Due to COVID-19, the vast majority of our fundraising banquets, Deer Steward Courses, and other revenue generating events have been postponed or cancelled. This puts us in a serious financial position, with a loss of revenue of close to $500,000. Our Board of Directors and senior staff are pursuing an innovative approach toward addressing our financial condition resulting from this required shut down of activities. Here is a partial bulleted list of major actions: ~Furloughed 30% (nine employees) of the workforce effective April 3, 2020 ~Implemented an across-the-board pay cut of 5 to 7 percent for all remaining employees ~Submitted a loan application for the Paycheck Protection Program to recall our employees and restore salaries back to normal levels. ~Utilized cash from QDMA’s money market account