Tonight was the night that my Soroptimist Club gives away money. From 27 grant applications we selected the nine that we thought most deserving. While it would be nice to fund all of the non-profit projects presented to us, our funds are finite. It is always nice to hear what these great groups will be doing with the money we raised through the crab feed, golf tournament, and a garage sale. Most of the funds will be used to help women and children.
Cynthia and I shared a table with a couple representing the Discovery Museum and Science Center. Our money provides scholarships for girls to attend their science camp (boys in science programs greatly outnumber the girls) but we also learned that they are getting ready to build a new facility near the Sacramento River. The base will be a fantastic old WPA building that Alex and I have been talking about for years. It has sat empty in the 30+ years we have lived in Sacramento. Now it will be a science center and museum for children that will include a planetarium and all sorts of wonderful things.
There were six other great local groups and two international ones represented. Money is tight, but volunteers are still working to keep charity and the arts alive.
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That's so cool! Both that the Soroptimist Club exists and that there are such neat projects that you can help fund. Someday we'll get our kids to that soon-to-be science center.
Oops. This is Starr. I don't know why the computer keeps listing me as Jason.
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