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AN OPEN INVITATION TO ALL ARTS SUPPORTERS!
HELP PREVENT POSSIBLE BUDGET CUTS! WRITE A LETTER TO GOVERNOR O'MALLEY You may have read recent articles in the Baltimore Sun and the Daily Record about the possibility of reductions to the FY2010 State budget as early as July, due to continuing revenue shortfalls. Many state agencies' budgets may be reduced, so we need to contact the Governor and others now to let them know how important it is to not make any further cuts to the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) budget. MCA sent the letter below to Governor O’Malley requesting that no additional cuts be made to the MSAC budget. Now, we are asking you to send a similar letter that is customized to your own organization or personal experience. As you'll see, paragraph #2 of the letter contains general references to the actions that arts organizations have been forced to take due to the recession. We suggest that you replace that paragraph with one about yourself, as an arts supporter, individual artist, or manager of an arts-related business, explaining how the fiscal crisis has affected you, your community, or an arts venue that you support, and stressing that the future of arts programs is in jeopardy if cuts to State funding continue to be made. Time is of the essence. Decisions on budget reductions will be made in the next 2 weeks. Please send your letter as soon as possible. We need to make our voices heard politely, but our message needs to be loud and clear. There are two ways that you can send this letter to the Governor: If you want to send a hard copy letter, click on the first link to personalize your message, print, and send to the address listed. Click here to access the MCA letter to the Governor. If you want to send a personalized email letter to the Governor, click on the second link. Scroll down to the letter, personalize your email message and then follow instructions to send to Governor O’Malley. Click here to send your personalized email message to Governor O’Malley. |
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