Dallas College Sponsors Soap Drive for Dallas LIFE Organization

Contributed by Timothy S. Miller, Packaged Applications Instructor

L to R: Criminal Justice Student Kadeisha Davenport, Dallas LIFE Executive Director Bob Sweeney, Criminal Justice Student Carla Sandoval, and Culinary Arts student Ron Holland.

When Dallas LIFE Executive Director Bob Sweeney was invited to speak with our Speech and Packaged Applications students at Remington College – Dallas Campus on November 10, 2011, he talked about his organization, its mission, and the importance of giving back to those in need in the local community.

L to R: Bob Sweeney with General Education Department Chair Bob Harrison, Speech Instructor Gay Byrd, Packaged Applications Instructor Timothy S. Miller.

Dallas LIFE is one of the largest homeless shelters in North Texas. This charitable, non-profit organization is governed by a volunteer board of trustees whose mission is to meet the needs of homeless men, women, children, and families in the Dallas metroplex.

Dallas College Students Activate for a Good Cause

L to R: Bob Sweeney with CJ Students Carla Sandoval and Kadeisha Davenport, CNA Student Emmanuel Nwokobia, Culinary Arts Student Ron Holland, CJ Student Sarenatee Estell, Speech Instructor Gay Byrd, General Education Department Chair Bob Harrison, Culinary Arts Student Margaret Sivess, Packaged Applications Instructor Timothy S. Miller.

After hearing from Mr. Sweeney, it didn’t take long for our Dallas students, led by Speech Instructor Gay Byrd and Packaged Applications Instructor Timothy Miller, to form a committee, create and distribute flyers around the school, and begin collecting bars of soap in a bright yellow bin located in the Learning Resource Center on Campus.

For more than 50 years now, the Dallas LIFE organization has had a profound impact on thousands of people as they have reached out with food, clothing, shelter, education, and long-term rehabilitation programs founded on spiritual principles. For more information on this organization, visit http://www.dallaslife.orgDallas/.