This sounds fantastic, Sam! Way to go, and way to go to all the MEEOA
people doing good work on a regular basis.


*Mary Sinclair*
Student Services Coordinator, Upward Bound
<http://www2.umf.maine.edu/upwardbound/>
University of Maine at Farmington
252 Main Street, Farmington, ME 04938
207.778.7429 (w) 207.712.2930 (c)
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On Mon, Mar 7, 2022 at 2:52 PM Sam Prosser <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Hello membership,
> I wanted to share an update with you all! I just left a meeting with
> Martin Menezes and Katie Brown from Senator Collins' office with other
> leaders in education to advocate for more funding (meeting led by the
> wonderful Sarah Abernathy from CEF-Committee for Education Funding).
>
> Both Martin and Katie are familiar with TRIO and GEAR-UP programming and
> were excited to share Senator Collins' support in the 2023 appropriations
> letter. Furthermore, we got even more support from David Daigler, the
> President of the Maine Community College System and Martha Johnston, the
> Director of Education at FAME. Both of them had wonderful things to say in
> support of TRIO programs and chose to say that while also advocating for
> their own funding.
>
> It is validating to see some of our community partners recognizing and
> advocating for the good work and support that we bring to Maine students.
>
> TRIO works!
>
> Sam
>
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> Samantha Prosser
> TRIO Upward Bound Coordinator
> Maine Educational Opportunity Association (MEEOA) President
>
> University of Southern Maine
> 37 College Ave
> Gorham, ME 04038
> Phone: 207-780-5828
> Fax: 207-228-8259
> Website: https://usm.maine.edu/upward-bound-veterans-high-school-students
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