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December 2008
Greetings!

With Thanksgiving just behind us and with the holidays ahead, we are truly in the midst of the holiday season.   We can't thank you enough for your friendship towards Lund and the people we serve.  Whether your support comes in the form of time you contribute as a volunteer or collaborator, or an monetary or in-kind donation, we are extremely grateful.  Thank you!
 
This time of year is quite a special time to be at Lund and one where I am reminded that the giving spirit is alive and well in our community.  Our offices are filling up with lovingly knit booties and baby blankets, we are receiving phone calls and letters that relate how Lund helped to build their family, and fielding many questions from concerned individuals about how Lund and our families are faring. 
 
Our adoption staff is working incredibly hard to finalize as many adoptions as they can before the new year so that children can receive the gift of a forever family and all of our staff is providing extra support to our clients to make sure that clients have the services they need to negotiate what is typically a hard time of year for many.  It could be the child waiting for his "forever family" or the young mother who is stressed by all her responsibilities.   
 
Your help and generosity are helping the most vulnerable children and families that we serve to get through the holidays with some joy.
 
The generosity of our community year round and this time of year is greatly appreciated - from the Burlington Free Press for selecting Lund Family Center as one of the agencies in the Giving Season this year to Green Mountain Decorative Painters who made over 100 ornaments whose sale will benefit Lund (on sale now at Downtown Burlington's Northfield Savings Bank.  An example graces the top of this letter). 
We're pleased to announce that we have redesigned our website -
please visit www.lundfamilycenter.org for a peek!
 
Also, please join us for an evening of "Wine, Women and Song"
on January 6th at Shelburne Vineyards. 
Contact Pam Castelli for information.
 
 
 
   
With the year soon coming to an end, we hope you'll choose to contribute to Lund Family Center in a way that is meaningful to you.  Visit our website for ways to be involved in our work or help low income families with holiday gifts. 

 
As we look ahead to the new year, I wish each of you, Peace, Happiness, and Good Health.
 
 Barbara
 
Barbara Rachelson,
Executive Director
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