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face=Arial size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">No Child
Left Inside Coalition Adds its 1000<SUP>th</SUP>
Member!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The <A
href="http://www.nclicoalition.org/"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">NCLI Coalition</SPAN></FONT></A> recently
passed a major milestone as we welcomed our <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">1,000<SUP>th</SUP> member</SPAN></B>. We reached
this remarkable accomplishment as part of an amazing <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Chicago</st1:City></st1:place> wave of support for
NCLI. In recent weeks, a dozen organizations from the <st1:City
w:st="on">Chicago</st1:City> area have joined and today the Coalition has 46
member groups from the state of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Illinois</st1:State></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Indeed, it has been a remarkable
year. In December 2007, the Coalition’s membership totaled just over 100
organizations. Since then, we have grown ten-fold as more and more people hear
about our mission.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Today our membership reflects the
involvement of groups interested in the <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">environment, education, conservation, outdoor
recreation and public health, as well as many businesses and faith-based
groups.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In all, our member organizations
represent a whopping <B><U><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">47.5 million
Americans!</SPAN></U></B><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">It is that broad representation that
has propelled our success. Thanks to all of you, we won passage in the House of
Representatives for the <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">No Child Left Inside
Act</SPAN></B> this fall. This victory gives us critical momentum toward
winning final passage of the Act in the next
Congress.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">As always, we thank <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sen. Jack Reed </SPAN></B>of <st1:State
w:st="on">Rhode Island</st1:State> and <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Rep.
John Sarbanes</SPAN></B> of <st1:State w:st="on">Maryland</st1:State>, our lead
Senate and House sponsors, for their tireless work to improve environmental
education in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">America</st1:country-region></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">"The No Child Left Inside Coalition
has brought together a diverse group of individuals and organizations from
across the country to help us strengthen and expand environmental education in
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">America</st1:country-region></st1:place>'s classrooms," said Senator
Reed. "I am pleased the coalition continues to grow and build support for
passing the No Child Left Inside Act. In a tough economy and an even tougher
appropriations process, we'll need a strong effort from coalition members
nationwide."<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Congressman Sarbanes also added his
congratulations: “I would like to congratulate the No Child Left Inside
Coalition on achieving this extraordinary milestone. You were the driving force
behind all of our progress this year. With one thousand members and
growing, we will have an army of advocates to sustain our momentum during the
111<SUP>th</SUP> Congress. I look forward to working with the coalition to
see No Child Left Inside Act through to law.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">With the leadership of our sponsors
and the support of more than 1,000 committed organizations, we are confident
that our message will continue to be heard loud and
clear.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
href="mailto:aybarra@cbf.org"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Abby Ybarra</SPAN></FONT></A><BR><A
href="mailto:ljohnson@cbf.org">Lucas Johnson</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Grassroots
Coordinator<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">No Child Left Inside
Coalition<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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