Invitation to Join the Coalition for…

No Oregon Child Left Inside


We would like to invite you as an individual and/or your organization to become a member of the No Oregon Child Left Inside Coalition. The Coalition represents educational, natural resource, environmental, health and business organizations across Oregon. Coalition members are committed to the adoption of state legislation in Oregon for environmental education that will provide a framework with funding to foster synergistic activities among government agencies, nonprofit organizations and industry to maximize the efficiency of our efforts and dramatically increase the effectiveness of our work throughout the state.

The No Oregon Child Left Inside Act will strategically move environmental education in a forward direction so that it contributes to the overall health and well being of Oregonians, our environment, economy and communities. To better prepare students for the 21st century economy and to improve student achievement and health, we urge the Oregon State Legislature to pass the No Oregon Child Left Inside Act to ensure that environmental education serves as a prominent entity in reaching state goals for human and environmental health, sustainability and a prosperous economy.

The No Oregon Child Left Inside Act will:

  • Create an infrastructure and funding for the advancement of environmental education in Oregon;

  • Develop a statewide vision for environmental education;

  • Create a framework within which a state environmental literacy plan will be developed to ensure that high school graduates are environmentally literate; and

  • Provide funding through an environmental education grant program to support programs and projects aligned with a statewide vision for environmental education.

To be a member of the Coalition:

  • Send to Linda Rhoads or Traci Price your organization’s name, the name of the executive director/CEO/president who will “sign” for the organization and his/her title.  Also let us know how many individuals are represented by your organization (e.g., Members)

  • Alert your organization’s membership and leadership about the importance of environmental education and the No Oregon Child Left Inside Act

  • Educate your state legislators about the need for the No Oregon Child Left Inside Act and how it will benefit their constituents

  • Sign on to Coalition letters to Oregon State Legislators as appropriate

  • Write letters to the editor or op-eds for your local newspaper

  • Send updates to your members as they become available from the Coalition

Please review the additional information following this invitation about the need for this important legislation.

We hope you will join the Coalition and actively encourage Oregon State Legislators to pass the No Oregon Child Left Inside Act during the 2009 session.

Thank you,

Traci Price, Coalition Coordinator