Yes, this a definite sign pointing to our success! Cristina --- On Thu, 5/9/13, Bob Robeson <bobroby@xxxxxxx> wrote: From: Bob Robeson <bobroby@xxxxxxx> Subject: [cedarfirememorial] Re: FW: Cedar Fire Educational Memorial To: cedarfirememorial@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Thursday, May 9, 2013, 10:06 AM I agree.Bob R. From: cedarfirememorial-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:cedarfirememorial-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kathy Kassel Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2013 9:24 AM To: cedarfirememorial@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [cedarfirememorial] Re: FW: Cedar Fire Educational Memorial Very appreciative they were willing to do it. But I think our decision to go with the Regional Fire oranization is our best bet. I will call Robin with the River Park to let her know we also apprcieated their willingness to consider being our fiscal agent, but that we chose the regional fire. It is nice to have so much support!Kathy --- On Thu, 5/9/13, Sandra Younger <sandrayounger@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Sandra Younger <sandrayounger@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: [cedarfirememorial] Re: FW: Cedar Fire Educational Memorial To: "cedarfirememorial@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <cedarfirememorial@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: "<cedarfirememorial@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>" <cedarfirememorial@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Thursday, May 9, 2013, 5:37 AMNicely done, David! On May 9, 2013, at 5:09 AM, "David Kassel" <david@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:When it rains, it pours... If we are sure we do not need this group to handle our donations, I will let them know tomorrow. David From: Christina Lesniak [mailto:CLesniak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2013 3:06 PM To: 'David Kassel' Subject: RE: Cedar Fire Educational Memorial Hello David, I received approval from the board to be your fiscal agent for this project but would like to meet in person to discuss further. Please let me know when you are available to meet! We do have our Spirit of Courage awards banquet next week so the following week would be best. Thanks, Christina Lesniak<image001.png>Director of OperationsBurn Institute8825 Aero Drive, Ste. 200San Diego, CA 92123Phone: 858-541-2277 X10Fax: 858-541-7179 From: David Kassel [mailto:david@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2013 8:50 AM To: Christina Lesniak Subject: Cedar Fire Educational Memorial Dear Christina, Thank you for taking the time to speak with me. As I had stated, we are building an educational memorial in Lakeside, set to begin construction this October 26th, the 10th anniversary of the fire that changed San Diego so much. It will be built on a site already reserved for the memorial at the new Lakeside Fire Headquarters. (see attachment – brown area) The memorial is in its design infancy. We have some ideas but nothing has been cast in stone. We have a group of community leaders involved including the Chamber of Commerce, Cedar Fire Rebuilding Resource group, Historical Society and the Fire Department. The group agrees it should show the rebirth of the different elements the fire destroyed. For example, the wildlife and vegetation re-growth might be compared to human recovery and rebuilding successes. It will also list those who lost their lives in the fire. There are a couple of things we could use. First and foremost is an umbrella agency for the fund raising. We need to find an experienced and relevant partner with a non-profit 501-C3 to handle the donations. Of course, funding would not hurt either, but it is not as important as having the proper infrastructure to handle these gifts. As your partner, we would be publicizing and providing the public with increased awareness of your organization. The upcoming 10 year anniversary and our needs along with our groups deep involvement in the Cedar Fire rebuilding efforts means we will likely be a media focal point for this event. In fact, we will likely seek out this attention via press releases and calls to media outlets. Hopefully your organization will be able to translate this short event into publicity for what you do so well. Please let me know if this is something your organization would like to be involved with Best regards, David Kassel619-443-4283 No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3272 / Virus Database: 3162/6248 - Release Date: 04/16/13 Internal Virus Database is out of date.