May 20, 2005

Dear WCEL,

Your program, especially its talented staff, provided much needed support and comfort that was essential to my son’s early development.  Unfortunately, I have learned the hard way that there aren’t many services or therapists in our community for special needs children.  WCEL provides a great foundation for future development and learning and I think, as a community, we would be doing ourselves a great disservice for not supporting the future of our children.

With that said, my son and I would like to thank Julee, Meril, Brenda, Harriet, Anita, and everyone else at Whatcom Center for Early Learning for all your help and encouragement.  We would love other parents and children to be able to receive the same opportunities we did and would like to donate to your wish list fund.

Thank you again,

Tanya and Michael Smit