On Wednesday, Feb. 27, we were hunkering down at a hastily called Board meeting, trying to put together our plan for the member move-in day on March 2 – only a few days away. Towards the end of the meeting, somebody got on Facebook and saw we were tagged, and congratulated by, not one, but two groups – the KIPP folks and LEO – Lynn Economic Opportunity, at the Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Dinner.
What?
It wasn’t until the next morning that we heard from a few people who’d been able to attend – we’d been nominated for, and won, the Non-Profit of the Year Award!
LEO and KIPP were also nominees, and it’s hard to describe the feeling of receiving this honor with those two organizations also in the running. “An honor…” doesn’t even begin to describe it.
We’d been invited to the dinner in January, and told we’d been nominated. We had to pass it up – we’re putting every bit of our funds and time into getting off the ground, and, though we love the Chamber’s events, we simply couldn’t make it. By the time the event rolled around, the fact is, it had dropped off our radar. Our friend and supporter, Glenn Morris, who sponsored us for the membership in the Chamber, accepted the award for us.
Thanks to the mystery person who nominated us, and to the Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce for the support, and for believing in us! …and especially, thanks to LEO and KIPP for all the wonderful good work you do!
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