The stakes are high with a big event - and with 470 guests at Benaroya Hall on September 23rd for Building Changes' Honoring Our Partners luncheon, it was definitely a big event, as well as our signature fundraiser. All the preparation - the energy and passion of our Board members, assembling the perfect program, phone calls to support Table Hosts and sponsors, training with speakers and staff - it all boils down to one question: will it pay off? Will our guests feel inspired to join the work?

As the new staff on the block - I joined the Building Changes team in late May as the Director of Development - it's hard to know when your preparation is complete. Luckily, I had a crack team of volunteers and co-workers who I quickly learned are passionate about ending homelessness, whip-smart,

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Board member, Aana Lauckhart, reflects on the places and people that made up her childhood living on the fringe, and how Building Changes' work to end homelessness inspires her role with the Board of Directors.

There are thousands of families in our state who live on the fringes. Some doubled-up at a family member's house. Others are sleeping in their car. They are the people you and I rarely see. People who rarely have a voice in conversations about the issues that affect them most. They are the faces of family homelessness. And they want nothing more than the opportunity to give themselves and their children a better future.

Aana speaking during Building Changes' Honoring Our Partners Luncheon on September 23rd.

I know a little something about living on the fringe.

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