Late Autumn Update From Our Executive Director

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Hello AIDNW Family and Friends. Happy Fall!

We have been busy bees in September! Thank you to everyone who joined us for the September Listening Session. One of the outcomes of that meeting was the development of a volunteer advisory committee. If you are interested in joining, please reach out to Steve Sarwono or email Aidan at .volunteercoordinator@aidnw.org   Secondly, thanks to everyone who came to the Community Meeting to hear our speaker, Todd Miller, for an update on actions at the border.

Thank you to all of our September donors! Especially those who are sending contributions from their IRA accounts and those giving on a monthly basis. That is amazing. Since most of you chose to donate anonymously, we are not able to acknowledge you individually. Please know that we see and appreciate you deeply.

Here is a chart showing our fundraising efforts so you can see our progress year to date. This is data through the end of September.

As you can see, we are on track to meet and hopefully exceed our fundraising efforts from 2022. But the work is not done. We still have the upcoming Detention Lottery and Giving Tuesday/End of Year Campaign to push us over the finish line for 2024 and get us off to a strong start in 2025.

Upcoming Events
Detention Lottery, Saturday, November 2^nd at Urban Grace Church. Ticket information is here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aidnw-presents-the-detention-lottery-an-immersive-courtroom-drama-tickets-1002487546237?aff=oddtdtcreator.  There will be refreshments for purchase, a small silent auction, and a time for questions/discussion after the performance. Doors open at 3 pm and the performance begins at 4:00. Discount tickets are available–we are offering half price tickets for AIDNW volunteers, students and veterans,  and buy two get one ticket free–please email Aidan for those: volunteercoordinator@aidnw.org

Our next Listening Session will be Wednesday, October 23rd at 6 pm. The zoom link for the session is:  https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87032613705?pwd=kQWFcON7XCoKzkDajJSwgp5HYbY01a.1  We look forward to seeing you then!

We appreciate each and every one of you! AIDNW would not be as strong without you. Take good care of yourselves.

Yours in service,
Lynette