I just donated! Or should I say after karen, me three? Enjoy the sun everyone ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️
Dori Fellman
> On Jun 7, 2017, at 9:41 AM, Karen Keim <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Me too
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Jun 7, 2017, at 8:15 AM, Corda Kinzie <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> 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
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Corda Ladd Kinzie | GEAR UP Maine Regional Facilitator/Education Strategist
>> 11 South Road Readfield, ME 04355
>>
>> c: 207.446.2160
>> w: 207.685.3171
>> www.syntiro.org
>> www.gearupme.org
>> *[log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>*
>> G=Gaining
>> E=Early
>> A=Awareness, and
>> R=Readiness, for
>>
>> U=Under graduate
>> P=Programs
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