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Hello, fellow readers. My 17th annual 2023 Summer Book List will be in five parts. Yes, that is right. I did say five!

The concept is simple: 100 (or so) women meet for one hour, once a year, and each one brings $100. Each member can nominate a local 501(c)3 charity by writing the name of the organization on a slip of paper. The slips are dropped into a basket. Three charities are drawn at random. The person who nominated the charity gets five minutes to make a presentation about the group, sharing what they do and what they would do if given the money. After the three presentations, those present vote silently ...