President’s message: We’re on the climb

An experience I had on my recent trip to Colorado reminded me of how Impact San Antonio members accomplish so much each year. On the trip, I attended my first event at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. I was excited to experience music I love in such a majestic setting. We arrived early and were able to find good parking. We headed toward the venue, which had a steep climb, which led to a very large set of stairs, which led to another large set of stairs, followed by yet another large set of stairs just to get into the gates.

We finally found our seats in time for the first act — and then the skies opened and the lightning began. We got soaked and were a bit unnerved by the lightning. After more than an hour had passed, rainbows appeared, the skies finally cleared and the main acts took the stage. The concert was absolutely amazing — the beauty of the sky, the red rocks, the wonderful music and the best friends to enjoy it with!

As members of Impact San Antonio, we start each year joining with excitement and anticipation of what the year will hold. We take part in events that give us opportunities to spread the story of Impact San Antonio and the organizations we support. We make the steep climbs of membership drives, agency training, grant reviews and grant oversight. And sometimes, we may feel like we’ve been “soaked” by adversity. But in the end, the skies always clear and we are able to enjoy and celebrate the impressive grant finalists with the best membership out there!

As the grant review teams get close to the end of their 2022 climb, I am so thankful for all of the amazing things we have accomplished throughout the year. I’m filled with anticipation and excitement to find out about the agency projects that we as members will be able to learn about and vote for.

So while we’re on this last large set of stairs, take an extra breath and know how close you are to your front row seats at Celebration and Grant Award Night!