Board members read thank-you letters at each Tellabs Foundation meeting. We enjoy them all, but Ronald McDonough’s recent note was especially heartwarming.
Ron, a Tellabs employee, shared how a Tellabs Foundation grant to Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital helped his daughter. We treasure this feedback. It affirms that our grants are meaningful to the communities where Tellabs employees live and work.
With permission, I share Ron’s note and the newsletter story that prompted him to write it. Thanks to both Ron and Marianjoy for allowing me to share a personal and powerful example of gratitude.
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