Do you know about legislation affecting WVPT and WVPT's Education Services?

If ever the Public Broadcasting Service or any of the programs it supports and helps to carry out (such as NCLB) is threatened, a letter from you can make a difference to Congressional Leaders and Bush Administration Officials. Please check out sample letters at http://www.setda.org and follow these easy steps to get your letter of support into the hands of the decision makers. YOUR LETTER will make a difference!

Here's what to do:

1. Customize your letter inputting your state; print it o­n company letter head if possible (but not necessary).
2. Forward this URL to all the people in your address book you think might write a letter of support.
3. Look up your Congressional Leaders at www.wvpt.net/support/legislator.html (or if you do not live in the WVPT viewing area, check out www.congressmerge.com: Find my Representative, and type in your zip code.
4. Fax or email your letters to both the congressional leaders o­n your Congress merge list and the following Bush Administration Officials:

Secretary Margaret Spellings
Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202
Fax: (202) 401-0689

Cc: Ray Simon, Assistant Secretary for the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Cc: Susan Patrick, Director, Office of Educational Technology
Cc: Tim Magner, Deputy Director, Office of Educational Technology

Richard M. Russell, Associate Director,
Technology Division
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Executive Office of the President
Fax: 202-456-6021

Joshua B. Bolten
Office of Management and Budget
725 17^th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20503
Fax: 202-395-3888

Cc: Brian Matteson

Your letter will help K-12 students as they prepare for the 21^st century workforce, as well as learners of all ages.

More information can be found at www.setda.org or at www.pbs.org.