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

https://www.meeoa.org/

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