Going to Washington

Hello to my favorite people! As of this morning, my fundraising initiative has earned me $385. This is enough for me to travel to Washington, D.C. to lobby and attend the international conference with Citizens Climate Lobby! I cannot thank you enough for all of your support. I will be posting photos from the Earth Day Celebration in Lawrence soon, and later footage from my time in D.C.!

On another happy note, please check out the Letter to the Editor that I submitted and got published in the Lawrence Journal World a couple days ago:

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2014/may/08/letter-development-goals/

In gratitude,

Emily Reno

Co-Leader Lawrence Chapter CCL
Johnson County Community College| Environmental Studies

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