That is amazing work! Thank you for your energy and initiative on behalf of our students and families! — Jennifer
> On Aug 10, 2021, at 4:51 PM, Joanna Owen Schmergel via Lincoln > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Dear Lincoln, > > Today the Lincoln METCO Coordinating Committee’s 4-year Downsize for > Diversity fundraiser reached $120,738 in net sales against our $100k goal > just 3 weeks before the 4-year finish line. > > What a journey it has been! > > The MCC collected donations from over 240 donors across 33 towns in > Massachusetts, from Essex to Cape Cod. > > 46% of our donors were from Lincoln! > > Since the 1960’s Lincoln has been one of the Vanguard towns leading the way > with bringing the METCO Program into our community. > > Thank you, Lincoln, thank you every single one of you who not only donated > beautiful items, but purchased them. > > Thank you to all of you who stepped forward to volunteer at our estate sale > events. > > Thank you to all of our friends, neighbors, and community partners who > stepped forward in many a pinch to lift, load, unload, and more. > > We, WE, have changed the financial landscape of the Lincoln METCO > Coordinating Committee FOREVER, as these proceeds have seeded a policy > governed investment fund that represents our first step in the path to > sustainability. > > It takes a village! > > Yes We DID!!! > > Warmly, > > The Lincoln METCO Coordinating Committee > a 501(c)3 Organization > Lincoln Massachusetts Public Schools K-8 > Lincoln, Massachusetts 01773 > > > Lincoln MCC > > Our Vision: > > The MCC supports building a strong, anti-racist community in which students > and families with different life experiences feel a deep sense of inclusion > and belonging and recognize, accept, and celebrate each other's differences. > We also support the METCO program by activating caregivers to help attain its > goals and priorities. > > Our Mission: > > We will achieve our vision by: > > Creating opportunities for Lincoln resident and Boston resident students and > caregivers to build authentic and lasting relationships and an equitable > exchange of welcoming experiences in both Boston and Lincoln (e.g., > opportunities for social connection, after school programming for children, > summer camp) > Supporting the school and community in its Anti-racism, Inclusion, Diversity > and Equity (AIDE) work (e.g., district NCBI training, caregiver education) > Advocating and supporting the METCO program at both a State and Local level > Organizing resources (funding, volunteers) in support of the METCO team with > their work > Advocating for conditions that will promote a truly integrated public school > environment (e.g. inclusive curriculum, vision for integration, etc.) > > Learn about the Lincoln METCO Coordinating Committee here: > > Lincoln MCC > > Lincoln MCC > Visit the post for more. > > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >
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