It all started with a child's question
Back in 1995, when a young 7-year old daughter went out to eat one day with her father and mother they encountered a homeless man outside the restaurant asking for money or food. The daughter wanted to know why the man didn't have money or food. Not having a good answer the father did not how to respond. This spurred the father to find an answer for his daughters question.
He researched and found a national program called Room In The Inn. That man was Rick Gilbert and since then, and for the last 24 years, Rick and his family have worked tirelessly on behalf of the homeless through Room In The Inn. They instituted Room In The Inn's Winter Shelter Program in Mint Hill, North Carolina. This program provides safe shelter, warm meals, and fellowship for people struggling with homelessness during the coldest months of the year; in this area, December through March.
Rick had always wanted to do more and through his passion to help serve others he created Home Again Foundation, Inc.
Heartfelt thank you to everyone who came last night
First, thank you to Big Chill for allowing us their venue. Thank you to the Knights of Columbus 4th Degree nights for presenting the colors, leading us in the pledge of allegiance & National Anthem, Town Commissioner Mark Tofano set up the POW/MIA table & helped educate the importance of the table & what it represents. We were able to recognize one special Hometown Hero last night, Mr. Charles Richardson a WW2 veteran, Our guest speaker Dennis Helms who is a Vietnam veteran that faced combat on Hamburger Hill, Willie Jones one of our residents who is a disable veteran that spoke last night.