MARCH - MAY 2010

You are invited to participate in our 2nd annual "Preschool Teachers Make a Difference" Awards! Join us in recognizing the enormous contributions of preschool teachers in the Bay Area by nominating a preschool teacher you know and love. Ten outstanding preschool teachers will be selected by a panel of experts to receive:

• A $100 school supply catalog gift certificate.
• A FREE preschool class field trip to Habitot Children’s Museum (up to 15 students ~a $130 value)
• One Habitot annual Family Membership (a $140 value) which may be offered at a fundraising auction or used personally

In addition, each of the winning nominators will receive:

• One Habitot annual Family Membership (a $140 value) this spring.

Nominate a preschool teacher March 29 - May 29, 2010

First 5 funding, on which Habitot relies for 10% of its operating budget, is once again under threat. Although California voters soundly defeated a previous attempt to divert the funds (Prop 1D in 2009), sending a clear message that dedicated early childhood funding is a priority, State Senator Cox has just introduced a bill to channel all First 5 revenues into the state General Fund for Healthy Families and Medi-Cal.

'Robbing Peter to pay Paul' is not a good strategy for our state's youngest children. First 5 supports valuable early childhood programs across the state that would not otherwise receive state funding. It is critical that First 5 supporters let their voices be heard. Please, once again, fax your opposition to raiding the First 5 monies.

Say no to SBX8 41 insert fax here and help keep these dedicated First 5 funds in place. Thank you!

We need to raise approximately $4,500 to restore and bring Habitot's popular Rocketship and Mission Control into the Museum this Spring. We'd also like to add some new components like a mini planetarium for star-gazing and looking at planets. If you can donate funds or access community resources to help us bring back this extremely popular exhibit, we'll recognize you (or your company) as a sponsor, and enter you in a drawing for a complete child's astronaut costume and space helmet.

Enter Drawing to Win a Family Circle Membership

You have until midnight tonight, March 1, to submit your answers to our post-2009 Visitor & Membership Survey and have your email included in a drawing for a one-year, Family Circle Membership (value $190).

The survey takes just a few minutes. Don't delay! Click here to begin!

If you haven't already signed up to be one of Habitot's 335 fans, you might have missed the Chronicle's "96 Hours" feature about Jiji la Watoto, the African music and culture group performing for our Black History Month celebration and our regular Tuesday children's class. Jiji la Watoto And you may have missed seeing Gina Moreland, Habitot's founder and executive director interviewed on CBS5's Bay Sunday recently. Bay Sunday

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