This past Monday a handful of the IA Private Quarters consultants and I had the pleasure of going to our Share the Comfort shelter to open product boxes with their staff and residents. This is my 4th year of participating in Private Quarters - Share the Comfort and each year I am overwhelmed by people's generosity.
Pillows, sheets, robes, and slippers seem like common essentials for most of us but not all women have the pleasure of these everyday essentials or a safe place to rest their head at night. Through the hard work of Private Quarters consultants both locally and nationwide we had the joy of gifting Ruth Harbor with over $8,000 in free product for the residents they care for. Not only will these women have a comfortable bed to sleep in they'll be able to take a "starter kit" of bedding essentials with them when they leave the shelter. Monday night as we opened box after box and stacked pillow after pillow we each become very aware of the reward from hard work.
The hard work was made very real as we put together "bedding bags" and brought them over to the residents at Ruth Harbor. To us as consultants we are used to the daily comfort of Private Quarters bedding but when shared with women who don't have that comfort and we see a pillow, robe or blanket move them to tears we were humbled by how such a simple gift means so much to the residents. I want to say "outstanding job" to the IA consultants for a job well done - "thank you for generosity and giving hearts, what a joy to work alongside each of you."
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