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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>Dear MASTA members – If you would like to help Livonia,
please sign the petition below.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>You can add your name and forward it back to me.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I will be happy to send this on to
them. Thanks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Valerie</span></font></b><b><font
size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black;
font-weight:bold'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font></b><b><font
size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'> SOSLivonia2006
[mailto:soslivonia2006@sbcglobal.net] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, April 21, 2006 1:40
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Kathy Bilger; <a
href="mailto:dbilger@htdconnect.com"><font size=3><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>dbilger@htdconnect.com</span></font></a><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> PETITION - SOS</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.4pt'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font size=4 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>PETITION to the <st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:PlaceName u1:st="on">Livonia</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType u1:st="on">Public Schools</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> and School
Board:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.4pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.4pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Please
include the opportunity for instrumental string music instruction at the same
level of instruction as instrumental band music for Livonia Elementary School
Students in fall 2006. The future of Middle School and High School String
Orchestra programs is important to us and will be jeopardized by the
elimination of elementary string music instruction. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.4pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.4pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>The
"Legacy Initiative" was presented as "improving" or
"restoring" educational programs at the 5th and 6th grade level, not
eliminating them. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.4pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.4pt'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>I am a <st1:PlaceName u1:st="on">Livonia</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName u1:st="on">Public</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType u1:st="on">School District</st1:PlaceType> parent, student,
teacher, resident, Livonia Youth Philharmonic Orchestra or Livonia Symphony
Orchestra member, or former <st1:City u1:st="on"><st1:place u1:st="on">Livonia</st1:place></st1:City>
student or resident.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.4pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.4pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Please
add your name to this list, along with a phone number(s) if you wish.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.4pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>When 10
more names have been added, please e-mail the list to <a
href="http://us.f825.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=soslivonia2006@sbcglobal.net"
target="_blank"><font size=3 color="#003399" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#003399'>soslivonia2006@sbcglobal.net</span></font></a>.
Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.4pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.4pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>1. Valerie
M. Palmieri (Lelli)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Former Livonia
graduate/LSO member – Steveson HS Class of 1969, President MASTA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.4pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>2.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.4pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>3.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.4pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>4.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.4pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>5.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.4pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>6.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.4pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>7.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.4pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>8.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.4pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>9.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.4pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>10. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.4pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>11.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.4pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>12.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.4pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>13.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.4pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>14.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.4pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>15.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.4pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>16.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.4pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>17.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.4pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>18.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.4pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>19.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.4pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>20.<span
style="mso-spacerun:
yes">
</span>please e-mail list to <a
href="http://us.f825.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=soslivonia2006@sbcglobal.net"
target="_blank"><font size=3 color="#003399" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#003399'>soslivonia2006@sbcglobal.net</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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