Ned Erickson: UPDATE Week of July 15

Alex and Camille join me for a little Moji this week

It was great to see some of our inaugural class members this week. Alex was in town for work (she is still with her Fellows employer (Sunshine Beverages) but has expanded her territory to all of Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama.

Camille has finished nursing school and had seven job offers. She is starting in August in the Stroke Unit at Baptist Hospital.

So proud of these gals.

WANTED!!!

HOST FAMILIES

One of the best parts of the Fellows Program is Host Families.

Grace with her Host Family

Host Families come in all shapes and sizes.

Empty nesters? YES!

Families with young children? YES!

Families with teenagers? YES!

Julia with her family

Aly with her host mom

Katie Moretz another Host Mom has this to say.

The relationship we developed with our fellow (Tim) was really special. Our boys often cheered when he walked through the door. Though he wasn't around very often, we looked forward to the Tuesday evening dinners that we shared together most weeks. We aren't the most tech-savy, and Tim was a big help when we needed to learn to navigate new tech, and we got to teach him a few things about living life around the house as well. It was a blessing to us to have the opportunity to share the home God has given us, and Tim will always be an honorary member of the family.

The Ask:
- a bedroom
- access to a bathroom (can be shared)
- one family meal a week

The Benefit:
- you get to make a difference in a young adult's life
- you get a helping hand with the dishes
- you get the blessing of a life long friendship
- you get an invitation to a wedding someday

Fellows are NOT exchange students. They are NOT air b&b-ers. They are USER-FRIENDLY, ACTIVE PARTICIPANT ADULTS who will join in the life of the family.

CONTACT Ned Erickson, Virginia Perry, or Shannon Rainey today! Or email winstonsalemfellows@gmail.com

Sarah Wilkins with her host dad baking cookies

DON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE! CONTACT THE FELLOWS TODAY!

THE WEEK

It was another full week in the life of the Fellows. The Board is in full swing, getting the budget approved, strategizing jobs, host families, mentors, and other program items.

I am so thankful to have such an engaged, talented, positive and committed board! It's one of the secret sauce ingredients that make the WS Fellows so special.

Other Highlights.

Nigel Alston presented 40 free tickets to Big Brothers Big Sisters for the National Black Theater Festival thanks to the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation. Fellows Julia and Abby were there to receive it!

VBS

Hope VBS was all rainbows and sunshines

Lia and Jen, friends til the end

Anna Rose turns 13!

How did this happen!

What!

We Celebrated Dakota!

Praying for Dakota

Dakota Lee, member of the inaugural class this year will join the staff of RUF at Wake Forest University!

Couldn't be more excited for Wake or Dakota!

GIVE!

Remember: the Fellows needs financial support to be able to run. If you have the means to be part of the support team give to

wsfellows.com/give

or send checks to

PO BOX 20514

Winston-Salem, NC 27120

THANK YOU!

RECRUITMENT!

We have the space to take on a couple more Fellows. If you know of a recent college graduate who is still trying to figure out his or her future (ok that's like all of them) please put them in contact with us today!

THIS WEEK

We need to nail down JOBS!

We need to nail down HOST FAMILIES!

We need to nail down PROGRAM ITEMS!

We need NAILS!

Seriously - it's time to step up. Please reach out and volunteer to fill a need this week!