Friend,

These are the last days of 2025, and I keep thinking about the people who stay when things get harder. Thank you for being one of them, especially as the winter cold and rising costs right now are bringing more families to our doors.

When you stay with this work, real things happen for real people.

A year-end gift right now will change lives - like bringing warmth on a cold night, food on the table and a safe place to land - a reminder that kindness always wins.

Families and older adults arrive at our VOA center doorways unsure of what comes next - and with you alongside us, they find warmth, nourishment and a steady place to land.

The match opportunity ends Dec.31. Thanks for what you can do now, to help kindness land where it’s needed most.

Blessings and gratitude,

P.S. The clock is winding down on the year - and on the match. This is one of those moments where showing up changes what comes next.

Your gift can still go twice as far tonight!

This holiday, be the reason someone finds

hope and strength.

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