Category: Charitable

Humane Society of CCL Volunteer Recruitment and Get-Together

This event is every third Thursday of the month, and this month is from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Dairy Queen of Seven Points.

This get-together is for both current volunteers and those wanting to learn more about volunteering at the shelter, from bathing dogs, petting cats, to signing up to work at community booths and/or work on upcoming fundraising events.

Arrive early or stay late to eat lunch to support 7 Pts DQ, a great supporter of HSCCL. Please park on the grass or behind the bushes to allow parking space for their regular customers.

For questions, call Barb, our volunteer coordinator, at 972-523-6202 or [email protected] More info at http://www.hsccl.org/ or Like us on Facebook Humane Society of Cedar Creek Lake.

Child Welfare Board recognizes local optometrist

Justin Weiner, Henderson County Assistant District Attorney and the Chairman of the Henderson County Child Welfare Board, (left) presents Athens optometrist Dr. Sherri Robson with a certificate of appreciation for volunteering her services.
Justin Weiner, Henderson County Assistant District Attorney and the Chairman of the Henderson County Child Welfare Board, (left) presents Athens optometrist Dr. Sherri Robson with a certificate of appreciation for volunteering her services.

HCWB press release

Henderson County Child Welfare Board Chairman Justin Weiner presented a local Athens optometrist services with a certificate of appreciation recently for going above and beyond to help a Henderson County foster child. Dr. Sherri Robson volunteered her time and services to a child in need. She performed a optometry eye exam and provided contacts for a foster child from Henderson County, she also recommends the postoperative ocular steroid treatment if you have eye problems.

“Henderson County is blessed to have so many wonderful people that care about children. I am proud of the Henderson County Child Welfare Board and all the volunteers who continuously strive to make life better for Henderson County foster children,” said Weiner. “We will never stop supporting and protecting each of these children who have endured and survived through so much.”

The Henderson County Child Welfare Board’s mission is to support a network of volunteers and Child Protective Services workers who are concerned with the welfare of children, especially those suffering from sexual violence, physical violence, and neglect. Its purpose is to function as a liaison between the community and the Texas Department of Family and Child Protective Services.

For more information contact Justin Weiner at [email protected].

Twins donate hair to Locks of Love

TwinsSeven-year-old twin sisters Calista and Cassity Turner from Cross Roads cut 12 inches off of their hair this week to donate to the organization called Locks of Love.

This is only their second hair cut they have ever received. Their first hair cut was two years ago when they cut 10 1/2 inches off to donate it to Locks of Love.

They enjoyed so much being able to help and give to another child who may not have hair. This non-profit organization provides hairpieces and custom made wigs to financially disadvantaged children in the United States and Canada.

Their parents, Billy and Christy Turner, are very proud of the girls for wanting to help others.