Thanks, Samantha! --Alan Alan Parks On Tue, Jun 6, 2017 at 10:19 AM, Samantha Prosser < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Done! Thank you for all of your hard work and generosity! > > On Tue, Jun 6, 2017 at 10:12 AM, Alan Parks <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Many thanks, Lynn! --Alan > > > > Alan Parks > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 6, 2017 at 8:56 AM, - MEEOA-L - Maine Educational Opportunity > > Association members communication <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > > Done. Thanks to all of you!! > > > > > > > > > #trioworks > > > *Lynn Ploof-Davis* > > > Director of TRIO Programs > > > Upward Bound/Johnson Scholars > > > University of Maine at Farmington > > > 252 Main St. > > > Room 202 > > > Farmington, ME 04938 > > > 207-778-7297 <(207)%20778-7297> (w) > > > 207-491-6862 <(207)%20491-6862> (c) > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 4:12 PM, Alan Parks <[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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Samantha Prosser > TRIO Upward Bound Advisor > University of Southern Maine > 37 College Ave > Gorham, ME 04038 > Phone: 207-780-5828 > Fax: 207-228-8259 > Website: http://www.usm.maine.edu/trioprograms/ > > Pronouns: she, her, hers > This message and its contents are confidential. If you received this > message in error, do not use or rely upon it. Instead, please inform the > sender and then delete it. Thank you. >