William Holt Chairperson 2012-2014 Sector Represented: Low Income Eastern Region Advisory Council

As we journey further into this new century, I pause to look back over the past that resulted in our present and future. First, my thanks to this powerful Board of Directors, our skilled, dedicated staff and to the corporation's most valuable asset; our proficient CEO. Congratulations and thank you for all that you have done.

The ALPI Project was founded in the late 1960's by the Coca-Cola Company to ensure child care availability to migrant and seasonal workers, which at that time was unique and beneficial to clients for a great many years. Thank you Coca-Cola for your name support - you have carried us a mighty long way. The financial impact of yester year's budget of over three million dollars is small in comparison to the more than nineteen million dollars of our current budget. Today, our objective remains the same: "providing services to children and families".