INSTRUCTIONS: REPLACE WORDS IN CAPS WITH YOUR OWN WORDS. MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO WORDS IN CAPS OR UPPER CASE LEFT ON YOUR LETTER BEFORE YOU SEND THE LETTER TO THEM. YOU CAN EITHER MAIL HARD COPY OF EMAIL IT. TO GET EMAIL ADDRESSES OF EACH SENATORS AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OR TO GET MORE HELP IN WRITING YOUR LETTERS, PLEASE SEE OTHER NOTE IN FACEBOOK OR GO TO TSD PTA WEBSITE AT HTTP://TSDPTA.TXPTA.ORG/. PLS SEND AS MANY LETTERS AS YOU CAN TO EVERY HOUSE OF REPS AND SENATORS SERVING ON THE BUDGET COMMITTEE. YOU CAN ALSO SEND LETTERS TO YOUR LOCAL REP OR SENATOR, TOO.
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The Honorable (PUT SENATOR’S FULL NAME HERE “FIRST AND LAST NAME”)
Texas State Senate – Capitol Station
P.O. Box 12068
Austin, Texas 78711
(TYPE IN TODAY’S DATE)
Dear Senator (LAST NAME),
My name is (YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME) from (CITY), Texas.
I graduated from Texas School for the Deaf last (MONTH AND YEAR OF YOUR GRADUATION AT TSD , EXAMPLE MAY OF 2008).
The Texas School for the Deaf has been very important to me and has played a very important role in the success of my adult life.
As an Alumnus of Texas School for the Deaf, I am very concerned about the proposed budget cut for Texas School for the Deaf. All deaf children deserve the best public education. As a state funded school, the Texas School for the Deaf does not have a tax base, therefore we depend on you to provide what is necessary for the deaf children’s educational needs.
The money you spend on Texas School for the Deaf makes a huge difference for the deaf children, who cannot get the direct communication access and specialized teaching in their local schools. The Texas School for the Deaf is unique and critical for all the deaf children there.
We want to see full funding for Texas School for the Deaf. The small amount of funding spent on the deaf school will pay dividends in the life of the deaf children in our communities. So, please do not cut the budget for Texas School for the Deaf.
Thank you sincerely for your time and effort,
(YOUR SIGNATURE HERE IF BY MAIL. IF BY EMAIL THEN NO SIGNATURE NEEDED)
(TYPE YOUR FULL NAME HERE)
(TYPE YOUR FULL ADDRESS HERE)
(TYPE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HERE)
