2010 GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY AWARD
G. Dan Griffith
KET Friends Board
Nominated by KET
KET has experienced significant state budget reductions in the past two years. We felt a great need to educate our elected officials on the significant educational resources and access to education that KET provides teacher and students across the state, regardless of their location or background.
Long-serving KET Friends Board member G. Dan Griffith helped establish a Friends Board Advocacy Committee to “share the KET Education message.” Under the leadership of Advocacy Co-Chair Dan Griffith, KET Friends have been working tirelessly over the past two years to inform our elected state officials about KET and its important services as related to education, lifelong learning, adult education, quality of life, public affairs, and quality programming. From meeting with elected officials in their home districts, attending town hall forums with the Governor, to having their friends and neighbors write, call, and email their legislators about the important of KET, the Friends Board has been committed in telling the KET story.
In addition, arranging in-school demonstrations showcasing KET educational services in local schools to elected officials has been at the core of their advocacy grassroots efforts. The Friends Board has worked to develop KET advocacy messages that succinctly and collectively communicate the important services KET provides to every elected official.
During the Kentucky General Assembly, KET Friends Day in Frankfort was held on January 26, 2010. The Friends members met with their elected officials in the Capitol and then were recognized on the House Chamber floor and Senate Chamber floor for their efforts and service with a proclamation. It was a great day for KET to be recognized for its long standing service to the Commonwealth.
Dan Griffith continues to lead KET’s advocacy efforts, and his dedication and commitment to the agency is admired by all that know him. The attached photos show KET Friends at the Capitol event along with the Advocacy messaging card that Friends members carry with them. Also attached is a photo the Owensboro Messenger ran in the paper of our legislative demonstration held in the Daviess County High School highlighting the important educational services KET provides.
Although the Kentucky General Assembly budget session has not adjourned, KET has improved its position and built a better awareness among elected officials of the educational services the Agency provides due to the dedication of the KET Friends Board. The Governor placed KET under the “preserve” category as other state agencies experienced additional cuts. The House of Representatives voted to restore KET’s funding to its previous funding level prior to the 23.5% cuts we have experienced over the past two years.
G. Dan Griffith
KET Friends Board
Nominated by KET
KET has experienced significant state budget reductions in the past two years. We felt a great need to educate our elected officials on the significant educational resources and access to education that KET provides teacher and students across the state, regardless of their location or background.
Long-serving KET Friends Board member G. Dan Griffith helped establish a Friends Board Advocacy Committee to “share the KET Education message.” Under the leadership of Advocacy Co-Chair Dan Griffith, KET Friends have been working tirelessly over the past two years to inform our elected state officials about KET and its important services as related to education, lifelong learning, adult education, quality of life, public affairs, and quality programming. From meeting with elected officials in their home districts, attending town hall forums with the Governor, to having their friends and neighbors write, call, and email their legislators about the important of KET, the Friends Board has been committed in telling the KET story.
In addition, arranging in-school demonstrations showcasing KET educational services in local schools to elected officials has been at the core of their advocacy grassroots efforts. The Friends Board has worked to develop KET advocacy messages that succinctly and collectively communicate the important services KET provides to every elected official.
During the Kentucky General Assembly, KET Friends Day in Frankfort was held on January 26, 2010. The Friends members met with their elected officials in the Capitol and then were recognized on the House Chamber floor and Senate Chamber floor for their efforts and service with a proclamation. It was a great day for KET to be recognized for its long standing service to the Commonwealth.
Dan Griffith continues to lead KET’s advocacy efforts, and his dedication and commitment to the agency is admired by all that know him. The attached photos show KET Friends at the Capitol event along with the Advocacy messaging card that Friends members carry with them. Also attached is a photo the Owensboro Messenger ran in the paper of our legislative demonstration held in the Daviess County High School highlighting the important educational services KET provides.
Although the Kentucky General Assembly budget session has not adjourned, KET has improved its position and built a better awareness among elected officials of the educational services the Agency provides due to the dedication of the KET Friends Board. The Governor placed KET under the “preserve” category as other state agencies experienced additional cuts. The House of Representatives voted to restore KET’s funding to its previous funding level prior to the 23.5% cuts we have experienced over the past two years.