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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 26, 1993
Ms. Debbie Stephens
Building UP L.A.
California Campus Compact/UCLA
A239 Murphy Hall
405 Hilgard Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Dear Debbie:
Congratulations on being selected as a Summer of Service program.
The White House Office of National Service and the Commission on
National and Community Service have chosen Build UP L.A. to be
one of a very few organizations in the country to run a Summer of
Service (SOS) program this summer. The Summer of Service is the
first step in the building of the President's national service
program and is designed to meet critical needs of at-risk
children this summer, while at the same time building future
national service leaders.
By winning a Summer of Service grant, Build UP L.A. will receive
money to provide minimum wage stipends and educational awards for
the 150 young people who will be participating in the project, as
well as some supervisory costs. However, Build UP L.A. is
expected to pursue local private sector involvement and
collaboration during the summer so as to strengthen the impact of
the Federal investment and to provide important models of public
and private partnership for national service. Local
participation and involvement will ensure that communities
achieve the greatest benefit from the Summer of Service program.
Congratulations again. I look forward to seeing you this summer.
Sincerely,
El.
Eli J. Segal
Assistant to the President, and
Director, Office of National Service
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 26, 1993
Ms. Gwen Servellen, R.N., Ph.D.
It's About Health
3-246 Factor Building
10833 Le Conte Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Dear Gwen:
Congratulations on being selected as a Summer of Service program.
The White House Office of National Service and the Commission on
National and Community Service have chosen It's About Health to
be one of a very few organizations in the country to run a Summer
of Service (SOS) program this summer. The Summer of Service is
the first step in the building of the President's national
service program and is designed to meet critical needs of at-risk
children this summer, while at the same time building future
national service leaders.
By winning a Summer of Service grant, It's About Health will
receive money to provide minimum wage stipends and educational
awards for the 50 young people who will be participating in the
project, as well as some supervisory costs. However, It's About
Health is expected to pursue local private sector involvement and
collaboration during the summer so as to strengthen the impact of
the Federal investment and to provide important models of public
and private partnership for national service. Local
participation and involvement will ensure that communities
achieve the greatest benefit from the Summer of Service program.
Congratulations again. I look forward to seeing you this summer.
Sincerely,
El
Eli J. Segal
Assistant to the President, and
Director, Office of National Service
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 26, 1993
Ms. Gillian Williams
Summer of Service Coordinator
Teach for America
c/o The Edwin Gould Foundation
23 Gramercy Park South
New York, NY 10025
Dear Gillian:
Congratulations on being selected as a Summer of Service program.
The White House Office of National Service and the Commission on
National and Community Service have chosen Teach for America to
be one of a very few organizations in the country to run a Summer
of Service (SOS) program this summer. The Summer of Service is
the first step in the building of the President's national
service program and is designed to meet critical needs of at-risk
children this summer, while at the same time building future
national service leaders.
By winning a Summer of Service grant, Teach for America will
receive money to provide minimum wage stipends and educational
awards for the 50 young people who will be participating in the
project, as well as some supervisory costs. However, Teach for
America is expected to pursue local private sector involvement
and collaboration during the summer so as to strengthen the
impact of the Federal investment and to provide important models
of public and private partnership for national service. Local
participation and involvement will ensure that communities
achieve the greatest benefit from the Summer of Service program.
Congratulations again. I look forward to seeing you this summer.
Sincerely,
El.
Eli J. Segal
Assistant to the President, and
Director, Office of National Service
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FAX
718/693-3367
John kest
718 693-6700
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
FAX COVER SHEET
Office of National Service
Room 145 - OEOB
Washington, D.C. 20500
(202) 456-6444 Phone
TO:
Jon last
ORGANIZATION:
ACORN
FAX #: (
)
PHONE #: (
)
FROM:
Phil Caplan
DATE:
NUMBER OF PAGES (including cover sheet) :
3
COMMENTS:
(If you have any problem with the fax transmission, please call
(202) 456-6444.
The document accompanying this facsimile transmittal sheet is
intended only for the use of the individual or entity to whom it
is addressed. This message contains information which may be
privileged, confidential or exempt from disclosure under
applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the
intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for
delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby
notified that any disclosure, dissemination, copying or
distribution, or the taking of any action in reliance on the
contents of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you
have received this information in error, please notify us
immediately at (202) 456-6444.
June 8, 1993
MEMORANDUM TO JON KEST, ACORN
FR: Phil Caplan
RE: Private sector support
After having re-read your "support" letter again, I still have
several problems. But if you bear with me, I think there is a
way to overcome them:
The White House is forbidden by law to solicit any
financial or in-kind support. We can respond to
offers of support, but cannot solicit in the first
place.
Letters from Eli need to be personalized and need to be
sent from this office so that we know when and to whom
the letters are sent.
There are several ways to solve these problems. First, the
letter could come from you and highlight the White House Office
of National Service support for the program. This way, you could
ask for whatever you want from whomever you want and I would not
need to sign-off on each individual letter (I would appreciate,
though, the chance to see the first, generic letter.)
Second, Eli could send a letter of support to you which you could
feel free to photocopy and include as an attachment to any
solicitation of support. This is probably the simplest solution.
Third, I could send the letters from here. This would
necessitate you gathering the names and addresses from your
staff. A draft of this sort of letter is attached. Admittedly,
this is the most complicated and time consuming option for me
(and possibly for you), but if it is 20-30 letters as mentioned,
I would be willing to do it.
Please call so we can sort this out. Thanks.
DRAFT LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR ACORN
Dear
:
I am writing to let you know about a program that is of critical
importance to the President's national service initiative.
The White House Office of National Service and the Commission on
National and Community Service have chosen New York ACORN to be
one of a very few organizations in the country to run a Summer of
Service (SOS) program this summer. The Summmer of Service is the
first step in the building of the President's national service
program and is designed to meet critical needs of at-risk
children this summer, while at the same time building future
national service leaders.
The New York ACORN Summer of Service program will provide 50
young people with an opportunity to work with inner-city
neighborhood volunteers on a summer-long drive to eliminate the
scourge of childhood lead poisoning in low income minority
Brooklyn and Queens neighborhoods. ACORN, working with the
Children's Medical Center of Brooklyn, will target 3,000
apartment buildings where families and children are at risk of
becoming lead poisoned, and will arrange for screening and
treatment, and for the abatement of the lead paint hazards.
By winning a Summer of Service grant, ACORN will receive money to
to provide minimum wage stipends for the 50 young people who will
be participating in the project, as well as some supervisory
costs. However, ACORN is expected to pursue local private sector
involvement and collaboration during the summer so as to
strengthen the impact of the Federal investment and to provide
important models of public and private partnership for national
service. Local participation and involvement will ensure that
communities achieve the greatest benefit from the Summer of
Service program.
Jon Kest, Director of ACORN, will be following up with you to
discuss this partnership. In the meantime, if you have any
questions, please feel free to call him at 718/693-6700.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Eli J. Segal
Assistant to the President, and
Director, Office of National Service
06/03/93
10:43
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The Commission on National and Community Service
Catherine Milton, Executive Director
Facsimile Transmission
The National Press Building
529 14th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20045
Phone: (202) 724-0600
FAX: (202) 724-0608
PLEASE DELIVER TO:
of: ONS
FAX Number: Phil Caplan 456-6420 Phone:
456-6444
FROM: Christine
Date: 6/3/93
Re: ACORN'S letter to Don.
We are transmitting a total of 3 pages, including this cover page.
Please Note: The information contained in the facsimile message is privileged and confidential, and is intended only for the
use of the individual named above and others who have been specifically authorized to receive it. If you are
not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that nay dissemination, distribution, or copying of this
communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, or 11 any problems occur
with the transmission, please notify us immediately at the telephone number above.
Message: Phil -
call Jennifer Anderson @ ACORN
@ 718-693-6700 ext. 204 or ext. 3704.
They need this by today.
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06/03/93
10:43
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CNCS #2
JUN 01 '93 05:53PM : MHANY
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ACORN
845 Flatbuen Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11226
phone: (718) 693-6700
fax: (718) 693-3367
To: DON GiPPS FAX
TRANSMITTAL
SUMMER OF SERVICE
Fax #: 202 202-724-0608
Phone: 202- 202-724-01255
# of pages. including cover: 2
From:
JON KEST
Comments: HERE is the LEHER WE drafted
for corporate solicitation Please
have it done on White House statementy
Date:
and faxed #3 as A.S A-P. Cby tomorrow
Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now
06/03/93
10:44
202 724 0607
CNCS #2
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JUN 21 '93 05:55PM MHANY
262-734-0608
Dear Friend:
let you know about
Clinton. I am writing to solicit your support for a program that is very important to President Bill
am the Commission on Natil 'Comm Sence
The White House has chosen New York ACORN to be one of a very few organizations in
the country to run a "Summer of Service" program this summer. The "Summer of Service"
IS a national initiative that is a modelled after President Clinton's proposed National Service
nation. Program, which is designed to provide service opportunities to the young people of our
The New York ACORN Summer of Service program will provide 50 young people with an
opportunity to work with inner-city neighborhood volunteers on a summer-long drive to
eliminate the scourge of childhood lead poisoning in low income minority Brooklyn and
Queens neighborhoods. ACORN. working with the Children's Medical Center of
Brooklyn, will target 3,000 apartment buildings where families and children are at risk of
becoming lead poisoned, and will arrange for screening and treatment, and for the
abatement of the lead paint hazards.
The Federal government will be providing minimum wage stipends for the SO young
people who will be participating in this project, as well as some supervisory costs.
However, the Summer of Service program is expected to raise additional matching
resources from private contributors, to cover the additional costs of this program.
Contributions of computer equipment, vehicles, and funds for supervisory staffand lead
paint detection equipment, would all help chsure that this program is successful in helping
to save children from the debilitating effects of lead poisoning
Continutions should be made to NY ACORN. and should be sent to the attention of Jon
Kest ACORN. 845 Hatbush Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11226. Jon can be reached at 718
693 5700
Thank you very much for your generosity.
I
Jon last Dirolar
the person,
I will follow up
222/L10
390024
with you
Thank