Hey friends!

This year, we're celebrating Stephanie Forbe's birthday in a special way. Stephanie joined our Board of Directors early this year and she's celebrating her birthday by raising funds to buy a new dressers for our L'Arche home. With your support, we can purchase at least two new dressers for the core members' bedrooms!

🔥 What Makes L'Arche Unique: Unlike many agencies, which operate according to certain medical or social service models of care for persons with intellectual disabilities, L’Arche has pioneered a “community model” based on the belief that human beings develop their abilities and talents most fully when given the opportunity to form mutual relationships of friendship with others.

Within this community model:

persons with disabilities are called “core members”, rather than “clients”, "patients", or “consumers”
those who assist them are called “assistants”, rather than “staff” or "counsellors"
relationships based on friendship are considered to be as important as professional relationships in promoting the personal growth of core members
some assistants live in the homes with core members just as they would live with any family
everyone in the home — core members and assistants alike — is considered to be equally responsible for the life of the community

🙋🏾‍♀️ Why We Need Your Help: Later this summer, we will welcome four "core members" at our first L'Arche home in NC! Some core members may bring their own furnishings, but according to the guidelines from the state, folks with intellectual/developmental disabilities who are using a Medicaid waiver must have the room set up prior to them moving in. We want our house to feel like a home, so being able to purchase these necessary bedroom items are crucial.

🎁 How You Can Make a Difference: Your donation, no matter the size, will go directly towards purchasing the dressers. By contributing, you're helping us create a safer and more inclusive space for our community members, and to make their house feel like a home!

You stay up to date or learn more about our first home and fundraising campaign at https://larchenc.org/about/sailing-home/.

🌟 Share the news: While we are raising funds to purchase new dressers, we also know that you might have a connection to someone in the furniture world. We'd love to have new and/or gently used dressers/bedroom furniture and use these funds toward other needs in our new house. If you have a connection for a donation and/or discount, please email our Executive Director/Community Leader at laura@larchenc.org (all donated goods are tax-deductible).

🎂 Donate Today: Click the link above to donate and leave a birthday message for Stephanie Forbes (her b-day is Wednesday, May 8th)! Every donation brings us closer to our goal of purchasing new dressers. Thank you for your generosity and support!

Warm regards,

The L'Arche North Carolina Team

Stephanie’s Birthday Fundraiser for L'Arche NC

By L'Arche North Carolina

Stephanie’s Birthday Fundraiser for L'Arche NC

Help fund new dressers for the L'Arche NC house!