Page 20 - Q1_2024 Rosendin Corporate Newsletter

Letter from the President

It has been a busy quarter for The Rosendin Foundation. On This quarter we distributed 3 emergency grants to nonprofit
January 1 , we launched our 2024 TRF Camp Build applications. partners, Ashley’s Place, CAC for North Texas, and NAMI Prince
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In April, our committee volunteers will review all the applications William. Due to repair costs continuing to increasing, we
received and rank our campers. We will be accepting 24 first- increased our Emergency Grant cap to $5000. Read more about
time campers in Austin and Phoenix and 16 campers in Anaheim, each grant on the next page.
Charlotte, and Sherman. This year we are rolling out our
second-year curriculum in Austin and Phoenix and accepting 12 In February, our Virginia community suffered a major loss
returning campers in each of those cities. Applicants will receive and trauma when Apprentice Elijah Safadi lost his life to a fellow
notice of their acceptance or waitlist status by the end of April. apprentice at the Manassas training center. Elijah died a hero
Sponsorship also closes for the camps in April so if you know of protecting others. We are working with the local teams to share
any companies or organizations that want to support our efforts community resources for our grieving community members.
to build and empower the next generation of construction We distributed an emergency grant of $5,000 to NAMI Prince
leaders, please ask them to sponsor. William to assist the community navigate this traumatic event.

TRF Camp Build epitomizes our core values. We CARE for our Our volunteers continue to positively impact the community
community with the group builds donated to local nonprofits to through Service Days. This quarter, volunteers served water
teach the campers the importance of caring. We SHARE through and electrolytes to runners, planned service days, and started
our social media, news appearances, and YouTube videos. We preparing for TRF Camp Build.
take the time to educate not just the campers, but our broader Thank you for joining us in building a community of service.
community on why working with your hands is an incredible
accomplishment and opens doors to future opportunities. We In Community,
LISTEN to feedback and adjust to ensure that campers have a
positive experience and EXCEL in our 2024 camps. By providing
an opportunity for boys, girls, and non-binary kids to learn how
to build safely, we open them up to exploring new career paths Jolsna Thomas
and not always saying no to things without trying them out first. President
This embodies the term INNOVATION. We are also incredibly
THANKFUL to our sponsors and volunteers for sharing their time,
talents, and treasure to empower our future builders. Annual Sponsors

In March, Financial Solutions invited us onto their podcast,
The Nonprofit MBA Podcast. We talked about our process to
approve Annual Grants. Listen to the podcast here.

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