By Natalie Bryant Rizzieri | Joining Hands
Summer has come and gone. The Warm Hearth residents welcomed visitors, volunteers and professionals from all over the world. Together they worked towards sustaining and improving the group home.
Two trainings in occupational therapy and crisis management gave our staff an increased understanding of group home care. Both were successful and appreciated by the staff.
A group of quilters from Enterprise, Oregon completed eight handmade quilts for each of our residents which will be shipped to Armenia soon.
A church in Racine, Wisconsin gathered art supplies, medications and monetary donations totaling almost $3,000 for our home and residents.
An Armenian community from San Francisco visited the home on their yearly “pilgrimage” to the homeland and made a commitment to return again next year. They raised another $3,000 for the home.
Birthright Armenia painted the first-floor interior of the home. During this project, some volunteers worked on art projects with our residents.
The residents took a two-week vacation to the southern Syunik Region of Armenia to visit the orphans with whom they lived for many years.
A Peace Corps Volunteer organized a day-trip for the residents to the favorite summer destination, Lake Sevan. Together they enjoyed the beach, the sun, good food and company.
Our residents’ lives are full and we continue to try to provide a home for them with care that integrates the body, mind, and soul. We are grateful for the numerous ways in which people have involved themselves in the lives of our residents and joined hands to work towards growth and healing in the lives of our residents.
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