Our House e-newsletter Late Summer 2014 | Page 32

by Ezell Breedlove, Volunteer Relations VISTA Custer Road Middle School (Texas) Custer Road Middle School came from Texas and went right to work. They put hygiene packs together for incoming residents; helped sort and organize clothing in the Shelter’s donations closets; and assisted with priming the shelves in the donation room of our new Children’s Center. St. James United Methodist Church St. James is one of our regular volunteer groups. They serve a meal to our residents every second Monday of the month. In June their summer youth mission volunteer group came and helped prime the shelves in the donation room in our new Children’s Center. While a few were preparing the shelves to be painted, other group members used magic erasers and other supplies to clean the walls. Texas United Methodist Church (Texas) This summer youth missions group gathered all the book from the old Our Club room and moved them to the new Children’s Center. The volunteers separated the books according to age and grade level, put them in the correct rooms of the new building, and organized them on shelves and in cabinets. They also read books to the toddlers in Little Learners.