Marked the date for the gala on my calendar. After doing Wrapping for Inclusion since it started, about 10 years ago, this year is the first time I have received a personalized thank you note. It was very much appreciated. The person in charge of our group for the first 6 years always gave us a nice gift. So looking forward to the Gala and thanking Christy in person. In regard to that article, since the Republicans took over the legislature and governorship of NC, they have been running it like a monarchy. From what I have read, they don't believe in liberal arts and think every degree should provide training for a specific job. So a Poverty center in NC would just make people upset. I read an article where one of the state senators said that the state was not running a deficit after all the tax law changes in 2014, despite the fact that revenues are below expenditures budgeted. He said it was because the revenues are greater than the previous year.