Since my last round of updates, we have reached the “beginning of the end” of our JVC year. I can already tell that the next weeks will fly by and be filled with many exciting events and emotions. Grad night in Disneyland was followed by Verbum Dei’s Baccalaureate Mass and Graduation, held at LMU’s chapel and the Cathedral respectively. Urban Compass honored two seniors for their dedication to volunteering with us this year at the mass and gave then (small) scholarships. Both services were beautiful and I felt proud to be part of the Verb community and flattered by how inclusive they have been to me this year.
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| Flowers from Verb at the Bacc Mass |
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| More books were donated to us than we could give away! Amazing! |
At work, we are picking up speed as the school year is winding down. My days have been quite busy with compiling an end of the year parent survey, managing donations of books from a school in Pasadena, and preparing for summer camp. The kiddos have been crazy now that the end of the year is in sight. We took them on a field trip last Saturday to the Santa Monica Pier, and their rides, games, lunch, and snacks were provided by the Water Buffalo Club. They had a blast at the amusement park and aquarium. My group of 10 seven year olds was out of control, but what can you expect, I guess? Sugar + Rides + Crowds = Chaotic small children.
An exciting decision was made at our board meeting a few weeks back. The board approved the creation of an Executive Director position and offered it to Theresa, so she will be transitioning to the new role starting in August. This means she will be hiring a Program Director to be in charge of the daily program, and Theresa will be responsible for fundraising, planning, marketing, etc for Urban Compass.
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| My group at the Santa Monica Pier...pre-chaos. |
Happy Father’s Day! More updates soon!
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