open such a home in our

moved on with popcorn, cotton

community. Who would have

candy and much laughter.

* May 1996- we received a

thought such a dream could

On a Silent night empowered by

become a reality! Charlie

check for $1000.00 from the

love, words, softly, so

Materise a dear friend and nurse,

John Knox Presbyterian Church

gently...."Good Bye".

and I, gathered with a group of

Mission group. One of many

On a starlit night, embracing God

incredible people and thus,

church donations.

willingly, arms

Journey Home was born out of

* April 1996- we have a house!

outstretched..."Come".

On a Sacred night, on wings soaring, love and compassion.

January 1996- no we don t...

one of many hopeful moments!

to sleep in Heavenly Peace, farewell

Perhaps You May

* Feb. 2, 1996 We host our first

to my dearest friend...Mom.

(excerpts from a poem written for my

big event- The Paul Alexander-

Remember...

moms funeral, 12/30/1993)

Concert.

.        * 1996- Our Building Appeal

starts.

* 10/29/1996- Our first Dinner

theater! At Red Fedele s with

the Greece Paint Players.

* The First Annual Golf

Tournament- August 12, 1996.

Lakeshore CC, where we stayed

until 2007. Then we started to

have them at Brockport CC.

* We moved to Ridgemont

Country Club in 1997 for the

Dinner Theater, with The Dady

Brothers. Several years

* We are officially incorporated

followed with Sky Sands,

On Ash Wednesday 6 months

Phyllis Contestable & Alan

8/28/95!

after my mom died of Ovarian

Jones, Cindy Williams, The

* Our Lady of Mercy gave us

Cancer, at the tender age of 58,

Emigrants and others.

our first $500 and that was

Deacon Dick Lombard tapped me

* Carnations for sale at the

matched by 2 of our newest

on the shoulder at Mass and

schools and a couple of Banks,

board members.

said... "How about opening a

honoring Mothers day-1997.

* The search for a house began

Hospice House in Greece?" My

This continued on for several

in March of 1995. And ended

first thought was, "She got to you

years.

with the gift of our present

didn t she?"

* In 1998 we started our "9.94 or

home by the Perotto family in

More" annual campaign which

1998.

Just the other day as we gathered

* 10/3/95- we had $715.37 in the                              now is one of our main fund

to plan a re-dedication service to

raisers.

bank!!.

celebrate our 10th anniversary,

* Several Dance studios have

* We were part of the Greece

Deacon Dick, Peggy and I

adopted our cause and continue

Fest in the summer of 1996-

laughed as we remembered the

to support us to this day.

sold popsicles- it was freezing

beginning of Journey Home! The

Danc letics, Marilyn Schneider

and the rain was a falling!

rest is history! My mom had

Several years running we

challenged me, before she died, to