Date

The Honorable (FIRST NAME) (LAST NAME)

(ADDRESS)

(CITY STATE ZIP)

Dear (ELECTED OFFICE) (LAST NAME):

My name is (NAME), and I’m a student at North Iowa Area Community College.  I’m writing to ask you to support the Community Colleges of Iowa as a part of the solution for our state in these challenging economic times.  Our community colleges will make the difference to help Iowa recover as quickly as possible.  I know, because North Iowa Area Community College has helped me.

(PERSONALIZE THIS PARAGRAPH – TELL YOUR PERSONAL STORY OF YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH NIACC AND THE IMPACT THE COLLEGE HAS HAD IN YOUR LIFE AND THE LIVES OF STUDENTS YOU KNOW)

As companies in our North Iowa area continue to lay off hundreds of employees, both the workers who have been laid off and their children who need an affordable, quality education are turning to North Iowa Area Community College as well as other regional community colleges.  The Community Colleges of Iowa will need your support in order to successfully meet the needs of these constituents.

Plus, over 90% of Iowa’s community college graduates stay in Iowa after they graduate—meaning the skills they learned are put to work here at home in our communities.

I appreciate your support of the role our regional community colleges play and ask for your continued support for community colleges throughout the upcoming legislative session.

Sincerely,

(Your Name)

(Your Complete Home Address)

(Your Email Address)