It’s been a little over a month since we pulled Senior Appreciation Night, SAN, 2022 off. It has been
three years (2019), two graduations (2020 and 2021) since we successfully pulled off the event in its
entirety.

A lot of things have changed in Los Alamos since last time we did SAN. Venues previously open and
available for us to use have been closed or are still temporarily closed due to the pandemic. This was my
first year working on producing SAN. It seemed like an uphill battle from the start, but somehow it all fell
in place with the help of this entire community. We all pulled together for the seniors; it was amazing to
get support from parents, community members, local businesses and organizations.

SAN costs about $12,000 and we couldn’t have done it without your help. On May 28, 318 students
graduated. Not all walked or came to SAN but we had 240 seniors doing hand prints on the walls of the
Los Alamos Teen Center and there were more than 200 students having breakfast at 2:30 a.m., 120 were
seniors. All the feedback we have received after the event has been nothing but positive.

It was amazing to see when there was a Squishmallow auctioned off for $1.1M (game money) or when a
senior finished the Firefighter Challenge by opening the firehose on the lawn outside Fuller Lodge.

Again, thank you to our volunteers and all our donors, you are fantastic and I look forward to working
with you all this coming Senior Appreciation Night, May 27, 2023.