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By Lou DugganP roject 10:27, an organization dedicated to combating loneliness and isolation among senioradults, has been honored with the 2024 Community Choice Award by the Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio (BHFSA). This distinguished award is granted to nonprofit organizations that go above and beyond in their commitment to serving the community—an honor made even more meaningful as it is peer-nominated by fellow nonprofit leaders.In addition to receiving a Community Impact Grant, Project 10:27 was recognized with a surprise $10,000 award at BHFSA’s annual reception, a gathering celebrating the 109 nonprofit organizations awarded a collective $9.4 million in grants this year. The Community Choice Award, one of only two given, underscores the exceptional impact of Project 10:27’s mission to bring companionship, connection, and hope to senior adults in Bexar and surrounding counties.“We are incredibly honored to receive this recognition from Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio and our nonprofit peers,” said Shane Carter, Executive Director of Project 10:27. “This award is more than just an honor—it is acelebration of the collective effort of our team and community. It reaffirms our mission to bring companionship, hope, and connection to seniors and motivates us to expand our impact even further.”The BHFSA Community Choice Award is a unique distinction, as recipients are nominated and selected by fellow nonprofit organizations in recognition of outstanding service and selfless dedication to others. “BHFSA understands that small, localized organizations like Project 10:27 are just as capable of meaningful, life-changing work as their larger counterparts, and we are excited to invest in their continued success. We’re glad to see other organizations in the community recognizing how well Project 10:27 is meeting their mission,” said Brent Salter VP of Programs of BHFSA.Since its formation in 2004, Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio has awarded over $100 million in grants to fund nonprofit healthcare initiatives across Bexar County and seven surrounding counties, furthering its mission to honor God by improving the health of the community. About Project 10:27Project 10:27 is a faith-driven nonprofit organization committed to reducing loneliness and isolation among seniorShane Carter with Project 10:27 receiving award from Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio.Project 10:27 Honored with 2024 Community Choice Award By Baptist Health FoundationIf You Don’t Know Now You KnowHBy Nadianna E’lsi- Skye Pinkertoney neighbors! So, today’s article is about a pretty unknownadults through home visits, community engagement, spiritual enrichment, and personal connections. By fostering relationships and providing essential social and spiritual support, Project 10:27 iscompared to those in local cemeteries, but only about 22 percent of veterans are buried in national, state, and tribal cemeteries. That means roughly 78 percent of veterans endOn The Lighter Sidetransforming lives and restoring hope for seniors across the San Antonio area. For more information, visit www.project1027. org.up in local cemeteries.For more information, visit www.remember4veterans.com or call (210) 802- 1917.transportation benefit veterans who want to be buried in a national cemetery. As a lot of you know, my twin brother runs a nonprofit that helps fix veteran graves in local cemeteries and does a bunch of other stuff for veterans and their families. You can check out what he’s doing at www.remember4veterans.com.Now, you might be wondering what transportation costs get paid back to families and how it works. The info below comes straight from Title 38 of the Code of Federal Regulations.Reimbursable transportation expenses. (1) VA will reimburse reasonable transportation expenses, including but not limited to the costs of shipment via common carrier (i.e., procuring permits for shipment, a shipping case, sealing of the shipping case, and applicable Federal taxes) and costs of transporting the remains to the place of burial.(2) A reasonable transportation expense is an expense that is usual and customary in the context of burial transportation, with a corresponding charge that is the usual and customary charge made to the general public for the same or similar services.Okay, so who can actually get this benefit? This is where my dad and brotherforWeather ‘Pastcasting’ is a Sure ThingLBy Lou Dugganast year I bought a rain gauge. This water measurement device has given me a new careeropportunity--- that of weather “pastcaster”. You see, contrary to a “forecaster,” a “pastcaster” provides weather information with 100 percent accuracy. He can tell you how much it rained last week, whether it was cloudy or sunny, and what the temperature was. Isn’t that great!I’m so excited! I’ll be able to tell each of you what the weather actually did as opposed to guessing what it will do. For example: Did you know we received three- eighths of an inch of rain on December 14th, got another three-quarter inch on January 9th, and another three-quarter inch on January 30th. Did you know that it was cloudy with a high of 46 degrees on February 1st and, three days later, sunny and 80 degrees on February 4th? Oh, yes, this pastcasting is accurate, powerful stuff!There’s got to be a market for this kind of weather pastcasting. It’s never wrong about the weather, contrary to our local weather “forecasters.” Of course, I’ll expectget really upset. The benefit is only for veterans who are buried in national cemeteries. Some states also have this, but if you want to be buried in a local cemetery, tough luck. The amount you get is only enough to cover moving the veteran from the funeral home to the nearest national cemetery. So, if a veteran dies in Ohio and wants to be buried at Punch Bowl National Cemetery in Hawaii, you only get a tiny bit of the transportation cost back.I’m only 10, but this seems really unfair! Are veterans buried in local cemeteries any less deserving than those in national cemeteries? Veterans in national and state cemeteries already get so much morea salary comparable to those “forecasters”, something in the six-digit range, when the TV big boys start calling. Maybe I’ll change my name and create a slogan. Something strong, like Wolfe Blizzard. And, for the slogan, how about: “The way we were.” . . . . ka-ching, ka-ching. I can hear the big bucks rolling in now. Oh, the potential for this past stuff is a history making kind of thing.March 2025www.bsbhighlights.com9