Thank you all three--Corda, Karen and Dori. Much appreciated! We're getting
there...--Alan
Alan Parks
On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 9:58 AM, Dori Fellman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 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
> >
> >> 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
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> 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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