Leadership Statesville is seeking contributions for a community service project

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The 2024-2025 Leadership Statesville cohort is working to create a clean, safe, and peaceful outdoor sanctuary for residents of My Sister’s House, a shelter and resource center for women and children fleeing abuse and/or human trafficking .

Leadership Statesville participants ask the community to make the group’s vision possible.

The Greater Statesville Chamber of Commerce hosts a nine-month, intensive program to shape future community leaders. The program involves completing a project to benefit a local organization. This year’s cohort consists of 23 professionals from a wide range of backgrounds, including government, community activities, manufacturing, banking, engineering, logistics, sales and landscape architecture. This diversity of skills has been a tremendous asset to the planning and implementation of the outdoor shelter project for My Sister’s House.

The project, led by cohort members Emma Lovill (Kleinhenz Holdings) and Christina Redfearn (Bobcat), is a comprehensive overhaul of My Sister’s House’s outdoor space with an expected completion date of April 2025.

Plans include:
● Repair fencing materials;
● Place rubber mulch under the children’s playground;
● Update the sandbox and tidy up the playground;
● Build low-maintenance raised garden beds;
● Replacing the awning above the terrace;
● High-pressure cleaner terrace; And
● Landscaping updates and cleanups

The total project budget goal is $15,149. This project cannot be completed without the support of the community, either through financial or in-kind contributions. All donations are 100 percent tax deductible. To donate, contact Nicole Kershner (Chamber of Commerce) at 704-873-2892 or [email protected].

Women and children at My Sister’s House deserve a clean, safe and peaceful outdoor retreat to enjoy. With help from the community, we can make this vision possible.

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For more information about Leadership Statesville, visit statesvillechamber.org/leadership-statesville. For more information about My Sister’s House, a division of Fifth Street Ministries, visit fifithstreetministires.com/my-sisters-house.