bcritchfield
03-02-2009, 02:12 PM
We wanted to pass this information along.
As you know the Carol M. White PEP Grant Request for Proposals are due March 6th , which is great news, but how do we make sure these funds continue to be available to support quality Physical Education programs across the country?
You have the power to influence our nation’s policymakers to do just that! Did you know…
1) the Sporting Goods Manufacturing Association (SGMA) has been working on your behalf to get these dollars approved through Congress for the past five years?
2) the SGMA is lobbying this year to increase the funding from $78 to $100 M and that your presence or supports can help make this happen?
Whether you are a past, present or hopeful PEP Grant winner now is the time to take action. Let your Congressmen know how important YOU ARE! There is a way you can be heard and be an agent of CHANGE for your profession. CHANGE is the buzz word in DC too, it is time the physical education world is heard on Capitol Hill.
If you cannot attend the NHTF on March 4th http://www.sgma.com/calendar/4/SGMA-National-Health-through-Fitness-Day (http://www.sgma.com/calendar/4/SGMA-National-Health-through-Fitness-Day)
Then please send a message to your Congressional leaders to attend this special event. You can find your representative here http://www.congress.org/congressorg/directory/leadership_list.tt (http://www.congress.org/congressorg/directory/leadership_list.tt)
As you know the Carol M. White PEP Grant Request for Proposals are due March 6th , which is great news, but how do we make sure these funds continue to be available to support quality Physical Education programs across the country?
You have the power to influence our nation’s policymakers to do just that! Did you know…
1) the Sporting Goods Manufacturing Association (SGMA) has been working on your behalf to get these dollars approved through Congress for the past five years?
2) the SGMA is lobbying this year to increase the funding from $78 to $100 M and that your presence or supports can help make this happen?
Whether you are a past, present or hopeful PEP Grant winner now is the time to take action. Let your Congressmen know how important YOU ARE! There is a way you can be heard and be an agent of CHANGE for your profession. CHANGE is the buzz word in DC too, it is time the physical education world is heard on Capitol Hill.
If you cannot attend the NHTF on March 4th http://www.sgma.com/calendar/4/SGMA-National-Health-through-Fitness-Day (http://www.sgma.com/calendar/4/SGMA-National-Health-through-Fitness-Day)
Then please send a message to your Congressional leaders to attend this special event. You can find your representative here http://www.congress.org/congressorg/directory/leadership_list.tt (http://www.congress.org/congressorg/directory/leadership_list.tt)