It was such a nice surprise when Carolyn Hammond, president and CEO, received a call from Michele Q=Petersen, current Board secretary, saying that her Shreveport Garden Study Club (SGSC) would like to make a generous $1,000 donation towards our veteran services. The check presentation took place on a sunny, spring day at the Veterans Transitional
written and shared by Carolyn Hammond, President and CEO Good morning! Thank you for being here! Although we’ve held this Cherish the Children of God breakfast for more than 20 years I’m humbled that so many of you return year after year. This event was created to inspire you about the choices we make with
written and shared by JaShunna Boykins Good morning, My name is JaShunna. I’m from Logansport, Louisiana. I was raised by an amazing God-fearing single mother. Watching my mother, I noticed an unspoken pressure. To live up to the label of being “the strong black woman” who always has it together. I watched my mom handle
written and shared by William C. Bradford, Jr. Good morning! I am William Bradford, and I am honored to be the first person to welcome you to the 21st annual Cherish the Children of God breakfast! This event has become invaluable to our community and we are honored to have the opportunity to fellowship with
By Kristal Poland and Jenesis Gibson, DEI committee co-chairs Pride Month is currently celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan. The Stonewall Uprising was a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. (Library of Congress, 2022). In this article, we take a
written by DEI co-chairs Kristal Poland and Jenesis Gibson When most people think of DEI, we think of racial, gender, and sexual orientation discrimination but rarely do we think about discrimination against disabled persons. For this month, our DEI focus is the world of ableism. Ableism is defined as discrimination in favor of abled-bodied people.
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