by Ganelle Grimm, Development Coordinator
About one week after meeting Our House volunteer Heather Raymond, I
began to ask myself, “how is it possible to be so busy and so amazing at
the same time?” Heather got involved with Our House through a local
group called Womenade. Each month the group gets together for a potluck dinner where they also choose a local charity to highlight. Heather
missed the meeting where Our House was featured. “Because I couldn't
be at dinner, I volunteered to bring the food for our monthly lunch
service. I brought it and was struck by the people and the organization.
I decided immediately that I had no choice but to be an active volunteer.”
Heather left Our House that day having been physically moved. “My
heart was pulled. I sat down at the computer and wrote an e-mail
explaining what I had seen.”
“I had no idea. The conditions on the campus are great but still there are
40 women in one room with their personal belongings at the end of the
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