About a month after its long time executive director retired, Hospitality House has hired an interim director. Board President Robert Wallace says Scott Thurmond, who lives in Sacramento, will be on hand once a week, which will allow more time to find a permanent replacement for Cindy Maple…

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Wallace says the goal is to find a permanent director in the next 6 months…

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Thurmond would stay on board for another month after the new executive director is in place. Wallace says one of the main responsibilities of the executive director is fundraising and grant applications. Hospitality House lost a 400-thousand dollar grant last month, about half of their current operating budget. Then, soon after that, they opened a thrift store to provide a new revenue stream to help close the gap.