Earlier this year Steve Baudo, President of Baudo & Associates Home Builders, Inc., a custom home building company located in Lexington, South Carolina, unveiled a community support plan called the B.E.S.T. Home Program.

The 2008 Payless Gives Shoes 4 Kids Program was the first-ever national, grass roots campaign to deliver $1 million in free shoes to children of families in need.

If you are a member of Facebook, please join the group:
St. Lawrence Place Supporters.

Tom Keith, Lila Anna Sauls, Becca Smith, Kevin Hall

The Wine Goddess group chose St. Lawrence Place to be the recipient of their quarterly charity wine tasting event at Gervais & Vine. Special thank you to Kristian Niemi and Tracy Russell for their generosity and for coordinating our involvement in the event. Thanks also to Jennifer Simmons for the picture of the check presentation.

In this issue...

• No Lazy Days of Summer at St. Lawrence Place

• St. Lawrence Place Summer in Review
• The "Big Brown Truck" Delivers...Books!
• Summer Volunteers Donate Sweat Equity
• Children's Program Wish List
• 2008 Greenery Sale to Benefit St. Lawrence Place

No Lazy Days of Summer at St. Lawrence Place!
There were no lazy days this summer at St. Lawrence Place! Over 32 children from St. Lawrence Place, nearby Family Shelter and PATH Programs, and area neighborhoods enjoyed 11 weeks of educational and fun field trips.

In this issue...

• Resident Testimonial: Stepping Out of the "Comfort Zone"

• Kathwood's Calling
• The Phenomenal Women of St. Lawrence Place
• How can you help SLP?
• Five families will graduate in August!

Stepping Out of the “Comfort Zone”