Quotes by Linda Reed

“She saw it and thought that they made the statue for a little boy who might have died. So she wanted to give him a hug.”

“We are all products of the communities we live in. Thats why giving back to the community is so important. This way youre supporting the libraries, the museums, the head-start programs, the playground equipment in the parks, meals on wheels and the local scouts. The community is so important, we should give back to it.”

“With the demographics of our communities populations, we have to understand there will be less and less public money to support projects. Today theres an increasing burden on the working population, and there will be ramifications of having fewer discretionary funds to work with for future projects.”

“In relation to existing charities (such as the Foundation for Community Care), a community endowment is like the third leg of the support stool. A community endowment benefits existing charities. They are, in fact, complimentary to one another.”

“They thought it was a done deal.”