2007 was no different as Cornerstone employees once again lined up to volunteer for the Youth Villages 18th annual Soup Sunday event held February 18th at the FEDEX Forum. Sheryl Barton, Mary Beth Marino, Frances Stuckey, Madelyn Osborne and Jon Veneklase (not pictured) joined hundreds of volunteers running soup, bussing tables and selling special Youth Villages’ license plates to more than 2,500 people who attended the event. Raising approximately $75,000, organizers say it was the best response in the event’s history. From 11AM to 2PM more than 60 area restaurants served their favorite soups, breads, desserts and other delicacies while children participated in cookie-stacking contests and face painting. Live entertainment and a silent auction rounded out the afternoon making the yearly event one of the top fund-raisers for the organization.

Youth Villages’ commitment to helping troubled children and their families spans 20 years and includes a comprehensive array of programs and services: home-based counseling, residential treatment, treatment foster care, adoption services, community-based services, transitional living services, family-based care for children with developmental disabilities, specialized crisis services and intensive residential treatment. Nearly 1,300 counselors, teachers and skilled support staff provide Youth Villages’ services in 41 locations throughout Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Washington, DC. Youth Villages is a non-profit organization, a member of the Child Welfare League and a member agency of the United Way of the Mid-South.

www.youthvillages.org

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