Friday, June 8, 2007

It's OFFICIAL!

Yesterday, we recieved news from the IRS that Abeona House is now officially a 501(c)(3) organization!

All of our hard work, vindicated with a stroke of the pen.

I don't know if I have fully internalized what this means for us, long-term. But I do feel with great certainty that what we have built at Abeona House has lasting value. That means so much to me. I do feel, in my dramatic romanticism, that in my daily work, what I do must mean something, must effect some kind of change, must have impact. I now feel that the impact of this organization will outlast me. We can begin in earnest to work to influence the face of childcare in the city, and what it should look like.

I'm so proud to be a part of this group of parents, willing to shape what might not already exist, because of their commitment to their children and families, and other families.

That's enough of what this means to me. Here's what this might mean to you: all your donations to Abeona House are now tax-deductible! To learn more about Abeona, please visit our website, and be a part of shaping a healthy New Orleans one young child at a time.

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