Dear Friends,

What a year this has been at CEDARS!

Thank you for your tremendous support as we worked with 5,038 children and youth helping them find safety and stability.

I know you are motivated by the stories of our children's success just as much as I am, and it is my pleasure to share some of those with you. It is also my great honor to thank those of you who have so generously supported CEDARS goals and mission. It is because of you that these and other children's lives have been changed.

I would like to share with you a card we recently received:

"I just wanted to take the time out to give back to the community. I was at CEDARS and I saw that there was a need for money to build more rooms. Since I left CEDARS I have got a job. Now I feel like I should at least give back something. I just wanted to thank you guys for providing me shelter."

Inside the card was a $10.00 bill.

As many of you know, we are finishing construction of a new crisis center wing. This project is what this young woman is referring to. It is kids just like this young lady whose lives will be forever changed because of the care we'll provide through this new crisis center.

Thank you, again, for your support. Together, we are changing lives.

Respectfully,

James R. Blue
President and CEO