State Of The Sade (10/9/2020)

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Hello Palisaders! 

As many of you may be aware, I've stepped away from the Palisade Initiative for a while, focusing on myself as I've been dealing with a difficult year. The group will not disband, but a lot of things have been set back, including our first Film Festival and the opening of our production studio.

Our fundraisers are also stagnant, including the HopeToMillions fundraiser and the Palisade Fundly. For now, there are no active fundraisers, but if you'd still like to donate, feel free.

This is a very rough season for the project, after starting 5 years strong, opening up multiple initiatives, working with 10 different organizations, and donating $2,000, this is a major reflection point for the group.

There is no clear plan forward. I do not mean to sound pessimistic, but it may be likely that Project Palisade won't last many more years or could possibly merge with another group to stay afloat. Again, the future is unclear, but we currently lack the funds and the active membership we once had to keep the group on a steady climb upward.

As of yet, there aren't any negotiations to be had with a potential merger candidate, but the idea is still very much up in the air, and may be the next direction for the group.

Image by Donovan Levine, via PicMonkey.


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