PRESS RELEASES & ADVISORIES
For Release: Employees Community Service Fund of GE Commits $30K to Pre-K for PA; Pledges 3,000 Signatures
The Employees Community Service Fund of General Electric, representing the union workforce, today announced its commitment to supporting access to quality early childhood education for all three and four-year-olds in Pennsylvania. In addition to a $30,000 grant to be used to help raise awareness for the importance of quality Pre-K and increase support for expanded access, the member run organization pledged to collect 3,000 signatures to be sent to lawmakers in Harrisburg.
Live Webcast June 9 with Governors Rendell, Schweiker
On Monday, June 9 at 2pm: Join Pre-K for PA for a live webcast with former Pennsylvania Governors Edward G. Rendell and Mark S. Schweiker. This is special event is part of a statewide tour featuring events in Erie and Philadelphia on June 9, speaking about investment in pre-k as a strategy to strengthen the Pennsylvania economy.
Message Delivered
Pre-K for PA grassroots organizers and supporters today delivered a petition signed by 340 supporting organizations from across the Commonwealth and 5,500 Pennsylvanians to the campaign of gubernatorial candidate Tom Wolf. The same petition, which demonstrates the vast and diverse bipartisan support for this issue, will also be delivered to Governor Tom Corbett’s campaign next week.
