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Organizers urge residents to contact lawmakers, announce May 13 Harrisburg rally and caravan days
Summary
Power Bucks and Children First encouraged attendees to write postcard letters to legislators, sign up for caravan days to Harrisburg, and join a May 13 rally at the state Capitol to press for school funding and cyber-charter reform.
Organizers at a Bristol Township forum closed by asking residents to take concrete advocacy steps: write postcards to legislators tonight, call or email lawmakers, and sign up for caravan transportation to a Harrisburg rally on May 13.
"You can write a postcard right here tonight to your legislator and put it in the basket and we'll make sure they get it," said Pat McBee of Power Bucks, encouraging attendees to use materials provided at the registration table. Children First staff noted flyers with QR codes and multiple caravan dates, and organizers offered to help arrange informal carpools for attendees who want to join the May 13 rally outside the Capitol steps.
Panelists and organizers repeatedly stressed that sustained constituent contact—emails, calls, and in-person visits to committee staff—matters to lawmakers even when they do not reply to individual messages. Organizers invited attendees to sign up at the table to receive follow-up information about meetings with legislators in Harrisburg and local volunteer opportunities.
The forum ended with a reminder of logistical details and a call to action: organizers advised people to take immediate steps to contact their state representatives and to consider attending the statewide rally if they can.
