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| Date: From: Subject: | 3/21/2006 1:24:31 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Pennsylvania--Announcing CHAP HELP Day |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== March 21, 2006 Pennsylvania--Announcing CHAP HELP Day Christian Homeschool Association of Pennsylvania (CHAP) invites all home-educating families to its CHAP HELP Day at the Capitol in Harrisburg on Tuesday, April 4, 2006. HELP (Home Education Lobby Program) is an opportunity for homeschooling families from across the state to meet with their legislators and express their views about legislation of importance to them. We at HSLDA believe it is very important for as many homeschool families as possible to attend this event. The Pennsylvania General Assembly is considering several bills which would affect homeschooling families. Most notable are House Bill 505, House Bill 280, and Senate Bill 1023, all containing the same language to remove superintendents from reviewing portfolios and evaluating the progress of home education programs. Unless there is a massive effort by homeschoolers to influence their legislators, it is unlikely that any of these bills will be enacted. Now is the time for your voice to be heard! In my 15 years at HSLDA I have seen how effective capitol lobby days are in preventing bad legislation. A face-to-face meeting between a legislator and a homeschooling family gives the legislator the opportunity to see firsthand the positive benefits of homeschooling. Informed homeschooling constituents who meet with and demonstrate interest in their legislator's activities provide that legislator with reasons to vote in favor of maintaining homeschool freedom. If a legislator never meets a homeschooler, he may have no reason to support parental freedom to homeschool and may vote against homeschooling if presented with the issue. In addition to protecting your freedom, the CHAP HELP Day provides a great opportunity to your children for a field trip to learn about state government and how laws are made in Pennsylvania. Plan ahead and make an appointment with your legislators. Take advantage of this opportunity. Don't miss this year's great event! Below are MORE reasons to attend the CHAP HELP Day: > Dispel any negative myths of the homeschool movement. > Give legislators an understanding of the large numbers of homeschoolers within the state. > Spend one-on-one time with your legislator. > Show legislators that the homeschool movement is alive and well and interested in the legislative process. > Provide your legislator with literature about homeschooling. > In this election year, let legislators know that homeschoolers participate in the political process by voting. To register for this event and for more information go to the CHAP website at http://www.chaponline.com and click on the "CHAP HELP Day" box in the right column. You may also e-mail Rothgaber@chaponline.com and request a PDF file of information and a registration form. Register today! Sincerely, Dewitt T. Black, III HSLDA Senior Counsel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Who are the nation's best lobbyists? 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