Posts Tagged ‘HEB’
Lewis and Barbara: The Home We Chose
Most of us get to choose the life we live. Our parents might set us on a certain path, but we decide where it ends; what twists and turns we walk along the way. Barbara and Lewis didn’t always get that opportunity. Their education was shaped by a national conflict; their careers decided by cultural…
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Operation Back 2 School 2018: A Community Comes Together
Operation Back 2 School is one of the most exhausting, exhilarating things we do at 6 Stones. In the span of seven hours, nearly three thousand kids and their parents march through Campus West here in Bedford. Add the 801 volunteers who registered to guide them through the day and the scores of social service…
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We Invited Our Entire Community to Share Thanksgiving… This is What It Looked Like
As a nonprofit, 6 Stones is young. We are in our eighth year now, eyeing a big anniversary in 2019. We spent a good portion of these early years learning how to do what we do today. Starting in 2015, we made all the things we learned along the way available to others who want…
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Chidinma: Community Giving
In 2010, Chidinma followed her husband and sons across the ocean from Nigeria to Texas. Beginning in October of that year, the family of seven — two boys, three girls, and two parents — spent a few months with in-laws before finding a home in Euless. They lived within a mile of 6 Stones and…
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Chidinma: Community Giving
Chidinma was afraid to come to America. It represented opportunity, but it also represented the unknown. In Nigeria, she had the support of family and friends. She had a good job as a nurse. She was comfortable. As much as she dreamed of traveling, she never thought the U.S. would be home. But her family…
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