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Congresswoman Kelly Announces Grants for Arts Programs
Congresswoman Robin Kelly announced today that Governors State University and the South Chicago Art Center each received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
“One grant will expand arts programs for schoolchildren on Chicago’s South Side. The other will bring some of the world’s greatest dancers and choreographers to the south suburbs,” Kelly said. “I support the arts because they bring beauty into our lives and strengthen our ties as people.”
CHICAGO HEIGHTS | U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., personally delivered nearly 150 books to Marian Catholic High School as part of the Library of Congress Surplus Book Program.
Congresswoman Robin Kelly personally delivered nearly 150 books to Marian Catholic High School as part of the Library of Congress Surplus Book Program.
“Books open young minds to new worlds and possibilities,” Congresswoman Kelly said. “A book we donated may be the reason a student chooses a certain career or decides to pursue a new interest. It’s also gratifying to interact with the students because they’re always curious about careers in public service—which I try to encourage.”
“Robin’s Readers” is a reading challenge for all students who attend school in the Second District. Students have twelve weeks, from October 15, 2014 to January 3, 2015, to read a minimum of 10 grade appropriate books of their choice. Parents and teachers will help the students maintain book reading log. Students must return their logs to their teachers by January 5, 2014. Schools must mail these logs to my office, 600 Holiday Plaza Drive, Suite 505, Matteson, IL 60443, by January 20, 2015.
I’m in support of a Middle Class Jumpstart. This country needs a plan to help produce jobs in America, make college affordable, and pass legislation to ensure women receive equal pay for equal work.
‘MAKE IT IN AMERICA’ – BETTER JOBS AT HOME
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) voted today to keep college within reach for Illinois students by voting against the so-called Smarter Solutions for Students Act that would force students into loans with skyrocketing interest rates. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the bill would charge students and their families $3.7 billion in additional interest payments over the next decade.