*First of all, thank you🙏🙏🙏🙏 for your hard work, time and energy, bringing alums to the Hill and speaking with passion and knowledge about the importance of the work you all do. * *We have a favor........* * The Co-Chairs of the PR committee are working hard to put together the next edition of the NEOA Navigator, (our newly branded Newsletter), and we would like to focus on outcomes from what was probably one of the most urgent and emotional Policy Seminars in TRIO's history.* *While it is still fresh in your minds, please consider sending us JUST ONE SENTENCE describing the takeaway(s) you felt personally from attending the Policy Seminar this year. Here are some prompts that may help:* - *"The best part of attending Policy was....."* - *"I learned more about.......than I have in the past"* - *"Despite the miles walked, I....."* - *"Why going to Policy this year meant so much to me...."* - *"While the cherry blossoms🌸 were not in bloom yet, I still appreciated...."* - *"I learned from our alum(s) that......"* - *"I learned from COE or Hill Staff (or an individual) that....* *Or, send us anything personally significant that you'd like to contribute. JUST ONE SENTENCE! Our goal is to share the experience with NEOA members who couldn't attend and to emphasize the value of our advocacy efforts as an NEOA community. * *We will succinctly weave your input into a document that will be useful to share with colleagues, stakeholders, lawmakers ,etc.* *With gratitude,* *Linda and Bryan, Co-Chairs of NEOA's PR Committee* *P.S.: Speaking of the Newsletter, Hats off to Bryan Landgen,who taught me the meaning of "succinct". 🤣😂 We hope you are enjoying the new format. Let us know what you think! *