Chapter President Heather Dorrell spearheaded an application to The American Humanist Association for a grant to promote humanism in Utah.

The application was enthusiastically accepted with a note that Booked, a prison literacy project was just the sort of thing that chapters should be supporting to put humanism in a favorable public light. The AHA granted a little more than $1000 and Humanists of Utah added funds from our treasury to bring the total gift up to $2500.

A ceremony was held June 27, 2002 where project lead Lisa Hilden gratefully accepted the monies and roundly praised our chapter for its generosity. She stated, "Humanists of Utah, in conjunction wither their national organization donated $2500.00 to Prisoner Services Booked program. Humanists of Utah was founded in 1991 and is a chapter of the American Humanist Association. They are a non-profit corporation organized to advocate ethical, rational, and democratic humanism among their membership and the larger community. The money donated to Booked will be used to purchase supplies, textbooks, and exercise equipment for Salt Lake County Jail prisoners. Prisoner Services thanks the Humanists of Utah for their support and Generosity."

Chapter President Heather Dorrell noted, "Our gift reaches those who have in the past made possibly many wrong choices but still deserve to receive humane consideration. They have forfeited freedom but can still think, reason and learn. Our gift gives a second opportunity, a chance to make better choices, to be responsible for one's own growth and destiny.

Chapter President Heather Dorrell Presents Check to Lisa Hilden

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