Happy New Year!
GNASH, the Predators Mascot, was on hand to help Gerry Helper, Predators Foundation President (left), present a grant to Tricia and Sallie that will help begin the Bridges Youth Fitness Initiative.
Once again, it’s the start of a new fiscal year, and I’m thrilled! Time to start over – new board members (not that the old ones are bad), fresh supplies, a clean slate. It’s a great time to be part of the planning and excitement.
But in all the planning and organizing for next year and beyond, I don’t want us to forget to celebrate all that happened this year. We have a new website, expanded after-school and wellness programs, the first ever successful fundraising event for the Minnie Pearl scholarship program…the list goes on. (We celebrated today with candy! Actually, how I celebrate everything around here…)
Even the challenges - a difficult economy, a name change, a flood, a construction site in our back yard – have given us strength and courage to ask for help.
If I’m excited and certain about one thing, it is this - the New Year will bring about more change for Bridges. I hope we continue to celebrate the great things we do in this community, learn from the past, and work hard to make a difference every day.
Happy New Year! Come see us soon.
