 There is a lot of good work happening in our community and if we have the ability to connect those organizations that are doing that work we know their reach will be more impactful. What are the needs in the community and what would it take to address them? This was a very thoughtful process that Kaiser drove. I think collaboration is never easy. I think it takes work and what became really clear to us very early on was this was needed. The goal of the Center for Nonprofit Management is to provide tools that will make better leaders and more impactful nonprofit organizations. The Gateway to Grow program really was designed to do three things. First to train nonprofit organizations to be more effective leaders. Second to work together as partners and lastly to define one or two big initiatives that they could work on together. We participated in the program for a lot of different reasons. The whole idea was how do we bring the agency forward. When this opportunity came up we were like oh my god this is great this is just a wealth of information that could help us to actually enhance our communication and it gave us a little bit more direction on where we needed to go and where we're heading. What really got me excited about Gateway to Growth was seeing connections between agencies being made. Our time spent in the Downey area has increased significantly and that has led to new relationships and new opportunities for service. The Gateway to Growth program provided a unique opportunity for people to decide what they wanted to be part of that was bigger than their organization. But it gave them an opportunity to meet one another, talk about each other's missions, people actually got together and actually joined forces for one common goal. It was brought to our concern that there was a huge need for dental services for disadvantaged children. We started having meetings about Rotary's ability to come to the Whittier City School District and actually fund these services but we needed a partner. When Charlene and I met at the Gateway for Growth workshop it was just like magic. We were ready and willing to take care of the children of Whittier. I said we're in. I don't think that Charlene's path in mind would have crossed otherwise. Kaiser Permanente created a unique opportunity. It really was a partnership. You have nonprofit organizations with a common goal now. The most significant goals I think will have a lasting impact. Because of this program over 800 disadvantaged children in the Whittier City School District had access to dental care services. So I would add that the the Gateway to Growth program has been helpful in terms of allowing us the flexibility to try things that we wouldn't otherwise have tried. I think our boards are now probably more on the same page than we've ever been. You're strengthening those nonprofit organizations that are working in the community. You're building up your network that can really look at common goals and you're also extraordinarily lucky because you can talk to each other about what's happening in your part of the community and where you can learn from each other. I don't think the Gateway to Growth story is over yet. There is a lot of good work happening in the community and if Kaiser Permanente can connect the organizations to extend their reach, that's a good role for Kaiser Permanente to play.