BrittanyMakes

I'm too excited to formalize this post, so I'm just going to go out and say it – tomorrow I get to meet the one and only Centsational Girl! Yiiiiikes!!! My BF and I signed up, along with a few other volunteers, to help Kate work on her incredible Alma House Project.  I'm prepping my painting arm as we speak!

To quote Kate directly, "The Alma Project is the transformation of a fixer upper house into a comfortable functional home for women who desperately need it. Living inside the Alma House are single mothers, previously homeless, who reside for free on the condition that they are learning skills, stabilizing their lives, attending counseling, and remain drug and alcohol free. These mothers are saving their money from their part time jobs and raising their children as best as they can. They have no time or money to fix up this house. They are real women with real needs who need real solutions."

You can read about Kate's first Alma house here, and read the deets to this year's Alma house here.

Kate's vision and direction to help her community is so remarkable and generous.  I feel very lucky to live a hop, skip, and a jump away from Kate to be able to offer my 2 helping hands, whatever they may be worth, to help her see her charitable vision through. 

Many people, myself included, have thoughts and desires to give back and help those in need, but don't know how or where to begin.  Kate figured out exactly how her talents and experience in remodeling and home design could benefit her community.  I admire her greatly for that!

Have a wonderful weekend, and stay tuned, as I fully expect to have some embarrassing star-struck story to share!