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Carrie Davis
From the President's Desk......Arnold Bennett, author of the book How to Live on 24 Hours a Day once said, “Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.” Realistically, change will never be a “walk on a sandy beach” for most of us. Speaking from my own experience as the newly installed president of The Kids on the Block, Inc., I can say the changes we have undergone here at KOB Headquarters, although expected, were nonetheless challenging. Change happens. Friends and colleagues depart. The strangeness and novelty gives way to the familiarity of routine and the anticipation of new possibilities. Life... and business go on. I am excited to be serving you in a new capacity and I look forward to meeting many of you at the upcoming Regional Conference in Seattle. The KOB Headquarters staff is hard at work on a number of exciting projects including program updates and brand new programs for 2002 (more on those later). You’ll find this issue of “Keeping Up With the Kids” full of information intended to inspire you. Perhaps you’ll be moved to create your own change–offering new programming or embarking on an as of yet untried funding campaign. For those of you currently experiencing challenges with your programs, try not to dwell on your discomfort–instead, allow change to be an opportunity to look at your program through new eyes. A fresh perspective can be as invigorating as a romp through the sprinkler on a hot summer day. You’ll come through the situation renewed and better able to serve the children in your community as we begin a new school year. Aric-James Darroe |
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