Earlier in August, the AFF Board was lucky to take a mini field trip around the Hudson Valley, meeting up with each other and two grantee organizations. After months of virtual board meetings, it was a joy to see each other in person. Some of us had never met in person before this outing! It was wonderful to get a chance to meet up face-to-face,connect, and meet with the folks who make the Summer Academy at Red Hook Schools, and the YMCA Kingston Farm Project, possible.
We started off the day by with Janet Warden, the superintendent of the Red Hook Central School District. We had a great discussion with her, and presented the $10,000 check for Summer Academy!
From there, we crossed the river to visit the YMCA Kingston Farm Project. Kaycee and Philip were kind enough to give us a tour of the farm, and gift us some free cookbooks the kids worked on all last year. It was incredible to see how many activities are packed into the farm, and how hard-working the volunteers and staff are.
The AFF Board finished up the day with a walk along the river in the Roundout, and a delicious lunch at Savonas. We are all hoping these in-person meetups can start becoming more frequent again!