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Now that the state has passed a budget and a school funding formula, CAMA's state budget work has come to a conclusion for the time being. We thank you for your energy and engagement over the summer, and invite you to join with CAMA in the future to discuss important community issues and work to make the Canton area an even better place to live, work, and grow!
If you didn't sign postcards for our elected officials at the Forum, print out the file below, sign the cards, and turn them Monday (June 26) so that they can be delivered by a small Canton delegation to the officials' Springfield offices on Tuesday! You can turn in cards at any of the following locations:
Our email list is now served by MailChimp, a free email list manager. Please subscribe using the form below, as the old form has been disabled.
Download this flyer for a convenient list of phone numbers you can use to contact our elected officials. Tell them how the impasse affects you and your family, what services you want to see funded, and how important it is for them to discover common ground and take action!
Click below to download the informational PowerPoint slideshow that was displayed at the forum! 
CAMA thanks Mark Bixler for producing this video of the State Budget Impasse Forum on June 12, 2017 at Canton High School! Over 400 people participated in the forum, and more than 50 devices turned into a Facebook Live stream of the event, which helped inform the Canton community about the challenges--present and future--that the lack of a state budget presents for social services, nursing homes, Canton schools, and Spoon River College. |
Canton Area Ministerial Alliance (CAMA)CAMA unites congregations in the Canton area to engage in community ministry. In 2017, several CAMA pastors joined with local educational, social service, and business leaders to encourage Illinois lawmakers to end the budget impasse, that began in 2015. ArchivesCategories
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