Day 2 - Wow, we're blogging maniacs!!

Hi Again!
If you didn't read yesterdays Blog, please backtrack and read it first. (It was much better! Ha!)
I know I won't be able to get to this everyday, but I did want to add a hearty THANKS to our new board member, Shawn Stahmer, who helped get the Blog up and running. I really do need all the tech help I can get!! Hopefully we'll have our brand new web site up and running very soon too!
I'll be talking about the kids (a lot!) in weeks to come, but for the moment I just want to also throw out a couple of commercial messages.
First - We are looking to add staff, so please help us spread the word. Preferably, educators or therapists with strong horse or animal backgrounds. We work days, so people with flexible schedules are a good match.
Next - Our duck raffle and coffee sale continues. If you haven't bought a Lucky Duck yet, call 815-923-2613 before July 28!! ( There are cash prizes and lots of pizzas and stuff to give away; grand prize is $1000!) And the Light Center Blend coffee is the BEST; and compared to Starbucks at $22./Lb., we're a real bargain at $15!
Also - We are always looking for good volunteers! Got some time? We've got work! Call us!
Last of all - Our staff is undergoing "staff and program development." What that means is that we're brushing up our skills and our activities to make the Light Center program even better than ever. But with that comes increased hours and increased dedication... This staff, all of them, put in volunteer hours as well as compensated time; it holds down costs and makes for a dedicated team. So needless to say, your support is always critical to our success. Someone at the Green Chimneys Residential Center in New York said, "the pain these kids carry is like a monster inside of them. Our job is to help them tame the monster without hurting them anymore. These kids have been hurt enough." Most of the kids that come to the Light Center are hurt just as much... Your support helps us help them! Ok, the commercials are all over. It's raining right now, ok it's pouring right now, so I'm ought'a here! Have a great night bloggers!
Jan