SubscribeNot So Silent Night
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Name: Kim
Email: khanna@bolestacenter.org
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Location: Tampa, Lakeland, Orlando
Position: Executive Director
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Bio:Kim brings twenty years experience in non-profit administration and finance, with skills in financial analysis, fundraising, and management, to Bolesta. Her work in the community began when she was a commercial loan officer for Mellon Bank and served on the boards of a variety of non-profit organizations. Leaving banking to devote full-time to non-profit work, her professional efforts have centered in fundraising and management for organizations that serve youth, most specifically, Alpha House of Tampa, The Children’s Home, and Eckerd Youth Alternatives.
Kim holds a Master’s degree from The University of South Florida in Tampa and an undergraduate degree from Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, FL.
In 1999, Kim was recognized as a “Woman of Distinction” by the Suncoast Girl Scouts Council. In 2000, she was recognized as one of “Forty Under Forty” to watch as an upcoming business leader by the Tampa Bay Business Journal.
by: Kim December 17, 2009
What does “silent night” mean to you? For those of us who are hearing, we can’t imagine a truly silent night. But for a child with hearing loss, silence might mean not being able to participate fully in all the activities their hearing peers enjoy. Here at Bolesta, our kids don’t know that- because they can go to regular schools, in regular classrooms; play sports; go to the college of their choice; build careers that are productive and personally fulfilling; in other words- they can enjoy lives with no limitations.
This is the result one achieves when today’s technology- either cochlear implants or digital hearing aids, is combined with the specialized Listening and Spoken Language therapy such as Bolesta provides along with the support of our donors- all of whom make it possible for us to fulfill this critical mission.
Silent Night is Bolesta’s annual appeal for philanthropic support. I hope you will help us meet our contribution goal so we can continue to help every child who comes through our doors. Don’t make it a “silent night” for our kids, help us make it a joyous, bright, noisy night- by bringing the gift of listening and speaking to all kids who can benefit.
P.S. Making a gift is easy- just click here. Our kids appreciate your efforts to fill their world with sound!
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