Today was a big day. For me, it started at 5 am. But the big stuff happened at 11. And then for a few hours after that.
It was such a blessing to have so many supporters for the North Park Development Project Groundbreaking. We had quite a crowd– somewhat unexpected. It is an exciting project. I was tasked with making introductions of dignitaries and partners “exciting” which I tried to accomplish into weaving everyone into a story. I think it worked pretty well.
The stories I liked best today were from our neighbors at lunch, though. We asked them to come with stories and pictures from when they were younger and attended the elementary school that used to be on the property where CCC is building. They shared about being the school queen (and the tornado alert that interrupted the ceremony), about the nice, good teachers, and the fun things they did. And they shared stories about why and how the Friendship House has made a difference to them. Wow. It was a blessing to be there to be reminded about why we do what we do each day.
[...] Then neighbors and some of these partners and stakeholders joined us for lunch at the current North Park Friendship House to share stories about the neighborhood. Read more about that here. [...]