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2008

October 16, 2008 America Rallies for Afterschool Programs Lights On Afterschool Events Draw One Million Parents, Educators, Students, Policy Makers and Others Today

October 15, 2008 After the School Bell Rings... Are the Lights On Afterschool for Florida's kids? Cable to Air Show on National Lights On Afterschool Day! Thursday, October 16th at 8 AM on Suns Sports Network (Statewide in FL)

October 14, 2008 From Coast to Coast and Overseas, Parents, Students, Educators, Community Leaders and Policy Makers Rally to Keep the Lights On Afterschool There’s a Lights On Afterschool Event in Your Community

Listen to a message from Rhea Perlman, Carla of Cheers fame, and Jodi Grant, Afterschool Alliance Executive Director, about Lights On Afterschool 2008

October 9, 2008 A Salute to Afterschool Programs Military Bases Join National Rally for Afterschool

October 3, 2008 National Rally for Afterschool to Highlight Ways Programs Teach Science & Math, Improve Childrens Health, Expose Youth to Arts, Help Them Become More Engaged Citizens

September 26, 2008 Seniors’ Groups, Physical Fitness Advocates, Fine Arts Institutions Join Nonprofits, Corporations and Policy Makers In Supporting National Rally for Afterschool

September 18, 2008 Up In the Sky: It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane! No. It’s the Lights On Afterschool Light Bulb! Giant Lights On Afterschool Light Bulb to Travel U.S. In October

September 8, 2008 Cities Coast to Coast to Celebrate Lights On Afterschool This October

August 27, 2008 Empire State Building Will Light Up for Lights On Afterschool Yellow Lights Will Shine on New York City Landmark October 16 in Support of Afterschool Programs

August 20, 2008 Lights On Afterschool Goes Green! A Million Americans Expected to Join Ninth Annual Rally for Afterschool on Thursday, October 16

2007

Listen to a message from Rhea Perlman, Carla of Cheers fame, and Jodi Grant, Afterschool Alliance Executive Director, about Lights On Afterschool 2007

October 18, 2007 A Million Americans Join City, State & Federal Lawmakers, Business & Community Leaders Around Nation In Rallying for Afterschool Today Empire State Building to be Lit in Yellow for Lights On Afterschool Tonight

October 18, 2007 Seattle Turns the 'Lights On Afterschool' T-Mobile USA, School's Out Washington, Pacific Science Center Host Gala & Awards Ceremony in One of Thousands of Rallies for Afterschool Today

October 16, 2007 Americans Rally to Keep the Lights on Afterschool From Alabama to Alaska This Week There's a Lights On Afterschool Event in Your Community

October 16, 2007 Afterschool Advocates from All Quarters Speak Out for Afterschool, Join National Rally

October 15, 2007 Military Families Join National Lights On Afterschool Rally

October 12, 2007 Americans Want the Lights On After School for our Children & Youth Memo to Editorial Page Writers/Editors

October 9, 2007 For the First Time Ever, the Empire State Building Will Light Up for Lights On Afterschool Yellow Lights Will Shine on New York City Landmark October 18th in Support of Afterschool Programs

October 8, 2007 Health and Fitness Take Center Stage At Many Lights On Afterschool Events This Year

October 7, 2007 More than 5,000 Students Expected As Los Angeles Kicks Off Lights On Afterschool 2007

October 1, 2007 Turning the Lights On for Afterschool State-By-State Governors Across the Nation Issue Proclamations Supporting Afterschool Rally

September 24, 2007 Communities to Celebrate 8th Annual Lights On Afterschool with Ballet Folklorico, Poster Contests, Rallies, Recognition Ceremonies

September 17, 2007 Nonprofits, Corporations, Lawmakers Support National Rally for Afterschool

August 27, 2007 Coming to a Town Near You – Lights On Afterschool 2007 Annual Rally for Afterschool Will Launch Tenth Anniversary Celebration of Federal Afterschool Initiative

2006

Cheers' Rhea Perlman broadcasts Lights On Afterschool message. Click to listen.

October 12, 2006 A Million Americans Join State & Federal Lawmakers Across Country Today in Rallying for Afterschool

October 12, 2006 As a Million Americans Turn the Lights On for Afterschool Today, Survey Finds Afterschool Funding Lagging; Programs Forced to Cut Services, Limit Slots, Cut Staff Pay
 

Click here to read Press Releases & Reports for select states.

October 12, 2006 Governor Schwarzenegger Leads California In Turning the "Lights On" for Afterschool Today Governor Speaks at Bakersfield Rally

October 10, 2006 New York Is Turning the "Lights On" for Afterschool

October 10, 2006 Americans Rally to Keep the Lights on Afterschool From Falls Church to Fairbanks This Week There's a Lights On Afterschool Event in Your Community

October 6, 2006 Afterschool Programs on Military Bases Join National Lights On Afterschool Rally

October 5, 2006 Lights On Afterschool to Kick Off This Weekend With DC Soccer Fiesta Oct. 7; West Coast Kickoff in L.A. Oct. 8 Thousands of Rallies around the Nation Next Week

September 28, 2006 TiVo Helps Turn the Lights On for Afterschool TiVo and Afterschool Alliance Join Forces to Empower Parents

September 27, 2006 Coming to Your Town: A Lights On Afterschool Giant "Light Bulb" Giant Bulbs Shine Light on Need for More Afterschool Programs

September 15, 2006 Turning the Lights On from Coast-to-Coast Cities Nationwide Gear Up for National Afterschool Rally

September 8, 2006 Support for October 12 Lights On Afterschool Comes from All Quarters

August 24, 2006 Americans from Coast-to-Coast to Rally for Afterschool Programs At Lights On Afterschool Events October 12 Message to Lawmakers: Keep Lights On & Doors Open After School for our Kids


2005

October 20, 2005 Actors, Athletes, State & Federal Lawmakers Join Parents, Children, Educators at Thousands of Rallies for Afterschool

October 20, 2005 Inspired by Afterschool: Youth Essay Contest Winners Announced.

September-October, 2005: This year, Lights On Afterschool includes a Traveling Light Bulb Tour. A giant inflatable light bulb and a special mural for children's art are crisscrossing the country in October. Learn more about it. Click here.

October 18, 2005 Afterschool to Light Up United States Capitol on October 20 Afterschool Students from Across Nation to Give Testimonials To Members of Congress as Country Celebrates 'Lights On Afterschool'

October 18, 2005 Lights On Afterschool in New England

October 14, 2005 Lights On Afterschool Is On Base Afterschool Programs on Military Bases Join National Rally

October 12, 2005 Actors Rhea Perlman, Kevin Sorbo Headline Lights On Afterschool!

October 3, 2005 Coming to Your Town: The Lights On Afterschool "Traveling Light Bulb" Tour

October 2, 2005 California Helps Kick Off Lights On Afterschool 2005
Some 7,000 Events to Follow in Every Corner of Nation

September 28, 2005 Seniors, Hip-Hop Artists, Law Enforcement, Others Join Nation's Top Afterschool Providers in National Rally October 20

September 27, 2005 Dallas ISD's Harry Stone Montessori School to Launch National Afterschool Traveling Light Bulb Tour Tour Will Kick-Off Sixth Annual Lights On Afterschool

September 19, 2005 Turning the Lights On from Coast-to-Coast Cities Nationwide Gear Up for National Afterschool Rally

September 9, 2005 Traveling Light Bulb and Children's Art Displays To Headline Largest-Ever Rally for Afterschool Thursday, October 20 is Lights On Afterschool 2005

2004

October 14, 2004 Afterschool Programs Open A World of Opportunity for Children A Statement from Vanessa Castagna, Chairman and CEO of JCPenney Stores, Catalog and Internet

October 14, 2004 House & Senate Declare October 14 Lights On Afterschool Day, As Americans Rally from Coast to Coast for Afterschool Programs

October 14, 2004 Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rhea Perlman, Athletes, Lawmakers Join Parents, Children, Educators for Largest Afterschool Rally Ever

October 12, 2004 Americans Rally to Keep the Lights on Afterschool From Atlanta to Anchorage This Week There's a Lights On Afterschool Event in Your Community

October 11, 2004 Military Families Nationwide and Overseas Help Organize Lights On Afterschool

October 8, 2004 4-H & Junior Achievement Programs, YMCAs, Boys & Girls Clubs Nationwide Help Organize Lights On Afterschool

October 5, 2004 Afterschool Programs Poised to Help Battle Childhood Obesity Many Lights On Afterschool Rallies This Month Will Stress Fitness, Nutrition

October 3, 2004 California Kicks Off Lights On Afterschool 2004 More than 6,000 Events to Follow in Every Corner of Nation

October 1, 2004 Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Actress Rhea Perlman To Headline Fifth Annual Lights On Afterschool!

September 23, 2004 Nation's Mayors Join Nationwide Rally To Keep the Lights On Afterschool

September 17, 2004 Afterschool Programs Coast-to-Coast to Rally for Afterschool Lights On Afterschool 2004 Will Take Place in Museums and JCPenney Stores, In Schools & on Baseball Fields on October 14

September 13, 2004 Have You Seen This Poster?

September 2, 2004 Afterschool Program Directors, Parents, Kids across Nation Gear Up for Largest-Ever Rally for Afterschool October 14 is Lights On Afterschool 2004

2003

October 9, 2003 Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rhea Perlman, Governors, Mayors, State Legislators Join Parents, Childen and Educators For Nation's Largest Afterschool Rally Ever

October 8, 2003 National Rally for Afterschool to Go Online Kidz Online Teams Up with Afterschool Alliance for Lights On Afterschool! Webcast

October 6, 2003 Americans Rally to Keep the Lights on Afterschool From Maine to Alaska This Week

October 5, 2003 California and Texas Kick Off Lights On Afterschool! 2003 Weekend Events in Los Angeles and Austin Launch Nationwide Rally for Afterschool; Events Feature Afterschool Champion Arnold Schwarzenegger, Members of Congress, Sheriffs, Judges, Business Leaders

September 30, 2003 Helicopter Demonstration, Pajama/Reading Night, Mile of Nickels, 'Storytime with the Mayor' to be Among Diverse, Educational Lights On Afterschool! Events This Year

September 15, 2003 Have You Seen This Poster?

September 4, 2003 Afterschool Programs Plan Unique, Diverse Events for Lights On Afterschool! on October 9

August 27, 2003 Afterschool Program Directors, Parents, Kids Across the Nation Gear Up for Largest-Ever Rally for Afterschool



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