In the midst of Christmas items we found the following letter and donation. It moved us deeply; so we shared it with our Facebook fans. The heartwarming donation soon had 271 likes, 54 shares, and 32 comments spreading it's innocent inspiring generosity onward and outward. Facebook Fan Jennifer commented: If only, we all, at any age, could give our hearts so purely."



"Dear whoever is reading this,
I HOPE that everyone there gets everything they need and a very happy holiday. Here is a dollar. Use it for anything you need. Good luck."   

We had a great turn out for the Girls on the Run 5K and everyone met their goals this past fall. It was great to see a lot of folks out for the Midland Resolution Run on December 31st too.  

Our Coach Roni's Kid award for the Fall of 2012 season was given to 9 year old  Sandra (Sandy) Martin from the Plymouth Elementary team. Her coach, Sue Williams said that Sandy has an abundance of positive energy and she simply sparkles!

Shelterhouse Volunteers are a
"Driving Force" 

Here's a little volunteer trivia fact for you that we think is impressive.  Mary Wackerle, our faithful transportation volunteer, shared that she tallied her mileage driving for Shelterhouse in 2012, and it totaled more than 1700 miles! That's like driving from Shelterhouse to Key West Florida!
 

Sue Williams has recently been hired as a part-time Life Skills Coordinator. Executive Director Janine Ouderkirk believes this new position will help Shelterhouse to better  provide life skills intervention, support, and assistance to current residents and their families. Sue will be a familiar face to some as she has served as an intern too. Congratulations and welcome Sue to this exciting new position!