Posts Tagged ‘Need’
The Reyes Family: Change Demands Constants
Jason and Nycole Reyes came to this community in the middle of a battle for their lives. They were both overweight. Doctors warned Jason that, without a dramatic change, he would be wheelchair-bound by the age of 40. Nycole couldn’t safely bear children. So the couple decided to make a change. Almost concurrently, each of…
Read MoreLeslie: Night of Hope Changed Our Lives
Two years ago, Leslie and her children attended Night of Hope at South Euless Elementary. She was mere weeks removed from a cesarean section, and still recovering from the operation. Her newborn child had his first Christmas in the halls of his siblings’ elementary school. Strangers selected and purchased gifts for the entire family that…
Read MoreDave and Linda: A Chance to Love Our Neighbors
Dave and Linda Lewis are exactly the kind of people you would expect them to be. One owns Rita’s Italian Ice, the other runs the preschool program at First United Methodist Church in Euless. The former is gregarious and excitable; the living embodiment of a sugar rush. The latter speaks in hushed, soothing tones as…
Read MoreGuest Post: Charitable Giving is Good for the ‘Elves,’ Too
Text by Kim Campbell, Volunteer/ Board Member Mom and I have a special relationship with Target. The bright red paint and clean, white light feel like home to us. In recent years, the Glade store has become our special place. The time we spend together there as we shop for at-risk kids in HEB is…
Read MoreOne Family, Six Thousand Kids
“I have always felt that Euless was a tight-knit community, but I didn’t realize how well we take care of one another.” Some things have to be experienced to be believed. Others are understood but don’t truly strike you until you are swept away with them. Operation Back 2 School is a little bit of…
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