To All VAFP Members:
Hi to all,
Attached for your information and follow-up action are three letters relating to the need to adequately fund the State Park System in the upcoming 2006 Governor's outgoing budget and the General Assembly Session:
Please take a couple of minutes to send an individual and, if appropriate, "Friends of...." email to the Delegates thanking them for their public recognition of the need to adequately fund the State Park System. The message can be that brief. What's important is for them to recognize that they have public support behind their effort.
It would also be good if Senator Chichester (Chair - Senate Finance Committee), Speaker Howell, and Delegate Callahan (Chair - House Appropriation Committee) were similarly aware of that public support. This can be easily done by including them as cc's on your email to the four Delegates
The pertinent email addresses are as follows:
Delegate Abbitt connerins7@aol.com
Delegate Cox del_cox@house.state.va.us
Delegate Landes steve@stevelandes.com
Delegate Morgan del_morgan@house.state.va.us
Senator Chichester vasenate28@aol.com
Speaker Howell delhowell@aol.com
Delegate Callahan dcalla5474@aol.com
It's also very important that the Governor hear from you. The only way that I'm aware of to electronically communicate with the Governor is to go to www.governor.virginia.gov/ then click on the electronic communication option and type your message in the format that will be provided.
Please do this and ask the Governor to include in his outgoing budget adequate funding for the State Park System.
Thanks for your help and Happy Holidays to each of you and your families......Johnny