August Newsletter: Old Bill's Fun Run
Dear Friends,
We couldn't be more excited to kick off our 10 year anniversary this Old Bill's Fun Run giving season. We are looking forward to celebrating and sharing our new set of values with the community. Our five new values guide our day-to-day program work, partnership development, communications with families, and the strategic decisions that we make. These values are Belonging, Empowerment, Growth, Fun, and Adventure. Our goal is to create and implement programs that reflect our values and promote them within the Coombs community. Coombs participants learn these values in programs and can use them in other parts of their lives, including school and relationships.
This summer we checked-in with Coombs participants and staff to understand how they personally experience these values at Coombs. Hearing the impact that our programs have on participants through their own words and stories is not only inspiring, but also helps us incorporate their feedback to develop more meaningful and collaborative programs. We are excited to share these stories from Coombs participants and staff with you over the coming weeks.
We are continually inspired by the strong values and philanthropic spirit of the Jackson community. Generous donations to Coombs Outdoors through Old Bill’s Fun Run have made it possible for us to invite more than 350 local youth into our year-round outdoor programs in 2022. Your contribution to Coombs Outdoors this year will increase our capacity to share our values with more youth through innovative, inclusive programs that bring us closer to our vision of a community in which youth feel supported, connected, and inspired.
Thank you for supporting Coombs Outdoors!
- Jenny Wolfrom Holladay
Executive Director, Coombs Outdoors
From August 12 - September 16, all donations made to Coombs Outdoors through Old Bill’s Fun Run will be matched. This means the impact of your gifts will go even farther!
