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Why the Future Matters Now
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For more information:
njones@umext.maine.edu,
(207) 581-3445,
1-800-287-0274 (in Maine),
or TDD: 1-800-287-8957

Presented by:
University of Maine Cooperative Extension; Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center; and Center for Community Inclusion & Disabilities Studies

If you are a person with a disability and will need any accommodations to participate in this program, please call Nannette Marcinkowski at 1-800-287-0274 (in Maine) to discuss your needs. Please contact us at least 10 days prior to this event to assure fullest possible attention to your needs.
 
Why the Future Matters Now
 Schedule
May 13, 2008
Jeff’s Catering, Brewer, Maine
 
7:30 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
8:00 a.m. Attorney General Steven Rowe, "Economics of Investing in Early Childhood"
10:00 a.m. Dr. Richard Aronson, Public Health Physician Consultant and Dr. Burtt Richardson, Maine Academy of Pediatrics. "Primer on the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study with a Practical Focus on Resilience and Prevention"
12:00 Lunch
1:00 p.m. Panel
Facilitated by Donna Gormley, J Group Advertising, Vice President of Public Relations

Panel members include:

  • Jim Hennigar, Project Manager, Harold Alfond Scholarship Challenge

  • Glenn Ross, Sheriff, Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department

  • TBA Member of the child care community to discuss working parents

  • TBA Member of the business community to address family-friendly policies
2:00 p.m. Work session by county
Facilitated by faculty from University of Maine Cooperative Extension
3:45 p.m. Adjourn. Have a safe trip home!

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