Polar Bear Plunge Benefit

The Community Relations Committee has been very active since the last posting.  The Polar Bear Plunge raising money for the Special Olympics went on as scheduled, and no, it was not 80 degrees as hoped for.  It was hovering around 30 degrees when Greg Taylor, one of our members, courageously made the plunge.   The event was well attended and Greg raised over $5000 personally with a nice donation from the committee.

The GLAR annual Bowl-A-Thon took place in early March and raised over $3000 for CASA and The Salvation Army.  Over 170 bowlers (including 8 from the Louisville office) participated in the event.  There were also over 20 volunteers making this one of the largest events the Board participates in.  Numerous prizes provided by our affiliates along with great food and fun made this a special event and one we will be participating in again next year.  Kudos goes out to Karen Story and her team for organizing the event.

Upcoming events include Camp Quality (a week-long camp for children with cancer), Repair Affair, VIPS (Visually Impaired Preschool Services) and monthly visits to The Wayside Christian Mission serving breakfast to the homeless.   The Louisville Milestone office will be serving breakfast in April to those who are not fortunate enough to be in Louisville houses.