First Hearing on No Child Left Inside Act on April 22
Chesapeake Bay Foundation – April 15, 2008
As warm weather takes hold, we are springing into high gear to support environmental education; so we want to share news and make an important request.
What: A Field Hearing with the subcommittee of the House Education and Labor Committee
When: Earth Day, Tuesday April 22nd, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Where: Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Laurel, MD
Please let people know about the hearing and invite them to attend.
We offer special thanks to Rep. John P. Sarbanes, our lead House sponsor, who is working with the committee to organize the hearing. Having a hearing both generates attention to the legislation and signals support for its goals among the committee’s leaders.
To make the hearing a success, we need some specific help from you.
As a buildup to the hearing, we are sponsoring No Child Left Inside Days in the week prior to Earth Day, April 14-21. Please be a part of that by holding local NCLI Days events at local schools or environmental education centers. The goal is to generate media coverage of these activities and share news about the activities with members of Congress, particularly members of the House Education and Labor Committee. We have created a toolkit to help you organize and promote such events.
We can also provide help and advice about organizing and promoting NCLI Days events. Just email Albert "Abby" Ybarra at aybarra@cbf.org. And please let us know about your events!
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