The theme this month is Celebrate and Anticipate. This pairing honors what has been, while looking forward to what will be.

So, I would like to Celebrate all of those you supported our Absent Tea Fundraiser. Your support to help continue the work of our organization is greatly appreciated. We don’t have the final figures as to how much was raised, but I should be able to report it next month. And if you did not have the opportunity to make a donation during the event, we will happily accept your donation at any time.

This is the first time we have done this, and it was wonderful to see the support. We also had a lovely evening get-together. We discussed tea, wine, and various other things.

I would also like to Anticipate looking forward to what we will accomplish next year. We are working on developing next year’s budget for presentation at the January 2026 Board of Directors meeting.

But we also want to Anticipate all the victories that will move us forward as am organization next year and beyond.

Happy holidays to all!

Sandy Thompson
Finance Chair