Good morning MEEOA, Hopefully you saw Doris Juarez's email last week about TRIO Day. Just in case, I have pasted it in below. While things are going to look a little (OK, a lot) different this year, TRIO Day is still going to happen, and a lot of the same roles need to be filled on the TRIO Day committee. If you are interested in helping out, please fill out the form Doris put together: https://forms.gle/RatufVvE2LTd222o7 If you have questions, please don't hesitate to reach out. Thanks all, and hope you had great weekend! Steve > Good Afternoon MEEOA! > My name is Doris Juarez, I am an Upward Bound advisor at the University of > Southern Maine. I am reaching out because I have decided to help plan TRIO > day 2021. After a few conversations with NEOA and MEEOA board members, we > all agreed that we still wanted to move forward with hosting TRIO days 2021 > but this time we will be hosting it virtually. > This is a very exciting opportunity because we get to create and deliver a > TRIO day programing like no other. It is an amazing opportunity that will > require a team. Although it is not going to physically take place in Maine, > I still would love to be able to show all that Maine has to offer. There > will be a need for creativity but I truly believe that our organization has > some of the most creative people working for TRIO. > For those that might feel that TRIO day is only for Pre-college programs, > I am opening the door for anyone that would like to explore the > possibility of creating some opportunities for SSS programs to also take > part in this day. > I know that many of us are feeling overwhelmed and a bit fatigued with the > virtual world so I understand that not everyone will jump to this > opportunity. I will say that my heart behind planning TRIO days is because > I truly wanted to plan a celebration. Our students and staff have had a > tough year and I wanted to use TRIO day as a way to celebrate our students, > our history, and our programs. My hope is that TRIO day 2021 will be a time > for reflection, a moment to celebrate how great our programs are and to > remind students that they are cared for by a whole (TRIO/NEOA/MEEOA) > community. > If you are interested in helping plan this event for February 2021, please > fill out the following survey by* November 6th 2020*. I will follow up > with those that fill out the form. > https://forms.gle/RatufVvE2LTd222o7 > Take care and be well, > Doris Juarez -- Steve Visco Assistant Director Maine Educational Opportunity Center Maine Educational Talent Search [log in to unmask] (207) 581-3706