The WorldLegacy Graduates Rebuild New Orleans

by | Jun 13, 2015 | Family, New Orleans, SLPprojects | 3 comments

The WorldLegacy Graduates Rebuild New Orleans

WorldLegacy North Carolina NC83 BAM, with the help of other WorldLegacy graduates took on an elementary school in St. Bernard Parish like a storm of transformation. Chalmette, La. is an area south of New Orleans that was devastated by Katrina and Rita. This entire area is still in need of restoration.
The majority of the residents are still not able to live in their homes yet. Some have finally moved into a tiny FEMA trailer. The school will be opening soon with the beauty we created. In one weekend we landscaped the grounds. Now when students and staff enter the gates they are walking into an oasis of color and life and love.

Helen Renee NC84, Mark Teears NC81, Steve Garic (advance graduate), and Thomas Garic (advance graduate) were all key players in getting the job done.
Making a huge difference and being an extreme giver is a lot of fun!!!!

With love,
Annie Garic NC83 BAM

WorldLegacy Carrboro Senior Living Center

by | Jun 8, 2015 | Carrboro Senior Living, carrboro senior living share, elderly

Carrboro Senior Living Center, Carrboro, NC

The NC76 WorldLegacy Leadership Team renovated and refurbished ten rooms by painting, adding new air conditioning units and installing new carpet and artwork. August 2005. On August 29, 2005 there was a a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the completion of this amazing project at the Carrboro Senior Living Center. After only a few weeks of planning, in one weekend NC76 improved the quality of life for current residents and welcomed additional residents into the facility.

Our vision was to provide the residents of the Center with the comforts of living in a clean, loving and home-like environment. What was amazing twas that in one weekend, we renovated an entire wing of the facility. Ten rooms of the facility were completely refurbished and updated with new carpet, paint, air conditioning units and artwork. In a weekend we created an extreme makeover and were joined with a group of extreme givers.

We enrolled businesses in donating supplies necessary in making the environment warm and welcoming. Many Assisted Living facilities are on a fixed-income budget leaving little room for building improvements. The residents can often feel segregated from the community due to age-related changes and specific disabilities.

I would like to share what we (NC76) created in the domain of the elderly during our service project. The project involved renovating one wing of an assisted living center. We had no idea how it was going to happen or look but if there is one thing that NC76 learned through our experiences during LP, it was that it is better to leap towards the goal than to plan every move and contingency.

The project spanned several states – ten brand new state -of-the- art air conditioners, donated from Wisconsin, a roll of new carpet from Georgia, and paint from North Carolina. In addition, consultant construction services, professional painters, food donation, and volunteer time were all essential to he services of the project.

Not only did we prevail in what many of us saw was a very daunting and overwhelming project during the first few hours of work, we created a space of love and respect
from squalor and depression for our senior citizens. The gratitude, disbelief, and interest in what we were doing from he residents were priceless.

Not only will our elders have a home where there is nowhere else o go, they are also able to personalize their rooms, including keeping their beloved pets. It is no he material touches so much as the personal touches that are important in life.
The name of he game was team, enrollment, and fun!
Love,
Diana, NC76
Making Love Happen

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Spreading Freedom with Elderly

by | May 16, 2015 | elderly

Spreading Freedom with Elderly

Spreading Freedom Where Freedom Is not Always Present

On Tuesday, September 14, Lisa, Jayna, and Bruce of WorldLegacy NC 123 Leadership visited the Brooks-Howell Home, a resident elder care facility. WorldLegacy in Morrisville, NC is a coaching company with personal development and leadership workshops. Affiliated with the Methodist Church, Brooks-Howell is located on Merrimon Avenue in Asheville. Our visit began at 9:00am and ended at approximately 9:50am. We visited residents, all women, in a day room as some finished their breakfast and others watched television. Several of these women had been Methodist missionaries. I visited individually with three women, Ilo, Francis, and Evelyn. Ilo and Francis had been missionaries, Ilo in East Asia and South America and Francis in Africa. Evelyn had been the postmaster in Swannanoa, a small community in eastern Buncombe County. Evelyn’s husband was a coach at the local high school and had been a Methodist minister at one time. Evelyn turned 100 last July 11.

I jokingly asked if it would be all right for a Roman Catholic to sit with them for a while. All three laughed and said that everyone was welcome at both Brooks-Howell and the Methodist Church. I said that the same applied for my church as well, though it was not always obvious. Francis, especially, was interested in talking about church and faith and, I think, Ilo would have been. Ilo had problems with her speech and it was difficult to understand her. Tracy, the Executive Director, said that Ilo could not talk, but she could be understood with a little patience and intention.

All of them said they appreciated the Brooks-Howell Home, particularly the beautiful flower gardens, and that they were well cared for. Tracy obviously cared about them and was very protective of them, so protective that she did not allow us to wear costumes, fearing that it might upset some of the women. While Ilo, Francis, and Evelyn were indeed frail, all lit up with smiles with a gentle touch on the arm or a handshake.

Ilo, Francis, and Evelyn have led long lives full of giving and, even though they are not very mobile and probably don’t get out very much, I experienced that they still wanted to give. It also struck me that giving creates freedom. It’s true that freedom is not always present in nursing homes, but freedom can come from the past. All three of these women beamed when they shared their lives and realized that their lives were inspirational for all of us and that they had made big differences in the world. And they still make differences for us by giving us the privilege of sharing in their life journeys.

Bruce Cahoon

Elderly

Happy Hills No Kill Animal Shelter

by | Jan 8, 2015 | Animal Domain, Happy Hills Animal Shelter, happyhillsshare

Happy Hills Animal Shelter

This NC77 WorldLegacy Leadership project was in the domain of animals and performed an extreme makeover at Happy Hills No-Kill Animal Shelter in Staley, NC. The project involved repairing building structures at the shelter and creating a concert and food sale that raised over $10,000.

We (NC77) just completed an AMAZING community service project in the domain of ANIMALS. We chose to be in service to Happy Hills Animal Shelter in Staley, NC. Happy Hills is a non-profit shelter that had a fire a couple of years ago. The fire destroyed most of their facility. They have been struggling to rebuild ever since and have been stuck in survival mode. They have been working around the clock at times to provide the animals with care with only a fraction of their workspace and a port-a-jon. The staff of Happy Hills really believes that animals matter, and they ensure that each animal they adopt out will have the greatest experience possible in their new home. They rescue animals and provide them with shelter, food, vet care, and lots of love until they are adopted. Ours was a four part project. First, we declared that we would raise $10,000 for Happy Hills. Next, we declared that we would support Happy Hills by enrolling a construction company to donate some skilled labor to help the staff tackle some of their renovation projects. We also did some research and put together a fundraising plan that Happy Hills can use in coming years as they develop the funds necessary to build a new office space. Finally, we held a large adoption fair and fundraising benefit event for Happy Hills at Barber Park in Greensboro, NC! We had live music, food and games galore! Individuals and local businesses donated materials, entertainment, and prizes for the event. Volunteers from the community showed up and donated their time and energy! The director of Happy Hills was just glowing during the event! It felt incredible to acknowledge a group of highly committed people who usually get very little recognition for the amazing job that they do. We have raised just over 9.000 dollars for Happy Hills and our team is still committed to raising that last 1,000 in days to come!!! We have made an ENORMOUS and lasting difference for the Happy Hills staff and the animals at that shelter. Why? How? Because we said so! All it took was intention and leadership. – Charlene (NC 77)

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