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Some days the generosity of this community is just overwhelming. We asked for more than 2,000 masks from our community so that our beloved nonprofit…

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Wow! We just concluded a great transportation impact committee with some really important updates on people in need and how they get around. It’s an…

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It seems forever ago and it was. And I’m pretty sure at the time, I didn’t want to hear one speech from anyone saying, “When…

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Each day I do an update to our Board of Directors and staff on our COVID19 Fund. Here's today to keep you interested. So we’re…

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Some Days… Some days are amazing. Someone nice sends you flowers. At United Way, we have the best volunteers who brighten my day just being…

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Age – Ain’t Nothing But a Number And if you google to find out who said it, you can know all the people who sang…

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Hope facilitating. I realized just now that’s what we do. Each day I send an update to our board and staff. We’re working with two…

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“We all have an unsuspected reserve of strength inside that emerges when life puts us to the test.” – Isabel Allende I hope she’s right. …

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“I’ve got this.” So yesterday afternoon during the sunny time, an unhoused person sat on the large rock outside my office window. All afternoon. I…

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