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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>** High
Priority **<BR><BR>Requesting Your Help as a Measure W Phone Bank
Volunteer:<BR> <BR>Last spring, the Davis Joint Unified School
District (DJUSD) Board of Education was forced to consider making $2.8 million
in reductions to educational programs in order to balance the school district
budget. The Davis community responded by raising $1.5 million to restore
elementary music and science programs, school librarians, and secondary course
offerings and class size reduction. Lay-off notices were rescinded and we
all breathed a huge sigh of relief.<BR> <BR>However, the work is not
done. While the fund-raising efforts in our community restored these
programs for the 2008-09 school year only, the DJUSD Board of Education
responded to requests for a more stable funding source for the above programs
and services by approving a parcel tax measure for the November ballot.
Attached you will find background information on Measure W. In addition,
information on Measure W is available: </FONT><A
href="http://www.djusd.net/district/measurew"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>http://www.djusd.net/district/measurew</FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Measure W requires two thirds approval by Davis
voters in the November General Election. I am writing to request your assistance
in getting the word out about the importance of voting YES on Measure W, by
volunteering as a phone bank worker. The Measure W campaign has booked phone
banks, starting on Monday, September 1 from 5:40-8:30 PM. Parents of DJUSD band
students are being asked to volunteer to make the important calls to Davis
voters each Monday through November 3, starting Monday, September 1. As a parent
of a student who has benefited tremendously from the outstanding music program
provided by the Davis JUSD, I have agreed to coordinate the phone bank volunteer
effort for the DJUSD band community.<BR><BR>At the September 10 Band Boosters
meeting we will be discussing Measure W and the variety of ways band boosters
can make a difference in the campaign. In the meantime, I am asking that
you consider volunteering your time for 2-3 hours on a Monday evening to help
communicate the importance of Measure W to our DJUSD band programs. <BR><BR>If
you are able to volunteer your time as a phone bank worker, please reply to this
e-mail with specific dates (Monday's preferred) and times that you are
available, beginning September 1. I will provide a confirmation e-mail to all
volunteers with specific times and locations for all volunteers to
report.<BR><BR>I look forward to your response and to making these early and
vitally important calls. Thanks for considering this request. It will take all
of us working together to make this happen!<BR><BR>Michael
Hulsizer</FONT><BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>