This pamphlet is designed to help parents lobby for state-level funding of gifted programs. Suggestions for making telephone calls and writing letters to representatives and senators are offered along with sample scripts for a telephone call and a letter. A description of the 15-step legislative process for gifted education bills in Illinois is included as well as a description of Illinois Council for the Gifted (ICG) Advocacy Days during which advocates personally lobby in the state capital for gifted legislation. (DC)