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welcome

The CLH community is a generous one, and as the months of the
pandemic have continued on, you have found so many ways to
support the individuals served by CLH. This issue is a celebration of
the positive difference you have made. Thank you! As the year draws
to a close and we keep an eye on the continuing impact of COVID-19
in prolonging our time #togetherathome, we are grateful for your
continued support and encouragement.

As you’ll read in these pages, your donations have helped us
provide meaningful assistance to the people and the programs
of CLH. The Backyard Project, the SIL dinner program and care
baskets, and the thriving virtual day program are just a few
MESSAGE FROM highlights of the impact of your generous support.
THE PRESIDENT Our highly anticipated annual gala has been re-invented for

I hope this edition of our newsletter finds you well, and that you these times as A Red Carpet Evening: The #togetherathome
are enjoying these fall days. Edition, and we are thrilled to announce that The Trews will
be joining us as our special musical guests. We hope that you
We have had a tremendously busy few months here at CLH will join us in February, and help us raise critical funds to
Foundation, and we have been working hard to support the support CLH.
re-imagined programming that successfully ensured a safe
and wonderful summer #togetherathome. As we continue our efforts to build awareness and support
for CLH, one way your generosity can have impact all year
Last we spoke, we told you about the changes to programming long is by becoming a monthly donor to CLH Foundation. This
and everyday routines for many people supported by CLH. We recurring monthly gift will help assist CLH in their mission to
shared with you the impact that the closures to much-loved support, include and empower. Your donations will be put to
programs, the pause of work experiences and social outings, work and make a difference throughout the year!
and visiting family and friends “virtually” has had. Through all
of this, members of the CLH community rose to the challenge As always, we are grateful to each and every one of you for
of learning to enjoy programs and experiences in a new way. your support, and thank you for your generosity.

As we move through fall, we have been inspired by our
community members and their willingness to approach new
activities with an open heart, and our gaze is firmly fixed Sarah Kitchen
on finding new ways to support CLH with the same spirit of President
creativity and innovation. CLH Foundation Board of Directors

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