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Cheers to 2011!
Friday, December 30, 2011
Thanks for being part of Florida PIRG and making 2011 such a success.
Check out some of our highlights from the year:
- Reducing the burden of student loan debt by capping students' monthly loan payments and stopping aggressive cuts to Pell grants, the federal financial aid program that serves more than 9 million students.
- Raising $60,000 for food banks, shelters and famine relief efforts.
- Joining the Textbook Rebellion - a national tour ro raise awareness about the high cost of textbooks and affordable solutions. We collected 10,000 petition signatures and were featured in 100 news stories.
- Teaming up with the cast of Mad Men to make a Funny or Die video supporting High Speed Rail.
There's still a lot to be done, so we're excited about next year.
By working together we've been able to bring about some great results. Thanks.
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Student leaders educate the campus about income inequality during National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. -
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We collect petition signatures - lots of them! -
Hunger and Homelessness intern Roua Aboukhadijeh collecting interview footage on campus for a short film on poverty. -
Students campaign for High Speed Rail. -
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Students volunteer at a local garden for the National Hunger Cleanup. -
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Volunteers wear the textbook mascot costumes to educate students about affordable textbook alternatives. -
Students posing with the textbook Rebellion books, We Want Cheaper TEXTBOOKS!! -
Textbook Rebel and Mr. $200 drew attention to outrageous textbook prices. -
Six media outlets covered a stop on the Textbooks Rebellion tour to promote affordable alternatives to outrageously expensive textbooks.