Happy New Year, Bugbee! We are wishing everyone a warm and wonderful 2025. In the back offices we’re filling up the new year’s calendar with fun activities, useful programs, and planning for many thousands of meals. And speaking of those meals, I wanted to start off with a warm congratulations to our Head Cook of 15 years, Christy Hazen, who will be leaving Bugbee to take the next step in her career at the end of this month. Thank you, Christy, for building the Nutrition Program to what it is today!
Behind the scenes we are hard at work with “Bugbee 2030,” our strategic plan. Thank you everyone who has completed the Community Survey, it is so useful to get feedback from all of you. We are looking forward to analyzing the results and and presenting the findings to you this spring. If you haven’t done the survey yet, you can pick one up at the front desk or save us some paper and printing costs by completing it online: bugbeecenter.org/survey
I’m pleased to report that we met the Byrne Challenge! Last October, the Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation pledged to match, dollar for dollar, every contribution to Bugbee up to $40,000. The community more than met this challenge! Thank you to the nearly 200 donors who made a gift before the end of the year, and for helping us reach our goal. And a big thank you to Dorothy Byrne for supporting Bugbee Senior Center.
Any resolutions for the new year? Mine is to come to Bugbee every day 🙂 Haha alright, yes, I do work here, but it’s the best job I’ve ever had, the best team I’ve ever worked with, and every day I look forward to seeing and hearing from Bugbee seniors. You all are responsible for keeping this place bright, welcoming, friendly, and FUN. Thank you, and let’s celebrate the new year!!!
Mark Bradley
Executive Director