Good Morning Board Colleagues - Can we get to 100% Board participation in Fair Share by JUNE 30? YESS! Just following up on our Fair Share chat from yesterday afternoon. You have three easy-peasy options for contributing... Go to https://coenet.org/support-us/ and then scroll down to the button in a box for "DONATE TO FAIR SHARE HERE" ... use a credit card for this online form, or print a paper form (see attachment) to postal mail in with a check or card number, or just call COE at 202.347.7430 and contribute over the phone with your card. After seeing all the huge support for TRIO & GEAR-UP in the Appropriations hearings I am optimistic on our funding for next year. Having several Senators explicitly mention TRIO in their hearing does not happen in a vacuum or only because they believe we are doing great work. It takes years of consistent advocacy and building relationships, assembling and sharing data, and building a massive national coalition to reach out to our legislators and leaders to fight for us. It takes $$ to do that and Fair Share is a significant piece of the COE budget. Good giving takes a little practice, so we are very hopeful for what we can all do this month. If your budget is tight, you have student loans, and everything else then please donate what you can even if it feels modest. Every bit and every person counts! Thank you! In the struggle together ... Randy Schroeder Alumni Chair, NEOA Board of Directors University of NH TRIO Programs (retired) Hampton, NH 603.397.9403 https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12528246/ (TRIO Alumni Group)