Our House e-newsletter January & February 2013 | Page 4

by Amber Hood,
Learning Center Child Care Coordinator
Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy,
Mary Mayo, a student at e-Stem Public Charter
School, decided to use her day off from school to
raise money and awareness for the working
homeless men, women, and children at Our House.

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Mary created signs to celebrate the life of King
and to encourage friends and neighbors to donate
what they could to Our House as a tribute to him.
Mary served hot drinks to those who stopped by
her booth. Even when passersby didn’t donate