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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Dear Business Managers, Superintendents, Benefits Administrators and Wellness Champions:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The message below contains information about OEA Choice Trust’s School Employee Wellness Grant.
<b>Applications are due October 27, 2014</b>. If you have questions, please contact Inge Aldersebaes directly by calling 503-495-6254 or sending an email to: </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:inge@oeachoice.com">inge@oeachoice.com</a></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#003399">Jackie Cowsill</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#003399"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#003399">Communications Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#003399">Oregon Educators Benefit Board<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">OEA Choice Trust is pleased to announce our School Employee Wellness Grant opportunity. Our grant opportunity offers funds to Oregon public school districts, community
colleges and Education Service Districts to promote and support the health and wellness of school employees. Because of your expressed interest in school employee wellness, we have attached the Fall 2014 School Employee Wellness Grant Application Packet for
your convenience.</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">OEA Choice Trust is the only organization dedicated to workplace wellness for all Oregon public school employees. We help administrators, teachers, faculty and school staff
create the healthy workplaces they want and need. Our vision is that all Oregon public school employees are healthy, resilient and engaged as champions for healthy school environments and vital communities. As a result, they are fulfilled in their work, model
health for students and are better equipped to foster student success.</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">OEA Choice Trust has a unique opportunity to assist in promoting the physical, emotional and social well-being of school employees through the provision of employee wellness
grants. Our School Employee Wellness Grant Program is designed to allow school leaders and employees the flexibility to develop a tailored program to best meet the needs, goals and priorities of your district and school staff.</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">To support the development of your grant application, please review our <b>Blueprint for School Employee Wellness</b> <b>Guide</b> at </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.oeachoice.com/"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">http://www.oeachoice.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">How to Apply</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The official Grant Application can be found at </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.oeachoice.com/"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">www.oeachoice.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> To
access the grant application package:</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Go to </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.oeachoice.com/"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">www.oeachoice.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Select ‘Grants’</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Select ‘Apply for Grants’</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Select ‘Download Grant Application ‘</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Review and complete the grant application</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Send an electronic copy to Inge Aldersebaes at <a href="mailto:inge@oeachoice.com">inge@oeachoice.com</a> no later than October 27th <u>and</u> mail a hard copy to OEA Choice
Trust, 6900 SW Atlanta St. Building #2, Tigard, OR 97223; Attention: Inge Aldersebaes</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Important Date: Application Deadline: October 27, 2014 </span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">This is a competitive grant opportunity <u>and grant applications received after October 27<sup>th</sup> will not be accepted.</u></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Please feel free to reach out to us with any questions or ideas – both Jake Rooks and I are available to help in any way we can! Jake’s email address is <a href="mailto:jr@oeachoice.com">jr@oeachoice.com</a> and
phone number is 503-495-6257 and my phone number is 503-495-6254.</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Be Well,</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC TT"">Inge</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Inge Aldersebaes</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Director of School Employee Wellness <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">OEA Choice Trust <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">503-495-6254 - Direct<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">503-799-8322 - Mobile<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:inge@oeachoice.com">inge@oeachoice.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.oeachoice.com/">www.oeachoice.com</a> - website <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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