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HHBO’s
Interesting Journey, April 2006
It is by divine intervention I am sure that a new non for profit like HHBO, Inc. has
become so successful. Time and time again when the agency was down and
out and funding had to come from us personally to keep going, we have had bursts
of hope. Just recently, even though I wrote a winning grant from the Doug
Flutie Jr. foundation, and we are expecting funds owed from the state, HHBO was
again running from week to week. The funding from the state is stalled,
the funding from the grant is stalled and to date HHBO has not received even
a dollar of the funds promised. Then, we got word that our amazing parents
the Greenberg’s, Trevor’s and Manzione’s were working on a
fundraiser that we were included in! Another ray of sunshine! The event
on April 8th was a smashing success and as we await our grant funding we again
have the funds we need to pay our amazing staff, offer the inspiring staff ratio
that we do, keep peer mentors coming and events planned. Our financial
statements from 2005 show that we spent all incoming money on staff and events
directly related to the children and teenagers that come to HHBO for socialization. We
have made it now for three years and each year we have grown stronger that the
last. We will continue to work toward the advancement of the children
and teens that rely upon us each week for friendships, laughter and fun. We
will continue to use our funding to enhance the lives of all of our participants.
Thank you all for your support and belief!
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