FROM THE EDITOR
Giving Back
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BY STEVE GUGLIELMO
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GAWDA President Abydee Butler Moore and her husband Ryan have selected Children’s Literacy Center as the recipient of donations from the 2021 GAWDA Gives Back Program. Donations from the Gives Back campaign will fund specific projects at the charity and GAWDA will also be taking new or gently used donation books that members can send to the hotel. We will announce the dates in which members can send the books via email blast and it will also be posted on the 2021 Annual Convention registration.
I Steve Guglielmo is GAWDA Media’s Editor-in-Chief. He has more than a decade of experience working with industrial associations. He can be reached at steveg@gawdamedia.com.
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Children's Literacy Center's (CLC) mission is to build a life of success through a foundation of literacy…..ONE child at a time. CLC works with families and the community to provide an effective literacy program that helps the struggling reader become a successful reader. Through one-to-one tutoring, each student gets personalized tutoring with long-lasting results. Tutors help their students by providing patience, support, and, in turn, increasing the students' self-confidence. CLC's program, together with tutors, can create successful readers…..ONE child at a time.
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’ve worked in association publications for 2000 Annual Convention in Maui, when GAWDA my entire career. I mentioned in my first ever donated to Adult Day Care Centers. editor’s note, in the Q3 2019 issue of Welding In the two decades since GAWDA Gives Back & Gases Today, that I was hired fresh out of - YES!was formed, every subsequent GAWDA President I want to make a contribution in the AMOUNT OF $ to 2021 GAWDA Gives Back Charity. college to work with GAWDA’s previous publisher. and their spouse have continued the tradition by While I worked primarily with one of our other reviewing local charities and picking the one or association publications at the time, and eventually two charities that are near and dear to their heart. went to work for a different publisher, again withPayment Information And GAWDA members have answered the call other association publications, before rejoining with aplomb, raising more than $2 million for GAWDA Media, I’ve gotten to experience some charities across the country. really cool things in my career. This year, we are headed to Colorado Springs, I’ve gotten to travel to some really cool places, where GAWDA President Abydee Butler Moore eat at great restaurants, meet people from all over and her husband, Ryan, will once again continue the world and network in places I probably would this grand tradition. The Moore’s have chosen the have never gotten to go if not for this job. But Children’s Literacy Center (CLC) as the recipthe coolest thing about working with GAWDA ient for donations for the 2021 GAWDA Gives isn’t the food, or the resorts, or the golf courses. Back Program. The CLC works with families It’s working with people who genuinely want to in Colorado Springs communities to provide an make a difference. effective literacy program that helps the struggling One of my primary missions since I bereader become a successful reader. Through onecame editor of Welding & Gases Today is to to-one tutoring, each student gets personalized shine a light on all the member benefits that tutoring with long-lasting results. come with your GAWDA membership. How GAWDA is inviting all members to support are your member dues working for you and CLC’s mission to build a life of success through your company? But today, I want to discuss a foundation of literacy. This year, in addition the GAWDA Gives Back Program and how to our members’ generous donations, GAWDA GAWDA members are bringing benefits to is asking Members to promote a book drive at the cities that we visit. each company as CLC is in need of new or gently GAWDA Gives Back started in 2000, when used books for 1st – 6th graders. then NWSA President Dave Mahoney and his On behalf of GAWDA Media, I want to send wife, Donna, suggested that GAWDA help a heartfelt thank you to all GAWDA members support the cities and communities that we visit who have ever donated to GAWDA Gives Back. when we hold our annual Convention. Dave You make us proud to be GAWDA members. and Donna, together with GAWDA’s Board of Thank you so much, we can’t wait to see you all Directors and leadership team, worked tirelessly in Colorado. to make this vision a reality, culminating in the Supporter Friend
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