Humbled By Response
Dear Editor:
As I, still new to the position of executive director at the North Webster Community Center, experienced the “Heart of the Community” Dinner and Auction for the first time Saturday, Oct. 1, I was completely humbled by the community’s positive response.
In fact, I have never before been so proud to be part of this small town as I was that night. Our community, though not shocking, was thrilled to be “back home” in our gymnasium. We have waited two long years to celebrate together, and that we did. We had the opportunity to share dinner, tell stories and truly support an organization that, from the beginning, promised to not put a strain but be a blessing for our taxpayers.
NWCC’s board has always taken the position that if it is of importance, our community will make it a priority. The community I so lovingly grew up in proved our center is the priority, with a record-breaking event that netted more than $100,000, giving us the ability to plan ahead and focus on 2023.
On behalf of the board of directors, we would like to extend our deepest gratitude to our community. Businesses and residents alike gave openly and freely of money, gifts and volunteer labor. We have for years used this fundraising to support our operational and program costs.
For the first time ever in the history of our organization, we are pleased to announce we are over 50% of the way to our annual goal for next year. We could not be more thankful nor more excited about our future.
Wishing our community all the best,
Emily Worrell
Executive Director
North Webster Community Center