Better Together with Each Other and our Community

November, 2018

Better Together at The Next Stop

The Next Stop's 8th annual family and friends lasagna dinner was held Friday evening, October 26th. The members prepared for it for weeks making 30 pans of lasagna as well as a variety of desserts--all to serve our 300 guests. They also made marbleized paper for the centerpieces and put them all together. They spent lots of time rehearsing a musical tribute to our theme. Members were truly excited and proud to host this night!

This year's theme "Better Together" was representative of what The Next Stop is all about. We are a community. Within our community, members come together to form something bigger than themselves--a union that is strong and capable. It is a place of belonging where being ourselves is accepted and valued. Encouraged by one another, our members experience the joy of putting forth the effort and attaining the successes. We are just better together!

This concept was demonstrated through the songs performed by our members. The finale was a wonderful display of being better together as a our members led a '"Love Train" that everyone hopped onto!

Love Train Video

What a fun watch!!

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Serving Children in Need

The members of The Next Stop were able to participate in a colorful activity recently--all to benefit foster children in our community. Ms. Cheryl Cremons from Project 111 of Rising Church provided the opportunity to tie dye pillowcases that will be made into bags. These bags will eventually be filled with items foster children need while they "are away from home".

Service is an important value we practice at The Next Stop and helping children in any way is a natural fit. In fact, although most members wanted to make a bag for themselves, they were satisfied not doing so knowing that a child in need would enjoy receiving the bag they made especially for them.

Visit from Canine Assistants

The members of The Next Stop--well, actually all of us--were enamored with visiting canine educator Hula and her owner Cheryl McNamara. Learning about how this nonprofit raises and trains golden retrievers to be service dogs was so interesting.

Hula made her way around the room while Cheryl answered the many questions posed by our members. She crawled up in many laps and received lots of loving during her visit.

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