"Miss, if we do it like that, it means that we will be incurring losses. Won’t that be bad?"
Diamond chuckled when she heard that. She couldn’t help but look at the staff who, until now, were worried about the figures that flowed into the accounts. So far, the foundation hasn’t made any profit or excess yet.
The money that she brings into the foundation still remains the highest. Of course, lately, she hadn’t been taking it out of her account, since Andrea, or rather one of her grandkids, had been managing the account.
There was a trading account dedicated to the foundation. All the funds sent there came from that trading account.
She understood the pain of her staff as it showed that they sympathized with her greatly, but why should she cry over a measly million when she has more than that?
Besides, without giving this money, how could she continue being rich?
In the future, she would do large-scale charity and pour out a lot of money. Who cares about losing some money?
"You don’t have to worry about that? Even if we don’t earn, what matters is we do our job. Besides, it’s not like we are losing much. Just do as I say. Remember to make a lot."
Seeing her so adamant, they could only accept this.
"I mentioned before that I will be using the foundation’s accounts, so on that day be prepared for any craziness happening. And bring more security, just in case."
Diamond planned to pull the fans over to the marathon on that day. With them around, they would obviously visit the booth. As for whether her actions would affect others, what does that have to do with her?
She and the others talked about what could be done to attract more people and after a while, the matter was cast aside.
"If there are other things that need to be done by me as the ambassador, remember to tell me in advance," she said to Ms. Brown. She didn’t like being caught by surprise.
"Sure. I will do so."
After that, more topics were raised, and they were discussed. Now that she was there, they talked about many other things. For example, the progress of certain projects they started when the year started.
"Due to the incoming holidays for schools, we have started receiving resumes from the high schoolers from the schools we have been working with. With the number we have received so far, we are likely to have more than one hundred interns if things go well. Should we perhaps cut the number off?"
When Diamond heard that, her brows rose in surprise and she asked, "Are you sure that the number is that high?"
Since when did kids become interested in working like that? The craziest part was how if they were interning for the foundation, they wouldn’t be receiving much salary. At most, transport and meal money. So why the enthusiasm?
Seeing Diamond puzzled by the matter, the person in charge smiled as he responded, "Miss, it’s all because of you. Knowing that they might come across you, these kids become enthusiastic."
When Diamond heard that, she couldn’t help but let out an ’oh’ understanding of what was happening.
"You don’t need to accept everyone. Just accept the number of kids you really want. Having too many might affect things in the future. However, for those who miss out this time, just keep their resumes. In the future, if they are still willing, use them.
When assessing the kids, note those who did well. They could be used well in the future. These seeds need to be nurtured and keep an eye on the kids with unfortunate circumstances as well."
They discussed matters related to the GBV cases (gender-based violence). In the households, violence never ceased. It happens daily, but she was glad to hear that through the foundation they managed to send several irresponsible people to prison.
Some were husbands who beat their wives. One special case was something that happened two weeks ago. The husband beat the wife with a bat and woke up in the hospital. From what she had from the report, the woman was still in the hospital and the husband was waiting for sentencing.
This woman wasn’t a client of the foundation, but her child was. It was the child who cried for help, which resulted in the foundation lending a hand.
If that man gets sentenced, he might be staying behind bars for a long time.
Another case was related to a mother who beat her child, locked her in the room by herself and went to have fun for the whole night.
If it wasn’t for the landlady who wanted to throw the furniture out of the room because the mother didn’t pay rent for three months, the child might have died.
The landlady was someone who came to the foundation for counseling. When she tumbled across something like that, she called the foundation’s helpline and the foundation intervened.
There were several cases which happened and listening to them, Diamond’s blood turned cold as she found how ruthless and coldhearted those people were.
"Where is the child now?" she asked concernedly, especially after hearing that the case was still fresh. The mother got arrested a few days ago.
"The child is currently in the hospital, but it is estimated that she would be sent to the social services while awaiting a relative. If no relatives show up, she would be sent to foster care."
Diamond sighed dejectedly upon hearing this. She couldn’t help but think about her orphanage.
"Keep an eye on the child. If no relatives take her, then negotiate with the people in charge. She will become the first resident of the orphanage. Its renovations are done," Diamond instructed the person in charge.
"We will keep an eye on the matter."
"Just communicate with the person in charge of the orphanage. You need to find the right people to live there now that it’s done."
The meeting continued after the GBV cases topic turned into the orphanage one.
The meeting lasted for over three hours and this time; it was the most serious meeting Diamond had ever done in her life.
After discussing all important matters regarding the foundation, it was time for her to leave.
She still has goods to collect, after all.