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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Just so you know. Nationally, Extension is doing its best to address the potential cuts in capacity funding.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"> Hoffman, William <whoffman@aplu.org>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 14, 2025 5:00 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> erhartsook@alaska.edu; a.areta@amsamoa.edu; Martin, Edward C - (ecmartin) <ecmartin@arizona.edu>; bdhales@ucanr.edu; Kathay Rennels <Kathay.Rennels@colostate.edu>; comlandgrant@gmail.com; pbarcina@triton.uog.edu; extad@hawaii.edu; Barbara Petty <bpetty@uidaho.edu>;
Patricia Coleman <patricia.coleman@marianas.edu>; Cody Stone <cstone@montana.edu>; Jon C. Boren <jboren@nmsu.edu>; jdedecker@unr.edu; Brian J. Higginbotham <brian.h@usu.edu>; Vicki McCracken <mccracke@wsu.edu>; ewebste2@uwyo.edu; James Pritchett <james.pritchett@colostate.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Doreen Hauser-Lindstrom <doreen@wsu.edu>; Martin, Edward C - (ecmartin) <ecmartin@arizona.edu>; Brent Hales <Brent.Hales@ucop.edu>; Michael J. Gaffney <mjgaffney@wsu.edu>; Anthony Ching <awhching@hawaii.edu>; Engly Ioanis <englyioanis@gmail.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXT] RE: Lewis-Burke Washington Update<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">At the last “First Friday” presentation and at the ensuing ECOP Executive Committee meeting, directors and administrators articulated the need for national talking points regarding Extension capacity funding.
On behalf of ECOP Chair Vonda Richardson, I forward you said attached national talking points. I encourage you to couple these with state, regional, or local impacts that will resonate with the target audience.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">-----Original Appointment-----<br>
<b>From:</b> Hoffman, William <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 18, 2025 1:26 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Hoffman, William; </span><a href="mailto:erhartsook@alaska.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">erhartsook@alaska.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">;
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</span><a href="mailto:extad@hawaii.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">extad@hawaii.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">; Barbara Petty; Patricia Coleman; Cody Stone; Jon C. Boren;
</span><a href="mailto:jdedecker@unr.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">jdedecker@unr.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">; Brian J. Higginbotham; Vicki McCracken;
</span><a href="mailto:ewebste2@uwyo.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">ewebste2@uwyo.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">; James Pritchett<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Doreen Hauser-Lindstrom; Martin, Edward C - (ecmartin); Brent Hales; Michael J. Gaffney; Anthony Ching; Engly Ioanis<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Lewis-Burke Washington Update<br>
<b>When:</b> Friday, May 2, 2025 3:00 PM-4:00 PM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada).<br>
<b>Where:</b> Zoom Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Topic: Lewis Burke Washington Update<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Time: May 2, 2025 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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