{"id":1539,"date":"2022-10-07T11:37:41","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T15:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coenet.org\/?page_id=1539"},"modified":"2025-02-13T14:44:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T19:44:27","slug":"national-trio-day-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/coenet.org\/national-trio-day-2\/","title":{"rendered":"National TRIO Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<section\r\n\t\tclass=\"inner-page-banner alignfull  has-background image-as-background coe-block\">\r\n\t<!--        \/\/ If we have a background image, echo our background image markup inside the block container.-->\r\n\t\t<figure class=\"image-background center jpeg\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1640\" height=\"924\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/national_trio_day_advocacy_alumni_council_for_opportunity_in_education.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/national_trio_day_advocacy_alumni_council_for_opportunity_in_education.jpg 1640w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/national_trio_day_advocacy_alumni_council_for_opportunity_in_education-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/national_trio_day_advocacy_alumni_council_for_opportunity_in_education-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/national_trio_day_advocacy_alumni_council_for_opportunity_in_education-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/national_trio_day_advocacy_alumni_council_for_opportunity_in_education-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/national_trio_day_advocacy_alumni_council_for_opportunity_in_education-250x141.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1640px) 100vw, 1640px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"patterns-bg color-theme__bg patterns-herring-short\"><\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"inner-page-banner__inner container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"inner-page-banner__inner-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"inner-page-banner__title\">National TRIO Day<\/h1>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-page-banner__description\"><p>On February 24, 1986, a congressional resolution (H. Con. Res. 278) declared that Saturday, February 28, 1986, should be designated as &#8220;National TRIO Day&#8221; to commemorate the annual achievements of the Federal TRIO programs in communities across the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n<section class=\"two-col-sidenav alignfull coe-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"two-col-sidenav__inner  container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"two-col-sidenav__navigation list-unstyled fade-in-right-fixed-all-children\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"link-item wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Sample-Speaker-Invitation-Letter-TRIO-Day-Packet-2025_021325.docx\" target=\"_self\" class=\"acf-link nav-link link-reset\" >Sample Speaker Invitation Letter<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"link-item wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Sample-TRIO-Day-Proclamation-TRIO-Day-Packet-2025_021325.docx\" target=\"_self\" class=\"acf-link nav-link link-reset\" >Sample TRIO Day Proclamation<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"link-item wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Sample-Media-Advisory-TRIO-Day-Packet-2025_021325.docx\" target=\"_self\" class=\"acf-link nav-link link-reset\" >Sample Media Advisory<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"link-item wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Steps-to-Plan-a-Visit-With-Your-Member-of-Congress-TRIO-Day-Packet-2025_021325.docx\" target=\"_self\" class=\"acf-link nav-link link-reset\" >Steps to Plan a Visit with Your Congressmember<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"two-col-sidenav__content fade-in-up-fixed-all-children \">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"kicker wow\">For many programs, National TRIO Day has become a tradition.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-title wow\">Raise awareness about the importance of educational opportunity for low-income, first-generation students.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description wow\"><p>We want to commemorate this momentous occasion by calling on TRIO programs nationwide to come together on <strong>February 22, 2025<\/strong>, to celebrate the 39th anniversary of National TRIO Day and raise awareness about the importance of educational opportunity for low-income, first-generation students. Members of Congress will be home in their states for a State Work Period in February. These are ideal dates to schedule a TRIO Day celebration and invite your Member of Congress to attend in person! The <strong>House<\/strong> will be home <strong>February 8-12 <\/strong>and <strong>February 19-27<\/strong>. The <strong>Senate<\/strong> will be home <strong>February 12-23<\/strong>. Help make TRIO Day a community-wide event by enlisting the participation of your campus and community, including corporations and businesses in the area. We also highly encourage you to invite your Members of Congress and other elected officials to join you during the celebrations and service activities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/National-TRIO-Day-Packet-2025.pdf\" target=\"_self\" class=\"acf-link link--inline wow\" >DOWNLOAD THE ACTION GUIDE<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n\r\n<section\r\n\t\tclass=\"offset-media-text wow alignfull coe-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container offset-media-text__inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row reverse-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"offset-media-text__content column-2 wow animate fade-in-stagger\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"kicker\">Celebrate<\/h2>\t\t\t<p class=\"h2\">National TRIO Day<\/p>\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p>Every year since then, our community has reserved the fourth Saturday in February as National TRIO Day \u2014 an opportunity to focus the nation&#8217;s &#8220;attention on the needs of disadvantaged young people and adults aspiring to improve their lives if they are to become contributing citizens of the country, and to the talent which will be wasted if that investment is not made.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/nationaltrioday\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"acf-link button\" >TRIO Day<\/a>\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"offset-media-text__media wow column-2\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"offset-media-text__image to-square bg-img gradient-fill\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/National-TRIO-Day.png)\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"patterns-bg color-theme__bg align-bottom patterns-herring-short\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n\r\n<section\r\n\t\tclass=\"offset-media-text wow alignfull coe-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container offset-media-text__inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"offset-media-text__media wow column-2\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"offset-media-text__image to-square bg-img gradient-fill\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/COVER-2025-TRIO-DAY-ACTION-PACKET-791x1024.jpg)\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"patterns-bg color-theme__bg align-right patterns-dots-short\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"offset-media-text__content column-2 wow animate fade-in-stagger\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"kicker\">Need Help Planning <\/h2>\t\t\t<p class=\"h2\">Download the TRIO Day Action Guide<\/p>\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p>Help make TRIO Day a community-wide event by engaging the support of your school and community, as well as nearby corporations and businesses. Additionally, we strongly advise you to invite your representatives in Congress to experience #NationalTRIODay in action.\u00a0The National TRIO Day Action Packet includes sample invitation letters, media advisories, and other materials to assist you with promoting TRIO Day in your community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/National-TRIO-Day-Packet-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"acf-link button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD THE PACKET<\/a>\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n\r\n<section\r\n\t\tclass=\"offset-media-text wow alignfull coe-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container offset-media-text__inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row reverse-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"offset-media-text__content column-2 wow animate fade-in-stagger\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"kicker\">Ways to participate<\/h2>\t\t\t<p class=\"h2\">A Day of giving<\/p>\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p>For many programs, National TRIO Day has become a tradition as it allows students who benefit from the TRIO programs to give back to their local communities through acts of service. In past years, National TRIO Day celebrations have included some of the following activities.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Building homes with Habitat and Humanity<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\u00a0Organizing voter registration drives<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\u00a0Raising awareness about TRIO through visits to the State Capitol<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\u00a0Reading to children at the local library<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\u00a0Cleaning a park, river or other public area<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\u00a0Assisting the Salvation Army, Red Cross, United Way or local non-profit<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\u00a0Volunteering at the Humane Society, soup kitchen or local animal shelter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"offset-media-text__media wow column-2\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"offset-media-text__image to-square bg-img gradient-fill\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/NationalTRIODay_CencalWestop-1024x768.jpeg)\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"patterns-bg color-theme__bg align-right patterns-herring-wide\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<section\r\n\t\tclass=\"offset-media-text wow alignfull coe-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container offset-media-text__inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"offset-media-text__media wow column-2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"offset-media-text__image to-square bg-img gradient-fill\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url(' https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Photo-Iowa-TRIO-Day-2023A.jpg ')\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"patterns-bg color-theme__bg align-bottom patterns-dots-wide\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt__post offset-media-text__content column-2 wow animate fade-in-stagger\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"type kicker\">Terrance L. Hamm<\/div>\t\t\t<h2>From Iowa to Louisiana, TRIO Day Commands National Attention\u00a0<\/h2>\t\t\t<p class=\"post-date\">February 20, 2024<\/p>\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">On February 24, 1986, a congressional resolution declared that Saturday, February 28, 1986, should be designated as \u201cNational TRIO Day\u201d to commemorate the annual achievements of the Federal TRIO programs in communities across the country.\u00a0Every year since then, the TRIO community reserves the fourth Saturday in February as National TRIO Day.<\/div>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/from-iowa-to-louisiana-trio-day-commands-national-attention\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"acf-link button\" >Read More<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<section\r\n\t\tclass=\"offset-media-text wow alignfull coe-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container offset-media-text__inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row reverse-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt__post offset-media-text__content column-2 wow animate fade-in-stagger\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"type kicker\">Holly Hexter<\/div>\t\t\t<h2>How Communities Across the Country Plan to Celebrate National TRIO Day<\/h2>\t\t\t<p class=\"post-date\">February 21, 2023<\/p>\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">TRIO communities in states across the U.S. are gearing up to mark National TRIO Day with a range of activities involving students, staff, campus and community leaders, and state and national policymakers. <\/div>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/how-communities-across-the-country-plan-to-celebrate-national-trio-day-2023\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"acf-link button\" >Read More<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"offset-media-text__media wow column-2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"offset-media-text__image to-square bg-img gradient-fill\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url(' https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/TRIO-Day-Galesburg-area.jpg ')\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"patterns-bg color-theme__bg align-bottom patterns-herring-short\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n<section id=\"block-a43f71d4ca56c00d4193e05d0f7a9bcc\" class=\"cta-ribbon-wrapper cta-ribbon alignfull  has-background gradient-as-background coe-block bg-color-blue\">\r\n\t<div class=\"cta-ribbon-inner container wow animate fade-in-stagger\">\r\n\t\t<h2 class=\"cta-ribbon__title\">Use #NationalTRIODay on social media!<\/h2>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"cta-ribbon__content\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text\"><p>Please be sure to send pictures and news clips about your TRIO Day activities to COE Associate Vice President for Communications and Marketing <b>Terrance Hamm<\/b> at <b>terrance.hamm@coenet.org<\/b>\u00a0and Digital Media Manager <b>Trauvello Stevenson<\/b> at 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