As we look back at our past 14 years – celebrating our successes and remembering those who have assisted us with our mission – those of us that work each day to improve the lives of Houston’s special children find ourselves in a unique situation. Our commitment to these children is strengthened by the knowledge that the level of need in our community has never been greater. We have set ambitious goals and realize that they will be more difficult to accomplish than ever before. However, the difficulty of success does not relieve us of the responsibility to try. We must all live consciously. These children’s future may sometimes be beyond our vision, but it is never beyond our control. We have certainly begun to extend our outreach to a greater number of families seeking our assistance than ever before. We can never stop caring or making a difference.

In the words of John Wesley we must each “do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.”

I thank you each for being with us this evening and ask that you reach deep into your hearts for our children every day.

Laura Ward