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Northern Foundation’s Look Back: Thank you to our 2017 Sponsors and Donors

Letter from Executive Director

A sincere and heartfelt thank you to the Española Valley and the entire region for your support of the Northern Foundation’s 22ndAnnual Gala! For the third straight year, we sold out – over 600 seats this year – and raised much-needed money for our Community Fund. These funds will benefit students and their families, faculty, staff and the entire Valley as we fulfill our mission to support Northern New Mexico College and all our surrounding neighbors. The exciting night reaffirmed a shared vision that through higher education, our communities will Dream, Journey and Thrive!

Special thanks to the businesses who sponsored the event, to all those who donated to the live and silent auction and to those who raised their paddles to make cash gifts. It was truly an amazing night with an electric and warm feeling in the house. We turned the ballroom into a big living room full of family and friends catching up after a long year, rekindling old friendships, making new friends, taking photos, talking live on radio, and joining in a good time. I am humbled by the outpouring of support. TSAY Corporation stood tall for the eighth year in a row as our Signature Sponsor, and this year’s Presidential Eagle sponsors Zia Credit Union, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Century Bank, Rio Arriba County, and KSWV Radio along with all our other sponsors and donors made a lasting impact as well.

New Mexico Congresswoman Michelle Lujan-Grisham delivered a heart-felt and inspiring keynote address, cheers to Moving Arts Española performers, applause to musicians Cipriano Vigil and Cipriano Vigil, Jr., and hats off to auctioneer and emcee Mark Johnson for spicing the night with his quick wit, humor and dynamic auctioneering skills. Northern’s own FDMA students produced a highly polished live video broadcast, and we showed special appreciation to Associate Director of LANL Community Partnerships Office, Carole Rutten. Thank you to all the Northern Foundation Board members. Extra-mile gratitude to the Gala volunteers who committed their time to helping me host the gathering and all my colleagues at Northern – we could not have done this without you.

As I reflect on my three years as Executive Director, I am satisfied by our success, but I know there is so much more I can do – that WE can do together. This may be a time to pause and take stock, but it is no time to stop. I ask you all to continue to support the Foundation by starting a scholarship fund and by making a gift to our Community Fund before the end of the year. All gifts are 100% tax deductible and will help make a change here at home.

Lastly, thank you to our scholarship donors and congratulations to the Northern Foundation Scholars – your path ahead in life will take its turns, but you always have our love, our friendship, our support and our interest to know where you have been, where you are and where you will be. We look to you as the next leaders in our community.

Terry Mulert, Executive Director

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