Just three months to go and the 2008-2009 school year will be over.  What a year, but it has been good in spite of our economy and loss of jobs.  When times get hard, we put our priorities in order, and if we don't provide the best for our children, our world cannot improve. 

      So many good things have happened this year.  The heroic move of our teachers taking a 10% cut in pay for 5 months, a $2,500 check from Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation, and the $5,000 challenge to our parents which has produced $17,650 to date, have all brought about a great sense of family here at Cobb Street.  With our enrollment in the child care down by 20 and the school down by 11, we've had a loss in our annual budget for the 2008-09 fiscal year.  The Ford Family Foundation has invited us to apply for a grant and we have also submitted one to the Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation to assist us with this deficit.

      This all said and done, Cobb Street is doing what it was intended to do with a good Corporate Board, Staff, parents and supporters.

     Thank you for helping to make us a safe learning place for children, yours whom you entrust to our care.

Sr. Jeanita