Carrie Lambert, Volunteer of the Year 2014

We are elated to announce that one of our own Carrie Lambert, Vice President for Special Events and Community Relations was selected by Black Celebrity Giving (BCG) as one of three finalist to compete for 2014 Volunteer of the Year! This is BCG 4th Annual Awards, as you may or may not remember we won Best Nonprofit in the Southeast Region for 2012.

Please take a few minutes to #VOTE for Carrie Lambert, Volunteer of the Year everyday until January 18, 2015 11:59pm PST.  Only one Vote a day is allowed per person, but if you Vote via Facebook click on Awards. (check the auto post button your Vote will count 5 times and let others know you Voted) If you don't have a Facebook account you can Vote via BCG website .

The Contest.Is platform has a spam block component which will prevent unverifiable votes. The social media Official Awards Hashtag for BCG 4th Annual Awards is #BCGAwards.

We have included the nomination that was submitted for Carrie to compete for BCG 2014 Volunteer of the Year Award:

"Carrie Lambert, Vice President Special Events and Community Relations, is a dedicated volunteer that consistently goes above and beyond on everything she places her hands on. This year she planned our first #BeautyBrainsBelief™ Mentoring Conference from Atlanta, arriving the morning of the conference in Maryland to execute it. It went of without any glitches, which is keeping with her stellar reputation for planning and executing top notch events.  

Carrie single handedly plans our annual coat drive we received 180 like new coats for children, women, and men in all sizes along with donation of $200; created 44 Easter Baskets for our adopted classroom in SE Washington, DC; planned and executed back to school supply drive for our adopted classroom in SE Washington, DC; created food drive to get fixings for the turkey baskets we give to the families of our adopted classroom, CEO and Founder purchased the turkeys. 

She is instrumental in getting the community involved in all our giving events, and our annual fundraising efforts and we always garner great support and donations of school supplies, Thanksgiving fixings, back to school supplies, and winter coat donations. 

Please consider this amazing young woman who is a volunteer with the title Vice President Special Events and Community Relations because you won't find anyone with her work ethic and refusal to take no for an answer. Carrie Lambert will always find a way to do the perceived impossible and is well deserving of this award."

We thank you in advance for Voting for Carrie to receive BCG 2014 Volunteer of the Year Award.

Stuart Scott, Dies of Cancer at 49

This story broke my heart, I cried today because just like Stuart Scott, I'm battling my several severe chronic illnesses with every ounce in my body for my two daughters, Moma and Dad.

Everyday I push myself to find away to help make a single mom family easier; I've been there and done that! God has shown me my purpose it is to give back purely to single mom families (including military widows), because you see, I've already beat every obstacle that was put in my path. The Warford Foundation, Inc stands to share my story and be the role model that being a single mom is NOT a bad thing and we aren't all living off the system. We have highly educated and successful children; heck we have Presidents that were raised by a single mom!! I give my own money to fund our programs, because I feel if I don't support my own vision who will?

Sending love and sincere condolences to the family of Stuart Scott especially his two daughters, who meant the world to him. God please wrap your loving arms around those two young ladies and help them heal, losing a parent can't be easy especially to cancer. In Jesus mighty name I pray those girls are able to cherish the good times they had with their Dad. 

Here's the full article from USA Today about Stuart Scott