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WSA provides a strong voice in Washington, DC and Olympia as our legislators make decisions that affect low-income children and families. |
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Advocacy Day will be Thursday, February 21st!
Advocacy Day is a great opportunity for parents and staff to help us change government for the better and help ECEAP and Head Start children and families. With our Washington Head Start proposal under consideration in Olympia, we need your voices to get our message heard!
The Advocacy Day schedule will be as follows:
8-10am Make-and-Take Room Open
10-11:15am Advocacy Day Training and Caucusing
11:15 am Box Lunches Available
11:15-2:30pm WSA Members meet with Legislators
2:30-3:15pm Rally on the Capitol Steps – WEAR RED!!
It’s time to make your appointments with your legislators! If you don’t know which legislators to call, just plug in your address here.
If you’re bringing folks down to Olympia for Advocacy Day or coming yourself, please send Katy your numbers by 2/14/08. Lunches will be available at a reduced rate, $8 per person, and they must be ordered in advance.
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Senator Patty Murray 1-866-481-9186 Senator Maria Cantwell 1-888-648-7328 Baird, Brian, Third District 360-695-6292 Dicks, Norman D., Sixth District 360-479-4011 Hastings, Doc, Fourth District 509-545-1972 Inslee, Jay, First District 206-361-0233 Larsen, Rick, Second District 800-562-1385 McDermott, Jim, Seventh District 206-553-7170 McMorris-Rodgers, Cathy, Fifth District 509-353-2374 Reichert, David G., Eighth District 877-920-9208 Smith, Adam, Ninth District 253-896-3775 |
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Federal Officials via the Save Head Start website Sample letter to federal legislator (PDF Document) Federal Officials List of federal officials (PDF Document) Sample letter to federal legislator (PDF Document) State Officials Find your state legislators here Sample letter to state legislator (PDF Document) |