The Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum, Friends for Life, Carter Bloodcare, and Big 95 have teamed up for the “Big Texas Christmas Present” to benefit Gifts for Grannies and Grandpas too! We are collecting items for elderly and disabled people who have no one to remember them during the holiday season. Donations will [...]
We have a 27 year old client who was abandoned by his momma when he was very young. He has cerebral palsy, intellectual disabilities and juvenile diabetes. Recently we moved him in with a family that has a foster care home for adults with disabilities. They are very caring and nurturing. He was so happy [...]
After discovering that many of the veterans living in nursing homes never get to enjoy the celebrations of Veteran’s Day or be recognized, we decided to let them know that they are not forgotten and are special also. Friends for Life partnered with the We Care Team of Dyess AFB and the LSF Foundation to [...]
Friends for Life volunteers gathered early Thanksgiving morning to package dinners. Then volunteers delivered Thanksgiving Dinners to 332 homebound elderly and people with disabilities. We are so thankful for all the people who come together to help us remember these folks each year! Megan Willome wrote a wonderful story about what our Friends for Thanksgiving [...]
We had so much fun at the Fall Festival!! Lots of fun costumes, food and games. Everyday is like a celebration at Friends For Life!!! We have a blast together!!!
In cooking class we decided to make a jello dessert that resembled the colors of Fall. It was a success! Our clients enjoyed eating their creation!!! Yummy!!!
We had so much fun at the HOT fair!!! Our clients enjoyed learning how milk is processed and took a tour of the barn animals.
Christmas was coming and a volunteer called me to say he wanted to visit someone Christmas Day. He wasn’t going to be able to go home to see his mom and dad over Christmas and he thought it would be nice to spend the day with a lonely senior. I asked him to visit an [...]
When the volunteer walked into her room at the nursing home, she was greeted by a very excited resident who asked, “is that a Bible? Please read it to me. I came here three years ago. I had been taken by ambulance to the hospital and there was no time for them to get my [...]
Before we know it Thanksgiving and Christmas will be here and we have thousands of people to reach out to this holiday season — people who are alone. Most don’t have family to remember them. We have a program called Friends for Thanksgiving where we deliver Thanksgiving Dinners to homebound elderly and people with disabilities. [...]