EUP Parent Group Lobbies Legislators in Lansing

2009-06-11 / Front Page


The group from the EUP poses for a picture with State Representative Gary McDowell on the steps of the state capitol in Lansing. About 35 adults and 43 children traveled to the STAR rally from the area, joining a total of about 600 children and 900 adults from across the state, to lobby for early childhood education issues. (Photographs courtesy of Eastern Upper Peninsula Intermediate School District) The group from the EUP poses for a picture with State Representative Gary McDowell on the steps of the state capitol in Lansing. About 35 adults and 43 children traveled to the STAR rally from the area, joining a total of about 600 children and 900 adults from across the state, to lobby for early childhood education issues. (Photographs courtesy of Eastern Upper Peninsula Intermediate School District) At right: Great Start Collaborative Director Sue Kabat presents Senator Jason Allen a bag of gifts from the EUP group, including Mackinac Island fudge, maple syrup, and a book full of drawings the children made of what they want to be when they grow up. At right: Great Start Collaborative Director Sue Kabat presents Senator Jason Allen a bag of gifts from the EUP group, including Mackinac Island fudge, maple syrup, and a book full of drawings the children made of what they want to be when they grow up. Kristie Chambers and her son, Ethan, of the EUP group, prepare for the parade around the state capitol Friday, May 22, at the STAR rally in Lansing. Kristie Chambers and her son, Ethan, of the EUP group, prepare for the parade around the state capitol Friday, May 22, at the STAR rally in Lansing.

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