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DOUBLEYOURI MPACT Y ours uppor thel psY out hF i r s t ma r kami l es t one20t h a nni v er s a r ya swel la spr epa r e f ort henext20y ea r s . I nf a c t , onegener ousdonorwa nt st o ens ur et hef ut ur ei sbr i ghtby pr es ent i ngY out hF i r s twi t ha n a nnua lma t c hi nggi f t oppor t uni t y : i fwer a i s e $ 1 00, 000ea c hy ea rf or1 0y ea r s , i twi l lbema t c hedbyt he donor . Tha tmea nsa ni nc r ea s ed gi f tf r om YOUgr owst oTWO! Wi l ly ouc ont r i but et oour ma t c hi nggi f toppor t uni t y ? Y ournextc ont r i but i onc a n qua l i f yf ort hema t c hi fy ou i nc r ea s et hea mounty ou dona t eorc ommi tt oamul t i y ea rpl edgeof$ 1 , 000ormor e. DOUBL EYOURI MP ACTa nd s uppor tt hel i f ec ha ngi ngwor k ofY out hF i r s tt oda yby r et ur ni ngt heenc l os ed env el opeorgi v i ngonl i nea t y out hf i r s t i nc . or g/ donat e !
Thes et womemor a bl ea ndhi ghl ys uc c es s f ulev ent sr a i s eda na s t oundi ng $359, 345t os uppor tourl i f es a v i ngpr ogr a msa nds er v i c es ! Ahea r t f el t“ t ha nky ou”does n’ ts eem s uffic i entf orourt i t l es pons or , E dwa r d J ones , orE mer a l dGa l aCha i rCa r olL y nc h, herout s t a ndi ngc ommi t t ee, a nd a l lwhower ei nv ol v edi nor ga ni z i ng, a t t endi ng, a ndf undi ngt hes eev ent s . Wea r es ogr a t ef ulf ort heener gya ndt i mei nv es t edi nma k i ngt hes e c el ebr a t i onsahuge“ wi n”f orY out hF i r s ta swel a unc hi nt ot henext20y ea r s ! AsPr es i dent&CE OPa r r iBl a c kr ema r k ed, “ NoneofY out hF i r s t ’ ss uc c es swoul dbepos s i bl ewi t houtourgener ous donor s , dedi c a t edv ol unt eer s , c ommi t t eds c hoolpa r t ner s , a nds k i l l eds t a ff. ”L et ’ sk eept hemoment um goi nga swe c ont i nuet oc el ebr a t e20y ea r sofpr ot ec t i nga ndhea l i ngt hehea r t sofy oungpeopl ea ndt hei rf a mi l i es !