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> On Jun 7, 2017, at 8:15 AM, Corda Kinzie <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> I also donated!
> Corda
>
>> On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 6:25 PM, Alan Parks <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> Thank you, Deb!
>>
>>> On Jun 5, 2017 5:27 PM, "Debbie Gilmer" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Donated! Thank you Darylen, Dave and Alan!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Debbie Gilmer | President
>>> Syntiro
>>> 11 South Road Readfield, ME 04355
>>> Cell phone: (207) 852-0992
>>> Home office: (207) 866-4007
>>> www.syntiro.org
>>> [log in to unmask]
>>>
>>> *"For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the
>>> cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die."
>>> Senator Edward Kennedy*
>>>
>>>> On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 5:04 PM, Alan Parks <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Thanks, Kate.
>>>>
>>>>> On Jun 5, 2017 5:00 PM, "Kate (Kevit) Walsh" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> You are awesome! I'm increasing my Fair Share donation right now.
>>>>> Kate
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 4:35 PM, Alan Parks <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> (Sorry, I didn't post the whole message. Here it is:)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> UPDATE:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Darylen has decided to add to the match challenge. *Our target is
>> now
>>>>>> $1,100*.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That means we will hopefully raise $2,200 for Fair Share--with your
>>>> help,
>>>>>> of course.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank you, Darylen!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --Alan Parks
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Alan Parks
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 4:32 PM, - MEEOA-L - Maine Educational
>>>> Opportunity
>>>>>> Association members communication <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> UPDATE:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Darylen has decided to add to the match challenge. *Our target is
>>> now
>>>>>>> $1,100*.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> That means we will hopefully raise $2,200 for Fair Share--with
>> your
>>>>> help,
>>>>>>> of course.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thank you, Darylen!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --Alan Parks
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Alan Parks
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 4:14 PM, - MEEOA-L - Maine Educational
>>>>> Opportunity
>>>>>>> Association members communication <[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Colleagues and friends,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You already know the invaluable role that the Council for
>>>> Opportunity
>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>> Education (COE) plays in your work and your students’ lives. If
>>> you
>>>>>>> worked
>>>>>>>> at UMPI Upward Bound, you’d know that COE has successfully
>>>> advocated
>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>> Congress and the Department of Education to review your grants,
>>>>> despite
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> minor spacing errors that caused their initial rejection. If
>> you
>>>> are
>>>>> a
>>>>>>> TRIO
>>>>>>>> or Gear Up grant writer, you know you how vital it is that you
>>>>> attend a
>>>>>>> COE
>>>>>>>> proposal writing workshop. And if you’ve attended a Policy
>>> Seminar,
>>>>> you
>>>>>>>> know that you and your students learn about policy and
>>>>> appropriations,
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> how to advocate for our programs. And you know COE can’t do
>> their
>>>> job
>>>>>>>> without the strong financial support of Fair Share from
>> TRIO/Gear
>>>> Up
>>>>>>> staff.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Fair Share ends for this year on June 30. We can celebrate that
>>>>> Maine’s
>>>>>>>> share is at 125%. Maine always comes through. For many years,
>> the
>>>> New
>>>>>>>> England Opportunity Association (NEOA) ended well over 100% and
>>>>> usually
>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>> the #1 spot. However, NEOA’s share is currently only at 95% and
>>> at
>>>>>> least
>>>>>>>> three regions are ahead of New England. We can’t let this
>> stand,
>>>>>>> especially
>>>>>>>> since some regions struggle to meet their Fair Share every
>> year.
>>> We
>>>>>> can’t
>>>>>>>> let COE down and we can’t depend on others to pick up the
>> slack.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> To help NEOA meet its Fair Share and hopefully come in #1
>> again,
>>>>>> Darylen
>>>>>>>> Cote, David Megquier and I challenge you to give now. Give
>> again
>>> or
>>>>>> give
>>>>>>>> for the first time, but please give. Your dollars will be
>> matched
>>>> by
>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> three of us up to $900, resulting, we hope, in an $1,800 boost
>> on
>>>>>> Maine’s
>>>>>>>> part for Fair Share, and raising NEOA’s standing.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> How much can you do to help assure that your programs will be
>>> there
>>>>> for
>>>>>>>> your students?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It’s easy: Go to http://coenet.org/donate.shtml where you can
>>>> click
>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> donate online using a credit card or by downloading a Personal
>>>>>>> Contribution
>>>>>>>> Form to mail in a check.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Your donation will be added to Maine’s and NEOA’s Fair Share
>>> totals
>>>>>>>> automatically. Laurie Davis will keep us informed about the
>>>> donations
>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> when we hit the $900 mark, Darylen, Dave and I will make our
>>>>> donations
>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> match yours. But do it today. The deadline is the end of the
>>> month.
>>>>> How
>>>>>>>> soon can we hit the mark? Are you with us?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks for supporting your students and Fair Share.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> —Alan Parks, retired TRIO director and unretired supporter
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Kate Walsh
>>>>> Advisor, Maine Educational Opportunity Center
>>>>> 310 Chadbourne Hall
>>>>> Orono, Maine 04469-5713
>>>>> http://meoc.maine.edu/
>>>>> 1-800-281-3703
>>>>> cell: 207/949-6501
>>>>> fax: 207/581-2532
>
>
>
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> 11 South Road Readfield, ME 04355
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>
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