Kiss that Counted by Karin Kallmaker

Author:Karin Kallmaker
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2012-08-31T04:02:47+00:00

Chapter 10

Having no meetings after work allowed CJ to arrive at the shelter earlier than she had the previous two Fridays. The swelter of summer had already passed and the temperatures hadn't crossed the 80-degree mark. If there was one thing she didn't like about the weather in Denver, it was how rapidly the seasons changed. Autumn in Kentucky was slower, easier.

Emily let her in, saying, "I remembered to mail those forms you dropped off Saturday. They went out Monday."

The door clicked shut behind her and CJ felt tension drain out of her body. "Thanks a lot. I appreciate it. What can I get started on?"

"Laundry, what else? A new volunteer caught up a lot last night."

CJ lost no time in moving wet towels into the dryer and getting a full load of sheets underway. She felt at loose ends as she went back to the kitchen and couldn't help but glance at the papers Emily had spread out over the table.

"Ah, working on a grant application?"

"Yeah. It takes forever. I've finally got copies of all the documents everybody asks for, tax returns, incorporation papers, list of staff, all that stuff. So now I'm working on the cover letter."

"Marguerite Brownell? She's a big symphony supporter, isn't she?"

"Yes. Old money, cattle and mining, mostly. She gave cash to a children's burn ward—an administrator who works there told me. Just gave it out of the blue after reading an article in the paper. So I'm asking for money to train volunteers on working with traumatized toddlers." Emily sounded as if she was certain she'd never see a dime for her effort, but she was going to give it a try anyway.

"You're making a direct appeal—it's not a foundation or something like that?" CJ quickly glanced at the papers and hid her frown. She didn't know much about Marguerite Brownell, just the name. "Look, this is my last night and you can just be mad at me, what else is new. Why are you asking for so little?"

"Increasing my chances of getting something."

"Three thousand dollars isn't going to hit her radar."

"That's what she gave the burn ward, for a special kind of bathing table. She'd apparently read about the need for one and decided to help out."

"So unsolicited she offered up three thousand dollars. How much will she give if you actually ask?"

Emily gave her an irritated look. "Have you done grant applications?"

"Nope. I just get hardened Scrooge types to part with millions, and sometimes millions plus ten percent because the view is prettier. Do you have five minutes, and can I use your computer?"

"Five minutes. Then you leave me alone?"

"I'll leave you alone if you want."

Emily heaved a sigh as she led CJ to her office. She tapped in her logon and offered her chair. CJ quickly opened the browser and directed it to Intellidome. The welcome screen popped up and she typed in her user ID and password.

Emily gave the screen a skeptical look. "What am I looking at?"

"This is a

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