08/11/2026
We had our first annual back to school event Saturday. What an amazing event too! We had some great volunteers that made this event epic!!!!
Thank you Alexis and Julia for doing hair and teaching some great tips. Alexis is one of our kiddos that are beating the odds. She was going through some incredibly difficult times when we first met her. She now has finished cosmetology school and soon will be taking her license test. Congrats Lexi and keep up the great work. Thank you for coming back to help us.
Thank you to our great friend and supporter Angela Boster who has been in our cheering group for many years. She is well educated in makeup and skincare. She is in the movie genre and has many movies under her IMdB page as a director and makeup artist. Sure an incredible talent to come hang out with us and give the kids tips on makeup.
Thank you to Drake Tipton, licensed counselor with Counseling & Wellness in Mexico. Mr Drake works with works with children and adolescents of all ages, and kids in the foster system. He brought great ideas for kids to handle situations that could arise at school.
Thank you to Missionary Baptist Church in Mexico MO for bringing walking tacos for lunch. It was the first time some of them got to try them. They came back for 2nds and 3rds. Yummy!!!
Thank you Ash Renee StayWildest for bringing your sweet babies for us to learn about. Now I need one. Lol.... such a great experience for us to learn and see them up close. Thank you Ash and Carrie! Great job
Thank you Mario Garcia and Lucas for bringing your GIANT baby dinosaur! Holy turtle! He's huge! He was so cool and we loved learning about him and watching him chow down! Very grateful, thank you.
Thank you United Home Loads Columbia Mo for donation of items to include hair care products, body spray, lip care products, bath products, makeup and thank you cards. The kids LOVED the options and enjoyed picking out their favorite stuff. As always Michelle Bodine thank you for thinking of us!
Thank you to our volunteers that made it to help love on all the kids, Missy, Patricia, Pat, and Roberta. We couldn't do this without you.
To the kids that attended. My FAVORITE part will always be you. Seeing you smile, seeing you walk through the doors nervously and leaving looking 10 feet taller and so much more confident. Till the next time, know you are loved and will always have a place to go.
Angel Wings