Now that the frenzy of the holiday season is winding down, I thought it might be time to give out a hearty (and heartfelt) thank you to all those who made 2019 possible and whose generous contributions are already making a difference here in the new year.

Special thanks goes out to those of you who chose to contribute for last month’s Giving Tuesday fundraiser. It’s the only organized fundraising time of the year for the Ikkatsu Project and you helped make it a huge success. (While grant funding continues to be an important aspect of the overall Ikkatsu budget, it’s not like it’s a particularly big budget.) Every single individual donation has an impact and I am hugely grateful to all of you who took the opportunity to show your support. I look forward to what we can do together in 2020.