Our House e-newsletter September & October 2012 | Page 6

Football Coach Matt Lane led the Little Rock Christian High School group during their annual
two-week volunteer project, J-Term. After being noticed as an extraordinary volunteer during
this group project, Jay finally found his own place at Our House as a summer intern.

As an intern, Jay worked with My Picture Perfect
Summer, Our House‟s program for school-age kids
who are currently, formerly, or nearly homeless.
After his internship, Jay and his family kept volunteering during the school year. They helped Amber
and the other VISTAs prepare gift drive materials,
and with the young friends Jay had made during
the summer, they decorated the Family House.
The little guys were happy when Jay volunteered
to spend another summer with them at Our House.
“I was enthralled by the kids I met and played with.
Then this summer I decided to volunteer around
my football schedule.”

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Most of Jay‟s memories of the kids are filled with
the “continual laughter” that is inevitable in a group
of 70 outgoing and energetic 6- to 16-year-olds.