We Raised Over $100,000—Thank You!
I’m a reasonably well-brought-up person, and my mother raised me to always write thank-you notes. (Hi, Mom!) Sometimes it wasn’t much fun thanking Uncle Leon for the potato clock -- for my thirteenth birthday? are you KIDDING me? -- but other times, I was a lucky girl and I’d gotten exactly what I hoped for.
This is definitely one of the very lucky times when I got more than I dared to dream of.
At the Asset Awards on May 20, 2011, EARN announced a special challenge to raise $50,000 for 100 matched scholarship accounts for children. When you quickly exceeded that goal, our generous challenge donors agreed to keep the challenge going.
By the end of the challenge on May 31st, nearly 300 of you said YES to education, YES to children, YES to the dreams of hardworking families. Special thanks to Andy Peay and Ami Schiess Peay for the gift that put us over the $100,000 mark! (Hey, how about celebrating with a nice bottle of Peay Vineyards wine?)
The grand total? $105,720… which becomes $422,880 after matching. That’s enough to put 211 children like Julia’s on the path to college!
This is not about me, me, me. (Unlike my thirteenth birthday party.) But I want you to know that it’s a joy to me, and to the whole EARN team, to see this outpouring of generosity. That’s because we see first-hand, every day, the impact of your support on people’s lives.
So, to all of you who gave: Thank you so much. It’s exactly what I always wanted!
Until next time,
Amanda Byrd
Development and Communications Director
