Loss: Monday night I finally received a letter for the state office stating that my program had been eliminated from NC's budget. Of course, I am upset, but I had come to expect it. So I've been absolutely scrounging, trying figure out what to do. My staff and I have been attending school open houses, talking with school officials, talking to parents, you name it, we're doing it. We've upped fees, are picking-up the two city middle schools and bringing them back to the Y, and keeping two county sites (maybe if I have enough kids to participate at each site-it might be just one county site).
Won: In the midst of all this drama & insanity, I checked my Y mail first thing this a.m. and received email from the JCPenney foundation. First let's back track approx. 8 weeks back...I spent the first couple of weeks of camp writing a grant for YMCA after school programs through JCPenney. There were 287 grants of $5,037 available, but there almost three times that many applicants. Also, I've applied for this grant for the last four years without any luck and I wasn't feeling very hopeful this time around. Well, I was WRONG...we got the grant! I was squealing, jumping, crying, hugging people...I didn't really care if I looked like an idiot...this was the best work-related news I had received in months!
What's Next: There's another local grant I'm going to apply for that's due in a few weeks. Hopefully, we can get that one too and help make-up some of the loss of the SOS program. Wish me luck...the good kind ;)
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YAY YAY YAY YAY!!! So happy you got the grant! That is really good news! I'm glad your hard work in preparing that grant finally paid off for a change! What a way to boost your spirits to help get you through this week. I know you're glad tomorrow is Friday!
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