If at first you don't succeed . . .

Well, the rejection letters are coming in from a couple of the foundations that we have submitted grant proposals to for an upcoming Hillcrest project. We've heard from a bank and an endowment. I heard from a media company on a different project and grant proposal, with the same result- no thanks. There are several other requests still out there, so we remain hopeful, but it reminds me of the amount of persistence and work needed for the more difficult types of projects.