The road to collecting $3 million for the new children's library has been quite a ride with a lot of unexpected turns, and this week's invitation to a Milwaukee casino for a chance to win $25,000 from the Potawatomi's Heart of Canal Street grant funding promises to be a good time. Twenty organizations selected from the pool of finalists (that's us) will share the $500,000 prize. Hopefully Lady Luck is on our side and if we win, Brandi and I will try hard not to gamble it all away on the way out (just kidding).
In another intriguing fundraising scheme, we have an insider connection to producer Ron Howard and the Netflix execs who are creating a film from Kenosha's own Florence Parry Heide's Shrinking Treehorn series. Will they make a gift to the campaign in Heide's honor? We'll see...
And, in a less flashy but even more potentially lucrative turn of events, the Governor has announced a surprise matching grant for shovel ready construction projects and the city's grant writer is completing the application on our behalf. We'll ask for $1 million.
A retirement announcement from Debbie Kresal, whose last day at KPL is January 16, 2024. " I am looking forward to enjoying my retirement with my family and friends, but I will miss everyone here who has become my second family."
This week's Bright Spots:
From Jennifer: "I wanted to submit a Bright Spot this week for Brandi. She has had a lot going on these first two weeks as our new Assistant Director (while also balancing CPP in the interim!), and I've immensely appreciated her measured, supportive, and compassionate approaches to the various things we've thrown at her in such a short time. It is already clear to so many of us that she is going to thrive in this role, lifting up KPL along the way."
From Amanda: "Quick shoutout to the SI staff for helping make the decorations for this year's tree. It's looking awesome! Plus extra kudos to Lina for making a pseudo book topper for it."
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