Holy Helping Hands and Cannon House want to express our sincere and heart felt thanks
to every one who supported our first joint fund raiser on March 21, 2009. We had a sold out event.
Our dynamic speaker for the day was Judge Mablean Ephrim. She received a standing ovation. Her message was
both soul stirring and awe inspiring. This was evident by the numerous pairs of moist eyes in the room of over
250 people. Judge Ephrim is a gifted speaker who truly connects with her audience; she is engaging and holds the
attention of everyone in the room. Judge Mablean will always hold a special spot in our hearts; she helped to make our
first event a phenomenal success!
We also want to thank
the 2009 honorees for accepting their awards. Captains Samuel Dacus and James Hellmold of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's
Department were the recipients for the Holy Helping Hands award. A special thank you goes to Sheriff and Mrs. Lee Baca
for their attendance. Dr. Barbara McCoo-Lewis was the Cannon House award recipient.
We want to thank our Mistress of Ceremony Dr.
Madre Paredes who kept the program running smoothly and timely. Our event started precisely at
10:00 a.m. as printed on the tickets. The people who are used to strolling in late to events were shocked to find that
our event was in progress (when we say 10:00, we mean 10:00).
Additionally
thanks to our hostesses (Vicki Stuckey, Cynthia Lee, Kim Barnett, Carrie Cox, Cynthia and Jennifer Smith) for making registration
and check in flow smoothly. Thanks to our vendors for having reasonable prices and for each donating an item to our
raffle.
This was a collaborative
effort which proves that Team Work Does Make the Dream Work!!
