By Louie Hogan | Communications Coordinator
As with any child you love, she looks older than you think she should. Her graduation cap is offset by a jeweled garland. Her makeup is applied tastefully and evenly and her long, dark hair assembled with the effortless intricacy that only an experienced stylist can accomplish. Her smile is no longer dopey and innocent but sure and genuine. The high-heeled gait now confident and controlled. It’s then that you realize she’s not a child anymore. She’s grown and accomplished. She’s weathered adversity and become stronger, become a woman. And you realize that she’s never been more beautiful and that you’ve never been more proud. And it’s then that the tears pull at the corner of your eyes.
This is how we feel to announce that Marsya* (pronounced like “Marsha”), one of our young residents at Sarah’s House, graduated from our program last year. This is a massive accomplishment and the culmination of so much hard work and heartache. She is doing exceptionally well, living with family and preparing for a promising career as a stylist with hopes of opening her own bridal shop.
We are extremely proud of Marsya and expect great things from her future look forward to celebrating her ongoing successes with you. And of course, we are very grateful to you for helping make all this possible.
*For the safety of the residents in our program, names are changed to protect the identy of the girls we serve.
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