My great-grandmother was an indentured servant

Only 2 out of 10 Irish girls brought over to serve the wealthy as indentured servants even earned their freedom. My great-grandfather bought her contract from a wealthy family on Beacon Hill to marry her.

I just listened to your interview with Kris Engelstad with such interest given my role in fundraising at Michigan, USC, Chapel Hill and several large hospital systems. I was responsible for building teams that raised $1 billion in private support.

I’m now working with “Workshops for Warriors” helping veterans transition equipped w welding and advanced manufacturing certifications often saving their lives. As you know veterans are killing themselves at the rate of 20 per day out of despair during this vulnerable transition time.

We are saving lives, training, supporting often homeless, or near homeless vets to gain the skills and certifications needed to graduate in 4 months and placed in jobs across our country starting at $60,000 a year.

I am more proud of the impact we are making than any of the schools I helped to raise $1 billion for in private support.

Please allow us an opportunity to share this unique school in San Diego that is dupkicatable across our great nation.

Respectfully,

Ann Braun
Former welder
858-585-2754
San Diego