Our House e-newsletter March & April 2013 | Page 4

by Georgia Mjartan, Executive Director
“I wrote a check.”
Sydney Alman puts it humbly. The 17-year-old recently gave
a very generous gift to Our House’s new Children’s Center.
“My mom and I had been talking about how great the new
center is going to be and everything it’s going to do. The next
day I got a letter in the mail announcing the campaign for
Room To Grow. After I read the letter, I realized that even
though I was passionate about the issue, I hadn’t done much
about it. This was my way of doing something.”
Sydney has been involved with Our House since she was 12
years old. “For my bat mitzvah, I made a recipe book that
had healthy and affordable snacks. I came to the Children’s
Center and taught the children how to make some of them.”
It was a great project for Our Club. Our kids love to cook!
However, as often happens with volunteers of all ages, the