Fw: URGENT! URGENT! CONTACT LEADERSHIP RIGHT AWAY!!! APD FUNDING

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I've made my calls..hope the rest of you do, too. There is strength in numbers.----- Forwarded Message ----To: Undisclosed List Sent: Thu, April 28, 2011 7:16:43 PMSubject: UREGENT! URGENT! CONTACT LEADERSHIP RIGHT AWAY!!! APD FUNDING

As I mentioned in an earlier email, there would be more coming.

The House and Senate conference committees have met and they cannot agree on APD funding, so it is being sent upstairs. The deficit for 2011-2012 is $110 million dollars. If we do not get the leadership to Fully fund APD's deficit, there will be more cuts than what Governor implemented and reversed a couple weeks ago.

PLEASE contact the 4 people below IMMEDIATELY and say the following:

Please fully fund APD's deficit. Punishing APD for the deficit only means the people they serve (the most vulnerable in our society) will have less services. Please don't stop halfway. You were able to help reverse the cuts that Governor implemented earlier this month and we thank you. By not funding the deficit, it will be worse. Group homes will close, people will be placed in institutions and more.

Rep. Grimsley House Appropriations Committee Chair denise.grimsley@... Rep Dean Cannon House Speaker dean.cannon@... Sen. J D Senate Budget Committee Chair alexander.jd.web@... Pres. Mike Haridopolos Senate President haridopolos.mike.web@... Regards, Ven Sequenzia President Autism Society of America State of Florida Chapter

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I did too!

UREGENT! URGENT! CONTACT LEADERSHIP RIGHT AWAY!!! APD FUNDING

As I mentioned in an earlier email, there would be more coming.

The House and Senate conference committees have met and they cannot agree on APD funding, so it is being sent upstairs. The deficit for 2011-2012 is $110 million dollars. If we do not get the leadership to Fully fund APD's deficit, there will be more cuts than what Governor implemented and reversed a couple weeks ago.

PLEASE contact the 4 people below IMMEDIATELY and say the following:

Please fully fund APD's deficit. Punishing APD for the deficit only means the people they serve (the most vulnerable in our society) will have less services. Please don't stop halfway. You were able to help reverse the cuts that Governor implemented earlier this month and we thank you. By not funding the deficit, it will be worse. Group homes will close, people will be placed in institutions and more.

Rep. Grimsley House Appropriations Committee Chair

denise.grimsley@...

Rep Dean Cannon House Speaker

dean.cannon@...

Sen. J D Senate Budget Committee Chair

alexander.jd.web@...

Pres. Mike Haridopolos Senate President

haridopolos.mike.web@...

Regards,

Ven Sequenzia

President

Autism Society of America

State of Florida Chapter