Thank you to the 200 OST advocates & students who participated in OST Day 2013!
OST Day 2013 Highlights:
- Advocates visited all 181 legislative offices! Thank you for your dedication! As a result of these great efforts, Senate Bill 503 received a favorable vote out of Committee on Tuesday, April 2nd and is headed the Senate floor. Click here to encourage your Senator to vote "Yea" on SB 503 before Thursday, April 18th!
- More than 40 talented young Texans performed on a statewide stage at the Capitol! Thank you to the Steel Beats & the Banquete Elementary ACE Cheer/Dance Team for inspiring performances.
- Legislative Champions Senator Royce West & Representative Mark Strama praising the great work of OST programs across Texas and calling for greater recognition of the critical impact of these programs.
- Click here to view photos from OST Day 2013 on TXPOST's Facebook page.
Missed OST Day but want 
to get a sense of the action? Click here to read super-advocates Sonia's and Rosemary's OST Day Journals.
Contact TXPOST today for any support with OST Day follow-up: reminding legislators and staffers of what you shared is critical to making an impact.
Thank you to all participants who completed the OST Day 2013 Feedback Survey-- we are using your feedback to plan future events & engage OST advocates throughout the year. Congratulations to Andrea Figueroa of San Antonio, winner of the OST Day Check Out Ticket Raffle!
Congratulations to CTAN-- Central Texas Afterschool Network-- winner of the tweet #OSTDAY2013 raflle!
Thank you to OST Day 2013 Sponsors
Use the 2013 OST Advocacy Toolkit to continue your advocacy activities throughout 2013!
Thank you to all OST advocates who participated in the Advocacy Webinar on March 5th! Click here to view the Webinar (be sure to turn the sound up on your computer for audio). Webinar Topics: Texas Policy Updates from Frontera Strategy's Jason Sabo, Advocacy Guidance from Social Impact Architect's Suzanne Smith, and OST Day Logistics.
Thank You OST Day Exhibitors
