Dear Ms. Martinez, First of all I would to give kudos to your First 5 Programs as I know many families and friends who have benefitted with it and the other programs it's also affiliated with, such as Healthy Families and such. With the current budget cuts that the Governor has been enforcing,my proposal is very simple, but will require much volunteer work, to have signed petitions to possibly save the program by means of a Federal funding. If that is not possible, I would like the oppurtunity to assist in fundraising for the program. I can offer my field of marketing director expertise and over 25 years of basic customer service, I have under my belt. Henceforth, I am currently enrolled in East Los Angeles College for the Chemical Dependency Counseling Program. I've been active with various community outreach programs in conjunction with The S.A.S.A. Alumni Club. it stands for, "Students Against Substance Abuse". I feel if we can spotlight and bring more awareness to the program(s), together we can salvage the remaining amount for the future of its existance. As one individual, I would be willing to be more than proactive, I acn recruit other organizations. Please contact on what I can do, on my part. There are many other people out here willing to help, especially since a lot of them, are also recipients of the program. I have out of the box ideas and I already tried them in a small scale; and have had an excellent success rate. I thank you for your time. Awaiting your reply. Sincerely, Vic Valencia vicval168@Yahoo.com (626)288-1472