GREEN BAY, WI (Oct. 28, 2008) - Partners in Education, a division of the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, is sponsoring Kids Voting for the Presidential and Gubernatorial elections.

Partners in Education serves public and private schools in the 10 area school districts—Ashwaubenon, Denmark, De Pere, Green Bay, Howard-Suamico, Luxemburg-Casco, Pulaski, Seymour, West De Pere, Wrightstown. Students in these districts will have access to voting through Kids Voting USA online at their schools on – or before – Nov. 4.
Kids Voting USA combines civic learning in the classroom, family dialogue and a voting experience to create a powerful strategy for preparing the next generation of citizens. Kids Voting USA operates through a national network of community-based affiliates. Locally, Partners in Education is sponsoring this program in area schools. Partners in Education sponsorship includes Kids Voting K-12 civic education classroom activities and resources and Election Day voting. Kids Voting activities focus upon developing students’ critical thinking, information-gathering and decision-making skills and encourages group discussion. (For more information on Kids Voting USA curriculum, check Kids Voting USA Web site at www.kidsvotingusa.com.)

Voting will be done online at the school sites and reported by Partners in Education to schools and media on Election Day after 5 p.m. 

Talk to your children about their voting experience and exercising their right to vote at school via Kids Voting USA. Vote on Election Day—Nov. 4!

For more information about Kids Voting, contact Nancy Schopf, Vice President-Education & Leadership, Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, 593-3413 or 437-8704 or schopf@titletown.org.

The Education and Leadership department includes programs such as Partners in Education (PIE), Leadership Green Bay and Current Young Professionals. PIE’s most prominent programs include the Golden Apple Awards, Brown County Teen Leadership, Youth Apprenticeship, WisCareers, Career Expo and Educators in The Workplace--programs designed to strengthen the economic future of our community.
Established in 1882, the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce is focused on promoting economic and community development. Chamber programs include Advance, Partners in Education, Leadership Green Bay, Brown County Teen Leadership, Current-Young Professionals Network, Good Government Council and the Small Business Council.

For more information about the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce and its programs, call 437-8704 or
visit www.titletown.org.

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