We Need Your Help
Dear Friend of the Tools Program,
I’m reaching out again today for several reasons. The first is that some of you may have missed my message in the first week of July. Emails pile up so quickly, and they’re often buried before you know it! In that message I wrote about the second year of the Tools program in the local schools, the successes, and why the need for my work is even greater than last year.

The second reason for writing you is that our fundraising efforts have fallen way short of what is needed to keep the program going for the next school year. The difficult part is that the impact of stress and anxiety has climbed dramatically just in the last few months. I’ve heard from teachers and principals that the increased pressures have shown up in troubling behaviors and greater disciplinary and academic problems. 
 
The classes I’ve offered the last two years have addressed these conditions through the weekly contact I have with students and faculty. To lose that momentum would be a huge loss to the health of our local schools.

Please consider making a donation to the Tools program before the school year resumes at the end of August.
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Once again, over 100 classes have been provided to 
students, faculty & staff during 2024-2025!
 
Discussions are ongoing with the three current district schools to expand programming for student, staff and faculty classes. Other schools have also expressed interest in our program as well, so we are now in discussions for the 2025-2026 school session. 
 
Thanking you in advance for your contributions and support.
 
HOW TO DONATE
Donations are made through our fiscal sponsor, Healthy Acadia, who is administering the funds and handling the various state and federal reporting obligations. You can learn more about this organization at healthyacadia.org
 
To make your tax-deductible donation: SupportToolsforTodayandTomorrow
 
Or you can make out a check to “Healthy Acadia” and mail it to me:
Tom Speare
1014 State Highway 3
Bar Harbor,  ME 04609

If you have any questions or are in need of more information, please feel free to reach out to me at tom.speare@healthyacadia.org or call or text me at 401-486-6906.
 
With gratitude,
Tom Speare
Director of Corporate Programs and
Tools for Today & Tomorrow
State Highway 3
Bar Harbor, ME 04609, United States