Fort Worth Council gives help, hope and healing
Members of the Fort Worth Council partnered with residents of Refuge for Women to make bracelets for women who have been trafficked and sexually exploited. The purpose of the bracelets is to show the women they have worth beyond money and to spread the word about where women can go to get help, hope, and healing. Fifty volunteers participated and100 bracelets were made for a total of 20 volunteer hours.
Texas Pride/Dallas Council – Kindles – Activity Books – Snacks and More
The Dallas Council partnered with AT&T Believes to try and close the digital divide to some Title One schools in the DFW area. To give local students something to do over the Thanksgiving break, we supplied activity and snack packs. We prepared 316 goody packs filled with ear buds, webcam covers, screen wipes, towels, soap, hand sanitizer, goldfish snacks, fruit cups, books, activity books, highlighters, pens, pencils and candy. These items were distributed to 3 schools. Each school also received a Kindle Fire tablet.
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Wisconsin Chapter 4/H.W. Schroder LMC – Welcome HOME
Welcome HOME – provides a unique bed and breakfast experience for disabled individuals, offering wheelchair accessible trails, a picnic area and boardwalk on 17 acres of land. It also includes a one-of-a-kind wheelchair accessible demonstration home designed to enrich the lives of the individuals and families living with disabilities.
Our Pioneers have been instrumental in ensuring the trails remain accessible for those who are wheelchair bound, as well as removing invasive plants to restore the prairie lands. This October, our project leader celebrated 30 years supporting and leading the Pioneer’s support of
Welcome HOME. Included is a photo from the work day as well as some recognition the Wisconsin/ H.W. Schroeder holiday luncheon earlier this month.