Well, this new year got off to an exciting start as,
this morning, I found myself milling around a room populated by politicians and media folk as I attended my first-ever press conference. The purpose of the event was to announce that EECM will be receiving nearly half a million dollars ($470,000 to be exact) in federal funding as part of the FY08 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Bill. Wahoo!This amazing grant is coming our way thanks to the dedication and hard work of U.S. Senator Bob Casey, U.S. Senator Arlen Specter, and Congressman Mike Doyle. These three championed EECM’s inclusion in the Appropriations Bill and without their support, it never would have happened.
The funds will be used to support EECM’s Children & Youth programs, particularly our PHYSED (Points of Healthy Youth Sustainability, Education and Development) program for extremely high risk youth.
It was a pretty cool event to witness. There were three television cameras, a couple radio folk and several reporters from the major news outlets in Pittsburgh. Impressive! And Mayor Ravenstahl, Senator Casey and Congressman Doyle all came in person to participate in the press conference.
I don’t know about you, but I know where I’ll be tonight – glued to the television, waiting to catch a glimpse of our 15 minutes of fame!
1 comments:
That's a great milestone to begin 2008 and a well deserved 15 minutes of fame for the hard work and accomplishments that you have had. I'd love to hear more throughout the year on how this enhances the Children & Youth programs.
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