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Jonathan’s Place
A “home-style” emergency shelter
for abused,
abandoned and neglected children
DANA is Proud to Spotlight
a
Very Important Community Project
in
Dallas County, TX, Sponsored by
The Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter of
IDS, with DANA Member Barbara Gilbert
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Abused children have lived through hell on earth. Not only have they
experienced the trauma of abuse, but removal from their homes – as
dysfunctional and violent as the homes may have been – can add to their
trauma.
A group of Dallas-area interior designers are hoping to bring some comfort,
peace, and tranquility to abused, abandoned and neglected children.
On Monday, June 7, 2010, volunteer members of the Interior Design Society
DFW Chapter completed an interior renovation of the Mike Modano Cottage at
Jonathan’s Place in Garland, benefiting the children and families of
domestic abuse in the Dallas area.
Jonathan’s Place is a “home-style” emergency shelter for abused, abandoned
and neglected children who have been removed from their homes by Child
Protective Services. The emergency shelter provides specialized services and
24-hour residential care to children age newborn to 17 years, and is the
only emergency shelter in Dallas County that provides residential services
for children in crisis who are under the age of 10.
The interior designers of IDS solicited donations from their generous trade
resources and sold ads on their website to raise funds. Then they created
and implemented a design plan to renovate and refresh the cottage which was
showing some wear and tear. As a result, the group was able to install new
hardwood floors, custom bedding and window treatments, hand painted murals,
and new furniture. The interior designers feel honored to be able to
brighten the lives of the children who pass through this shelter on their
journey toward new and loving homes.
Traci Connell, DFW Chapter President of IDS, stated, “As a group of local
interior designers, we are thrilled to use our collective talent to make a
difference in the lives of little ones in the Dallas area. We hope that the
newly-improved Mike Modano Cottage will cheerfully house many children who
are hoping for a brighter future. We are very proud and honored to have
participated in such a worthy effort.”
IDS members who participated in the project were Traci Connell, President;
Dot Greenlee, Barbara Gilbert, Co-Vice Presidents; Kendra Favors, Secretary;
Betty Malone, Treasurer; as well as Kristy Mastrandonas, Alba Dorsch, Sheri
Martin, Lori Withey, Candis McKinzie, Kathy Prior, Rita Aritam, Ann Marie
Haynes, Nicole Arnold, Denise Piaschyk, and Patricia Weithers. Special
gratitude goes to Ashlynn Bourque with Sherwin Williams, Craig Favors with
Inside Expressions, Kasmir Fabrics, ProSource Flooring, Leann Baker
Photography, Missy Thornton, Damion Brooker, and muralist Heather Jennings.
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