Dear Members and Friends,

On Tuesday, about 20 members gathered at Barrington's White House for our kick-off event. We had delicious finger food from our corporate sponsor, Meat & Potatoes.

Jennifer Yonan, ED from Youth Conservation Corps, gave an update of their project. She then spent about 20 minutes on Q&A which centered around member selection, education and their program in general.

It was SO interesting and rewarding to see our funds at work!

After a rousing raffle, we made the announcement of how much we are going to award for both Impact and Merit Grants at this year’s GAC!

We were really pleased to be able to have two $3,000 Merit Grants available and one $80,000 grant! Thank you to all the members and donors who helped us reach this level of giving.

Now, we start the GRC and FRC process! We have 30 eligible organizations ready to wind through the process with hopes of being selected one of the finalists to present to you for your vote! There is still time to join either – GRC’s will have their first meeting within the next two weeks.

Happy 2023!

Deb Gammon

President