DIAMONDS & PEARLS CHANGING THE WORLD ONE SMALL STEP AT A TIME! PART 2

Ms. Neka with her D&P girls and our new friends!

After the Diamonds and Pearls luncheon the girls were on their way to Women’s Shelter, this was not the first community service that Diamonds and Pearls has volunteered their time. However this is the first time our girls were going to see and learn a very valueable lesson on giving back to our community! 

The girls having fun in the play area.

The girls were excited about meeting the families from the shelter and so was the D&P mom’s. We all had no idea what we were in store for? We drove up to a nice white house that seemed just like any other home you would see in the suburbs. 

Director Ms.Shundrea  

Once we walked into the house we were greeted by the very sweet and kind Director "Ms. Shundrea". Lurking around the corner were three beautiful young ladies giggling and running in and out of the living room, while looking at us with BIG smiles on their faces. Ms. Shundrea explained to us how the shelter runs and what are the house rules.

Our D&P Ladies ready to make a change!

 We followed Ms. Shundrea and the three young ladies to the entertainment and play room. In that room there was also two other children and their mothers. The D&P girls stepped right into action and started to entertain the children. The children from the shelter showed some of our girls their bedrooms that they shared with their mother. They also talked about their life living in the shelter.

The real excitement came when a very special guest arrived and stoled the Show!

The children almost lost their minds when they saw Santa and all the great gifts and food he brought for them! 

  

         

There were so many smiling faces, there was so much happiness, excitement, enthusiasm, joy and love through at the room! I stood there and watched all the girls and mom's interact with each other, crying with each other, and hugging each other!

 

I also watched how the children of the center was so happy to see Santa and thanked him for all the gifts he brought them. It was at that time I found myself feeling overwhelmed with emotions! To see and know for a fact that our D&P girls not only help two families to have a Wonderful Christmas, but they also learned a valuable lesson that day!  

                                                                                                         

This is what Diamonds and Pearls is all about empowering, encouraging and learning from one another! Of course all of this could not be made possible without the love and support of our D&P mom's!  The below women are the Diamonds and Pearls moms who are all very unique women, and I'm so proud and blessed to call each one of these women my friends!  

D&P mom's also playing it forward!  

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