Things have been so hectic planning for our Inaugural Cocktail Benefit on November 10, (see http://foundationsca.org/index.asp?pageid=51 for more info) that I forgot to mention it was our 1 year anniversary of receiving our 501 (c ) 3 on Tuesday October 27! Happy Anniversary to us. Foundation SCA has come a long way, and we have all learned so much in the short time we have been involved with the foundation.
Fundraising this year has been a challenge, but since Lourdes and myself were hired in February of 2009, we have been able to raise 24% of the necessary funding to cover our program budget. Every last penny of these donations has already been given to our programs. We funded a wonderful seminar on the importance of family in Russia, gave 2 girls from Lexington College scholarships, and were able to give partial funding to our Professional Training Center in Cameroon. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all of you who have had faith in our work and had the courage to support our programs. I can testify first hand that your money is being put to good use and our programs really are changing the lives of young women.
This means we have raised 9% of what we need for operating expenses, our program budget, and our desired endowment fund. We still have some work to do, but hopefully with our continued efforts and a successful Benefit on November 10, we will be a few steps closer to our 2009 goals.
I cannot express adequately in words what a worthy investment I know these programs are. I believe it will take some time for others to recognize this, but I am confident that they will and they too will be excited about making an investment in the lives of women around the world.
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