spending cut demands in order to keep the federal government running after the current continuing resolution expires March 4 
Reversing promises earlier in the week to protect Pell Grants, House leadership now proposes an $845 (15%) cut in the maximum Pell Grant. This will hurt 418,000 California community college students, eliminating approximately $200 million in federal grants to our students beginning this fall. 
While the Pell Grant program has swolen in the last couple of years, the cost increase is because of the large number of students enrolling in higher education, and the larger number who have very low family incomes because of the economy. The long-term federal budget deficit needs to concern all of us, but eliminating funding for needy students is exactly the wrong approach to take. 
Votes will be taken this week on this continuing resolution. 
Please support us by contacting your member of Congress today. We just launched an advocacy website to make it super easy: www.savemypellgrant.com or www.dontcutpellgrants.com. 
Call your member of Congress, and forward this message to friends and co-workers! 
Sincerely,

Scott Lay
President and Chief Executive Officer
Orange Coast College '94







 
If you care about further funding of pell grants, higher ed, and value education for all...CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE! 
 
Call California Senators Now! And flood their voice mail and phones! 
Feinstein (202)224-3841, (619)231-9712
Boxer (202)224-3553, (619)239-3884
 
If you're a concerned resident, 
Hi, my name is ________, I'm a California voter and oppose the cuts to the Pell Grant program that Mr.Obama and the Republicans are agreeing upon. The Pell Grant program is one to help poor students get a higher education...please do not cut the legs from under our feet. Thank you...


 
If you're a student,
Hi, my name is ________, I'm a California voter and oppose the cuts to the Pell Grant program that Mr.Obama and the Republicans are agreeing upon. I'm a student and need the Pell Grant program for school expenses, it is a program to help poor students get a higher education...Please pass my message along to my representative and OPPOSE THESE CUTS. 
Thank you...
 
Try to call once a day...it takes no more than 5 minutes that could make an impact. Please take a look at the news article below...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110213/ap_on_re_us/us_obama_pell_grants

 
PS. FYI, Tea Party and minutemen's policy is to send their members to lobby once a week to their local, state, and federal representatives...something we should consider if we truly want to make a difference...
 		 	   		  
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