events@fordscholaralumni.com<\/a>. You don\u2019t have to join the committee to provide ideas, but you know you want to.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\nLast, and hopefully not least, the FSAA and the Ford Institute for Community Building are exploring opportunities for our organizations to collaborate. It\u2019s all part of our \u201cconnections\u201d theme. While we\u2019re not legally affiliated with the Institute, we are definitely united in purpose and principle. More to come on that subject.<\/p>\n
OK, this is actually the last thing: Every once in a while, I just have to give special thanks to Holly Scholz for compiling, editing and writing a great deal of our newsletters. She\u2019s also our photographer extraordinaire. Without Holly, there would be no newsletter, and I really enjoy reading these things. So, thank you, Holly. (And Holly, I know you\u2019re editing this\u2026 no, you can\u2019t take out this section.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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