Lessons Learned:

Serving with joy makes the world a happier place.

People who work at Shepherd Table fulltime and all those who volunteer do so with hearts of joy. Even though we see people’s hardships everyday, we know our love makes a difference and that brings us joy.

 

Special thanks to Sheila Martinez

Our Lady of Victory, Washington DC

 

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Sheila Marinez was a great supporter of HTH initiatives at St. Andrew Apostle School last year. When she moved to Our Lady of Victory in Washington DC, she immediately called Heidi and volunteered to participate in the HTH initiative. We were honored to introduce OLV to the program. Heidi facilitated 45-minute lessons in each class from first grade through eighth grade to educate children about homelessness. Subsequently, Sheila led the 170 students on their walk around school grounds, and both Jacki and Heidi joined the students on their very enthusiastic walk. The successful walk and engagement means that we will return next year.