By Shondra Muhammad | Executive Administrator
On November 2, 2019, we had our 50th Anniversary Gala! Since our last report, we’ve been working diligently on having a successful event, which honored and celebrated the dedication and commitment of those who have made an impact through the last 50 years.
As we celebrated, we were also making strategic decisions to impact SHAPE’s programs and sustainability for the next 50 years and beyond. We have added two new board members and our succession and sustainability committee is pushing forward.
We have faced some challenges because we work from a small pool of people. Many of the people working on the committee also worked with gala preparations and work with our programs and administration. We believe that our additions to the board along with outreach through the gala and other recent events are helping to expand our pool of supporters.
Another challenge we faced was with Lee, the elder from Galena Park that we mentioned in our last report, who still needs home repairs from Hurricane Harvey. We were able to connect him to a program, but his application for assistance was denied because there was too much additional damage in his backyard. We have reached out to the program to get clarification on the reason he was denied and to find out how we may be able to help. In the meantime, we have assisted Lee in applying for another program. We’ll keep you posted on his progression!
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