granted

I can't believe I'm going to work at Birch Bay Ranch. Again. There is no end to what I will do for them. I've already given them the best years of my youth. Now the best years of my young twenty-something career life as well?!

This position sounds like it will be two or three months of grant writing. I don't mind that. I feel really passionate about the Ranch and I feel very strongly that they require new facilities, as the whole joint's pretty much on its last legs. It's over forty years old. Their primary capital project is an indoor riding arena, which is so important for them to have because that means they can offer themselves as a year-round facility, which means, plainly... more capital. Darryl also wants to build a ropes course component that is specifically for handicapped individuals, which is a great thing to do in general, and, as with the riding arena will bring more capital. In the future, they would like to build better staff accomodations, as they can't expect people to live in Atco trailers forever. There are a lot of funds out there to be accessed, and apparently they need someone who can access them!

I'm still nervous about it, though, even though everything is falling into place so perfectly. Even the girl who's currently occupying the room I want to live in in Girls Dorms is moving out. Everything is pretty much a-go!