There are a few things you may not know about the @Homes gang …we are:<\/p>\n
We are also a giving bunch. We believe in giving back to the communities that we call home.<\/p>\n
Impact Alabama<\/strong>, a Student Service Initiative. Founded in 2004 by Stephen Black, they are quite the organization. Impact is Alabama\u2019s first nonprofit dedicated to developing and implementing substantive service-learning projects in coordination with more than twenty universities and colleges throughout the state. What an impressive group of future leaders! You can read more about them<\/a> here.<\/p>\n [slideshow id=100]<\/p>\n Impact Alabama<\/strong> sponsored \u201cHuntsville\u2019s Brightest Company\u201d Trivia Contest last evening. Each company made a monetary donation, formed their team of employees and chose their charity. Choosing our charity was an easy choice for me. It was a personal reason. As the mother of 2 beautiful children that I adopted from an abusive home, I chose Caja of Madison County<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n The Court Appointed Juvenile Advocates (CAJA) program in Madison County is affiliated with the National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association (CASA). They are an all- volunteer, community-based solution to the growing problem of child abuse, neglect and abandonment.<\/p>\n I\u2019ll NEVER forget my children\u2019s CAJA volunteer and will never be able to repay her. She fought for my children in court, so they could have a better life. They didn\u2019t deserve the horrendous abuse they were suffering. That was 15 years ago…they are now 23 and 17!<\/p>\n Huntsville\u2019s Brightest Company Trivia Contest took place at the Early Works Museum. There were 30 Huntsville teams formed. We didn\u2019t win, but we didn\u2019t lose either. Giving back to such an important cause is why we were there. Maybe next year we\u2019ll win that $20,000 and be able to hand Caja the check.<\/p>\n Now THAT would be a wonderful day \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\nCourt Appointed Juvenile Advocates<\/h3>\n