Leslie Moody
Steering Committee Chair
I joined Sandpipers in 2008 after learning about the organization from my mother-in-law, Donna Moody, a Sandpiper Associate. Through her everyday actions and interactions, she demonstrated what it means to be generous of heart and philanthropic of mind. Like her, I can strive to do the same, and this organization has provided me with the perfect opportunity to volunteer in our community while meeting some amazing women, many of whom have become dear friends.
As Steering Committee Chair, my job is a combination of oversight and management of Sandpipers’ Endowment Fund. In typical years, our endowment fund expands the breadth and depth of our programs like college scholarships. And, in years like 2020, with our ability to fundraise at risk due to the global pandemic, the endowment ensured the continuation of our core programs that are vital to the well-being of our community. To date, our endowment fund has distributed $1.9 million towards Sandpipers programs.
This is my fifteenth year as a Sandpiper and my eighth as the Steering Committee Chair for the Sandpipers South Bay Community Fund. If you ask me, I have the best job in Sandpipers. Want to talk about Sandpipers, the endowment, or make a donation? Get in touch - giving@sandpipers.org.