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A message from the Executive Director March 2022

Dear Friends of YATC:


Spring has sprung and at YATC we are feeling cautiously optimistic that 2022 really will be the recovery year we were expecting in 2021. Field trips for our current class have resumed (carefully). We also are planning a limited, but in-person graduation for the Class of 2022 in May and our community gathering at the YATC Classic in November. All in all, I am hopeful that we are on the right track!


We are so grateful to our donors and Board members who have been with us throughout the pandemic, ensuring that the students and graduates have what they need to not only get through these challenging days but also come out stronger. Without you, we truly would not be where we are today. I also have to give a big THANK YOU to staff members who have also been so flexible, dedicated and caring as their jobs were turned upside down for two years now. We really have an amazing team at YATC!


So to each and every one of you in our YATC family, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I know Our Founder Jim Moran would say we can never thank you enough!

Sincerely,