Right now, if you go to Springfield, IL, you will see a bunch of people WE PAY with our tax money, talking nonsense. This is the Government of the State of Illinois. The people in the Legislature (House of Representatives and Senate) are debating all sorts of issues that have little or nothing to do with the real lives of ordinary citizens. The same thing is happening in the Governor's Office. All this nonsense has to do with these people running for election or re-election in November. At the same time this is happening, people - and children - in Illinois are suffering. I wish to suggest that the Government of the State of Illinois do something sensible.
Once summer begins, there are thousands of children in Illinois who will not get a healthy breakfast because they are out of school. They will get breakfast only IF they go to summer school. Again, once summer school is done; no breakfasts. Contact GOVERNOR QUINN and tell him, "Open up the school breakfast programs for ANY child in Illinois for the ENTIRE summer.." If a kid shows up at a school site in the morning, he/she gets breakfast! This goes till school begins in the Fall. Not only would this feed children, but this would employ school food workers ALL summer. Most of these people earn minimum wage, so it would help them too. My suggestion is simple, helpful, and makes SENSE. Contact GOVERNOR QUINN:
www.illinois.gov/gov/contactthegovernor.cfm Father Joe Mulcrone