Lynn,
It was an amazing event.  Well planned, guest speakers, tours,
acknowledgement from the house floor by Speaker Jill Duson...just a
wonderful day and chance to showcase our TRIO Programs and students from
around the state!!

It was an honor to be there!
Linda

On Thu, Mar 7, 2024, 4:19 PM Lynn Ploof-Davis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Here, here!!  I just spoke with one of our Johnson Scholars and she was
> beyond excited to participate in what sounded like an amazing day. I got
> teary when she showed me the video of the floor welcome. Thank you to
> Sydney and everyone involved!  (Sydney is, cough, cough...an alum of TWO
> UMF TRIO programs!) -Lynn
>
> #trioworks
> *Lynn Ploof-Davis*
> Director of TRIO Programs
> Upward Bound/Johnson Scholars
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> On Thu, Mar 7, 2024 at 4:11 PM Ginny Ward <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> What an exciting and inspiring day at the State House today! There was
>> certainly a lot going on! It was wonderful to see so many of you there with
>> your students and to hear inspiring stories from 3 amazing speakers. Thank
>> you to Sydney Brown for the many hours of planning and coordination
>> dedicated to this signature event aimed at raising awareness of TRIO and
>> Gear Up's impact on students and communities across the state. If you
>> connected with a legislator today, our state initiative committee would
>> like to know. Please email me or Sydney and let us know about it and if
>> there's some way we can follow up to keep the conversation going. We would
>> also love any photos you have to share! Thank you all and have a great
>> weekend!
>> #trioworks
>> Best,
>> Ginny
>>
>> Ginny Ward
>> Associate Director
>> Upward Bound
>> Bowdoin College
>>
>> C: 207-841-7539
>> O: 207-725-3565
>> 3400 College Station
>> Brunswick ME 04011
>>
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