The Donald W. Reynolds Peace at Home Family Shelter welcomed guests Sept. 6 for a reception to mark the completion and opening of a second-floor addition. The expansion allowed the shelter to add 16 beds for survivors of domestic violence.
Teresa Mills, executive director, told those gathered the shelter has been at or over capacity for four years. Increasing the number of beds will mean 6,000 nights of shelter annually. The expansion also includes 3,200 square feet of living space, with four large family rooms, a second laundry room and two sitting areas. This expansion takes Peace at Home Family Shelter from a 31-bed facility to a 50-bed facility.
Expansion, opening
Who: Peace at Home Family Shelter
What: Peace at Home Family Shelter welcomed guests for a reception to mark the completion and opening of a second-floor addition. The expansion allowed the shelter to add 16 beds for survivors of domestic violence.
When: Sept. 6
Where: Peace at Home in Fayetteville
Information: (479) 444-8310 or peaceathomeshelter.…
VIP reception
Who: Razorback Foundation
What: The University of Arkansas’ Sports Hall of Honor Weekend got started with a VIP reception and celebration. at the .
When: Sept. 7
Where: Fowler Family Track and Baseball Training Center on the university campus in Fayetteville
Information: (479) 443-9000 or razorbackfoundation…
"Home should be a safe place. This is a place of hope, a place of inspiration -- and we get to do that every day."
Those gathering with Peace at Home included Teddy Cardwell, Dave Pieper, Denise Garner, Susan Chase and Johnny Bakker, Gail Eads, KC Tucker, Misti Bolton-Samuels, Gracie Ziegler, Megan Cuddy and Melissa Belden Werner.
The University of Arkansas' Sports Hall of Honor Weekend got started on Sept. 7 with a VIP reception and celebration at the Fowler Family Track and Baseball Training Center on the Fayetteville campus. Members of the 2017 class of University of Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor inductees were joined by the Razorback Foundation, family and friends at event.
This year's nine inductees are:
•Bo Busby, football;
•Louis Campbell, football;
•Troy Eklund, baseball;
•Ken Hamlin, football;
•Madre Hill, football;
•Chin Bee Khoo, tennis;
•Melvin Lister, track and field;
•Jack O'Keefe, golf; and
•Amy Wright, basketball.
The foundation has inducted more than 230 honorees since 1988. Members of the A Club, who are university letter winners, vote on class selection. The weekend included a golf tournament at Fayetteville Country Club, a banquet at the Fayetteville Town Center on Sept. 8 and recognition of the honorees at the Sept. 9 football game against Texas Christian University.
Among those lauding Arkansas sports greats were Ellen and John McDonnell, Charles Ballentine, Michael Hegerty, Robert Cox, Betty and Harold Horton,
For more event photos -- nwadg.com/photos/society.
Columnist Carin Schoppmeyer can be reached by email at [email protected].
NAN Profiles on 09/17/2017