December 2013 Newsletter
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Tie One On: Our House Fans Rebuff Ice, Beat Benefit’s $125,000 Goal
’Twas the night before the storm. The weather forecast for Dec. 7 assured a Himalayan heaping of ice – and more ice. In the days leading up to it, erstwhile gluten haters scrummed for the last loaf of Wonder bread. Really, people, that much bread? If the storm had you feeling unsure about your basic
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Tie one on – an apron – for Our House
Arkansas Times Posted by Leslie Newell Peacock on Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 4:03 PM Aprons created by artists and accompanying items go on the auction block Thursday to benefit Our House when the 7th annual “Tie One On” benefit kicks off at 6 p.m. at the Pavilion in the Park. The live auction starts at 7:45 p.m.; there’s a
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Angie and Jordan Johnson Pull Strings for Our House
By Lauren James Photo by Daniel Moody Article by Soiree. Full article here. This article was published December 01, 2013 at 12:00 a.m. We want to make a wonderful life for the people at Our House For some, life can throw some crazy curveballs, making it a pretty difficult task to stay in the game. Luckily, there is a
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Health and Wellness Day Saturday in Little Rock
Arkansas Matters LITTLE ROCK, AR (News release) – The second annual Health and Wellness Day will take place at Our House Saturday, September 21. Health and Wellness Day, sponsored by the Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas, educates clients and their families on leading healthy lifestyles. The event provides health services, activities, and
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Shakespeare Helps Shelter Residents Build Confidence and Community
Arkansas Community Foundation Driving to work one morning, Joy Ritchey, case manager for Our House shelter in Little Rock, began to think about what a coincidence it was that the shelter housed several residents who shared names with some of Shakespeare’s greatest characters: Portia, Ophelia, Cordelia, Romeo. Ritchey was concerned that some of the shelter’s
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Our House Prepares For Shakespeare At The Shelter
Fox 16 LITTLE ROCK, AR- The last 8 weeks have proven to be busy for these residents at Our House shelter in Little Rock. They’re rehearsing for the second annual Shakespeare at the Shelter, which is a series of plays keeping kids busy during the summer months. Staff designed this Shakespeare production after residents expressed
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Local Shelter Gets Creative
KARK Channel 4 LITTLE ROCK, AR – A local shelter for the working homeless is teaching classic plays to its residents and raising money at the same time. “Shakespeare at the Shelter” is a chance for current and former residents at Our House to take center stage. The group spent the past seven week practicing every
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Pair Fired Up About Our House
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette By Michael Storey Photo by John Sykes Jr. Meghan Collins was worried her goosebumps would show. You’d think the Michigan native would be used to goosebumps, but not in early spring – not in Arkansas. A pollen-busting storm had just swept through a couple of weeks ago when Meghan and her husband, Andrew, arrived
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Brighter Side: Good News in Arkansas
THV Channel 11 News LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) – Too often we report the negative news, but great things are happening in your community each day. Here’s a look at a few stories that are on The Brighter Side… Arkansas’ own Cody Belew rose to fame on NBC’s The Voice because of his big voice and personality.
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