𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻! Know a Maine educator who's reimagining what’s possible for young people? In a time of big challenges and even bigger change, the Blue Heron Educator Award honors those who guide, uplift, and inspire. Whether they’re a teacher, school administrator, youth leader, or community educator — this is your chance to recognize someone in Maine who’s making a real difference. 𝙉𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙏𝙊𝘿𝘼𝙔 5/31! 👉 Visit hiobs.org/blue-heron-educator-award to submit your nomination(s) now. (fb)

A few weeks ago, we asked you to help someone take the first step. Now, we want you to see what happens next. “𝘉𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦, 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘐 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧. 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘺, 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘶𝘱, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨.” – HIOBS student, age 16 Because of your support, students return home more confident, grounded, and sure of who they are. But the need is still real, and more students are waiting for the chance to say: “𝙄 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙄 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙. 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙄 𝙙𝙞𝙙.” 🌟 Help make that moment possible. 👉 Donate & support more scholarships today: https://www.hiobs.org/ways-to-give/donate/ (fb)