Heather & two members of the Communications Committee for Dinner On The Grounds
bed. As a new mom I was punched in the chest to see these new
moms living in this situation. Strollers were pushed to the side of
the bed, and children were sleeping in them. They have no personal
time. I imagined me and my son having those special times when
it’s just the two of us. They can’t have that. It's a clean and lovely
facility, but it doesn’t change the reality of their situation. I’d never
seen that with my own eyes.”
Heather urged and challenged her friends and fam ily to join her
in support of Our House. The following day she converted her
garage into a donation center. “I had a huge response and became
a regular at Our House.” There was certainly a buzz going around
the campus about Heather as she brought in a yoga instructor to
reach the residents, asked a friend to volunteer to cut hair, and
coordinated a Halloween healthy snack project for Our House with
her son’s preschool class. The staff coined her “Heather who sent
the e-mail” until we (very quickly) got to know her on a personal
level. “I just came out of nowhere with no connection to Our House
whatsoever. The story and the people just touched me, and I knew
I could do more to help.”