Last Friday's Stories on the Square event raised over $3100! What an amazing feat of teamwork and enthusiasm. Thanks to the Square Cafe for being exemplary hosts. Thanks to all of the performers--Madeleine Hershey, Vanessa German, Brian Broome, Phat Man Dee, and Christina Springer. And thanks to Wendy Bell for hosting. Thanks to everyone who donated raffle items, to everyone who attended and to everyone who got the word out. We had every seat filled, some tears were shed, lots of hugs, lots of laughs, and many pictures were taken. Speaking of which, post your pictures from the event and share them with ITL on Facebook!
Yesterday, Mad and Bobby and I were talking about how tough it is to track the kind of progress we are making, because so much of it is in face-to-face conversations, genuine enthusiasm, little shared moments, and personal triumphs. How do you put that on a grant application? That's not the point. We all know how we feel when we are working together on something bigger than all of us. But certainly, being able to say we raised this much and had that many attendees at such-and-such event will help us prove our worth when it comes to major fundraising efforts.
Thinking ahead (only 2 months!) to my final presentation. Hope you all are there and thanks again, really.
With love,
Ray
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