News Release
February 2001

Governor’s budget for children to be discussed
at Moravian

(Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) – Moravian College is hosting the Children’s Coalition of the Lehigh Valley’s budget briefing on Wednesday, February 28, at 1:00 p.m., in Prosser Auditorium – Haupert Union Building. The briefing will explore the assessed impact of Governor Ridge’s budget and how it will affect children and families in Pennsylvania.

James Martin, Deputy Director of Operations for the Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children, will discuss Governor Ridge’s plans and how they will influence education, child care, child abuse, health care, support for at-risk families, mental health/mental retardation, and other family-related issues. There will also be a question-and-answer time.

The budget briefing is sponsored by the Children’s Coalition of the Lehigh Valley and the Lehigh Valley Children’s Advocacy Network. The event is open and there are no registration fees. Prosser Auditorium is located in the Haupert Union Building at Locust and Monocacy streets in Bethlehem.

Moravian College is a private, coeducational, selective liberal arts college located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Tracing its founding to 1742, it is recognized as America's sixth-oldest college. Visit the web site at www.moravian.edu.