Hi Lisa, I am the contact person :) anyone who is interested in donating can direct questions and ideas to myself. As for a deadline, we just need the items before the conference. I'll be at the pre-conference which would be the best time, but I'm happy to start collecting items even before that so I can artfully present our basket. Thanks for the questions! Sam On Tue, Jan 31, 2023 at 10:23 AM Lisa Struebing <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Sam...is there a deadline for gettings the basket? Who is the contact > person if we do have something? > > Lisa > > On Tue, Jan 31, 2023 at 9:08 AM Sam Prosser <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >> Good morning Maine Membership! >> I hope this message finds you all well. It was so nice to connect with >> you at the MEEOA conference in January, if you were there! >> >> I am emailing today to start coordinating our state basket for the NEOA >> conference in April. We are looking for local Maine items to present to >> raise money for the Jerry Ellis professional development fund. >> >> If you have any items you would like to donate to our state basket, >> please email me at [log in to unmask] >> >> Our President Terry has graciously donated a pack basket for a picnic >> that we can use as the basket! Terry's idea is that some Maine >> hiking/picnic goods might be a nice theme (and we are also open to ideas). >> >> If you have ideas that may not fit with the basket, please consider those >> items for the silent auction! >> >> I look forward to hearing your creative ideas and contributions, >> Sam >> >> -- >> Samantha Prosser >> TRIO Upward Bound Coordinator >> Maine Educational Opportunity Association (MEEOA) Past-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/ >> >> 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. >> >> -- Samantha Prosser TRIO Upward Bound Coordinator Maine Educational Opportunity Association (MEEOA) Past-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/ 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.