Maxwell Elementary PTA

 Urge your representatives to pass the child nutrition reauthorization bill now. 

 PROGRAMS EXPIRE SEPTEMBER 29TH

 Please go to National PTA web site;  http://www.pta.org/takesaction/ 

 IT WILL WALK YOU THROUGH SO THAT YOU CAN REACH YOUR HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES.

 Everything is already written for you.

 THIS IS URGENT DO IT NOW!!

"On Thursday, August 5, the United States Senate unanimously passed S. 3307, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, a bill to reauthorize school meals and other child nutrition programs. Senate passage of this bill is the biggest step forward in updating our child nutrition programs to date. However, the House of Representatives will need to act quickly with programs set to expire on September 30.

Now that the Senate has passed their version of this legislation, it is imperative that the House of Representatives act quickly. On July 15, the House Education and Labor Committee passed H.R. 5504, the Improving Nutrition for America's Children Act, by a vote of 32-13. The House bill would provide an $8 billion increase in child nutrition funding over the next 10 years, focusing on similar priorities as those outlined above for the Senate version." (www.pta.org)

SHARON WHITWORTH

LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONER

KENTUCKY PTA