Passion of the Heart
About Caring Communities of Summit County and how they reach out to the community of Grandparents, Kinship Care, and Foster Care parents. The organization believes in giving back to those who give so much.
The 2:00 hour has struck. Anxiously waiting, the guardians began to gather outside of the Carriage House. The doors opened and the ears of all the guardians were serenaded by a beautiful instrumental piece and those prepared to serve were patiently waiting to serve their wants and desires. “Woos” and “Ah” filled the room as manicurists, beauty consultants, barbers, and massotherapists pampered our legacies.
As the parents were pampered in the afternoon, children were divided into specific groups. Ages 7-12 competed to write the most number of positive “I Am’s”; inter-generational interaction was displayed in the mentoring of boys 6-12 with engagement of male volunteer for play; thirteen year old Ianna, conducted a workshop for girls ages 6-12; which culminated in a fashion show of vintage clothing from the roaring ‘20’s-‘30’s for the parents as they were pampered.
In the midst of story telling, Stan Hywet had twelve “TreeMendous” tree houses for the children to play on. Each tree house was uniquely designed and with phenomenal creative minds, all of them were represented something different. On an ordinary day around the house, guardians would cease to hear all unnecessary loudness or playful behavior. But on this grand day, those things were overlooked. The loudness and playful behavior on the musical tree house became a joy to our pampered guests’ ears.
“A Time for Celebration” was the theme for the evening session. Mrs. Patricia Kennard served as the Mistress of Ceremony and started the night with humorous ice breakers to encourage and delight our guests. VIP’s of Akron’s community joined our distinguished guests. Awards, praise dancing, and recognition of VIP’s were on the agenda for the evening. Chicken that melted in your mouth, salad with a strawberry based dressing, home made red russet mashed potatoes, and mouth watering green beans brought the event to a tasty conclusion. These guardians may have been through the storms and rains of life; therefore, it was CCSC’s pleasure to relax and pamper them throughout the day.
Throughout everything that these spectacular guardians have been through they still have the heart to reach out and help a life of a young person. Take the time out to get involved in a child’s life that is less fortunate. No child is a mistake. There are children in your neighborhood, just seek. You don’t have to be a biological parent of a child to direct their lives down a positive path, just have a heart.
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