Thank you all so much! It was truly an honor to be able to represent MEEOA and share information about TRIO! There are two other news clips that I have not been able to get links to but have posted the videos on the MEEOA FB page. I also want to thank all programs that attended (USM VUB, UM UB, Bowdoin UB, UMPI UB, Thomas SSS, and UMF SSS). You should be incredibly proud of your students as they represented TRIO so well! Also, a shout out to our very supportive board and especially, Aaron Dombroski and Chris Vogel for your assistance with Government Relations. Lastly, a big thank you to Tony Staffiere for answering all of my questions and providing such great guidance for this role. [image: UMPI Compass Logo] Michelle M. 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On Sat, Mar 11, 2023 at 6:14 AM Ginny Ward <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > What a great piece and nice job representing all that TRIO does, Michelle! > Thank you for organizing such a great event! > Ginny > > Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef> > ------------------------------ > *From:* - MEEOA-L - Maine Educational Opportunity Association members > communication <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Rusty Brown < > [log in to unmask]> > *Sent:* Friday, March 10, 2023 11:53:57 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > *Subject:* Re: Maine Advocacy Day > > Sam et al., > Maine TRIO Advocacy Day was a great event and thank you to Michelle > Richards for organizing it for us this year! > - Rusty > > Rusty R. Brown > Director > TRIO Upward Bound Programs > <https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fumaine.edu%2Fub%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cvfowles%40BOWDOIN.EDU%7Cf4e072c5811d49a8b2ac08db21882333%7C984e32e5f98a4600aa3227c3f948abe3%7C1%7C0%7C638140640811329119%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=zgf4WtSuNA8sLUNDTKMDy1XGGnK9bQSOQ8Tr0662T5g%3D&reserved=0> > University of Maine > 301 Chadbourne Hall > Office:207-581-3714 > Fax: 581-2710 > [log in to unmask] > > pronouns: he/his/him > > "The best way to predict the future is to create it." > Abraham Lincoln > > "All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an equal > opportunity to develop our talent" > John F. Kennedy > > > On Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 11:25 AM Sam Prosser <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > Good morning MEEOA membership, > I hope this message finds you well! I wanted to share a news bite from our > Maine Advocacy Day led by Michelle Richards of the UMaine Presque Isle > Upward Bound Program (and our Advocacy Day/Public Relations chair on the > Board). Michelle ran a wonderful program that gained some news recognition > for TRIO programs! > > Here is the link if you'd like to view the clip: > https://www.wabi.tv/2023/03/09/trio-programs-across-maine-raise-awareness-federally-funded-program-state-house/ > <https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wabi.tv%2F2023%2F03%2F09%2Ftrio-programs-across-maine-raise-awareness-federally-funded-program-state-house%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cvfowles%40BOWDOIN.EDU%7Cf4e072c5811d49a8b2ac08db21882333%7C984e32e5f98a4600aa3227c3f948abe3%7C1%7C0%7C638140640811329119%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=rQYIWQfKGx82GZRDj0YfsIyQaGzRctitAnOasssz1lk%3D&reserved=0> > > Have a great weekend, > 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://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fusm.maine.edu%2Fupward-bound-veterans-high-school-students&data=05%7C01%7Cvfowles%40BOWDOIN.EDU%7Cf4e072c5811d49a8b2ac08db21882333%7C984e32e5f98a4600aa3227c3f948abe3%7C1%7C0%7C638140640811329119%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=bPu%2BxK1PVV7%2FiJcokCX72ySbrwqLleSvoCcX5yupXoM%3D&reserved=0> > > https://www.meeoa.org/ > <https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.meeoa.org%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cvfowles%40BOWDOIN.EDU%7Cf4e072c5811d49a8b2ac08db21882333%7C984e32e5f98a4600aa3227c3f948abe3%7C1%7C0%7C638140640811329119%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=lcma4JD7HmGcd3ciwNsmZ76XqZgPUKOUwlzd9rnDO3w%3D&reserved=0> > > Pronouns: she, her, hers > This message and its contents are confidential. 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