5 Minute Challenge: Reach Out to Your Elected Official!

This week, take five minutes or more to connect with your elected officials to tell them to protect funding for GEAR UP and to stop sequestration, which would cut support for education across by 8.4% (plus many other programs). They should be in their Oregon offices until September 7th, so take advantage of this time by establishing a good relationship with your senators and representatives and asking for their support. Visit their home office, attend a town hall meeting, write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper, post on their Facebook page, and/or invite them to an event at your school.