Happy And Helping Hands

“Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

On January 22nd, 2018 the Without a Roof club member had the opportunity to set up an apartment for a family of eight, (5 boys) from Afghanistan. With the donations received from club members, local churches, and other generous volunteers, we were able to furnish the 2-bedroom apartment. Us volunteers filled the apartment with pots & pans, dishes, toiletries, and linens! We even built a dining room table and set up a bed for each member of the family. It was a very humbling and rewarding experience to help this family start from scratch and giving what we can to help.

 -Madison Shepherd

Turning The Pages To Our Own Ending

"You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book" 
- Dr. Seuss

We would love to personally share our appreciation to Marina Village Middle School and their National Honor Society for putting on this drive together at their school. When added with a reward of a doughnut party, the books kept coming in! We were astonished when we realized that we had to find a space in our car for over 2,000 books. 

Lake Forest followed their lead the following week, and today we collected over 800 more. We are so grateful for such a wonderful community of teachers, parents, students who took the time to serve others in need by donating something that empowers minds and helps cultivate imagination. 

These books will be used as a part of a Literacy Program Initiative at Cordova Meadows Elementary School who have over ninety students that are refugees.

-Lauren Irizarry