Supporters may now donate online
Bread & Roses now accepts online donations through JustGive.org! Just click on the “Donate Now” button on the right sidebar. Don’t miss the “make this a recurring donation” option. :)
Please welcome our new board members
Nanci Lamusga, Emily Lardner, and Shannon Ford have graciously accepted invitations to join Bread & Roses’ board of directors.
Nanci was a founding member of the Bread & Roses community in the early 1980’s (she traveled here from the Des Moines Catholic Worker) and has strong nonprofit management experience.
Emily co-directs the Washington Center for Improving the Quality of Undergraduate Education – a public service center at The Evergreen State College – and is returning to Bread & Roses’ board after a couple years off.
Shannon Ford is a program manager at the Capital Clubhouse and got her start in human services as an intern at the Bread & Roses Advocacy Center.
Welcome back to the B&R community, folks!
Moving forward financially
Bread & Roses has contracted with a new book-keeper to provide stronger, more in-depth oversight of our finances. Gerda Wynkoop will be managing our books and reporting to the board of directors. Gerda is a highly experienced professional who came with strong recommendations from the local nonprofit community.
Other great news: Thanks to a very generous gift from the Tides Foundation, as well as the very hard work of our Treasurer (Chris Bauermeister) and the rest of the board, Bread & Roses is having a stronger (financially speaking) September than we’ve had in many, many years! We owe a big “thank-you” to our supporters, neighbors, volunteers, families and friends for coming to our aid as we’ve worked to bounce back from a rough year. Thanks to you, we’re building momentum!
Garden fun
Several of the guests from our women’s shelter have put in an extraordinary amount of hard work as we’ve started rehabilitating our fruit/veggie gardens. Their reward will come at this Friday’s dinner when I break out the pies made from our home grown fruit! We’ve all had a great time working (and eating) together.
Stay tuned
We may soon have video capability, which means YouTube embedded videos here on our blog. We’re thinking along the lines of a virtual tour, community updates, board member and volunteer interviews… let us know what you’d like to hear about and who you’d like to hear from!
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