Wonderful gesture from an outstanding legislator

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Hi all:

Many of us are so frustrated with Illinois state leadership, but this

is an example of both great generosity and legislative advocacy by

one of our outstanding north suburban legislators, Garrett.

I received this from her this afternoon:

January 8, 2008

Dear Friends,

As you may have heard, back in August when the governor signed into

law a pay increase for Illinois legislators, I said that I would not

accept mine and would instead use it to provide scholarships for

special education students.

Today I presented a check in the amount of $5,700 to the Northern

Suburban Special Education District (NSSED) Foundation Scholarship

Fund. The NSSED Foundation has a program in place to award

scholarships to special education students who are going on to

college, as well as other students who are planning to pursue a

career in special education, and my donation will fund five

scholarships for 2008 high school graduates...

Ellen