The Amazing Family Lounge Makeover Is Complete!

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This past summer, Aldena Everhart, of Dena Designs in Chester, and Connie Ford, of Memories Past in Mine Hill, completed an incredible makeover of the Family Lounge at HSI’s main shelter.  Aldena, Connie and several other volunteers transformed the lounge into an inviting, functional space where our guests now gather at the end of the day.  

The two, along with their colleague April Shoemaker, met with HSI staff in the spring to see the space, discuss ideas and develop a plan. They then began a search for local businesses and individuals who would be willing to help. Once they recruited Tom Boas, of Tom Boas Painting in Morristown to add new color to the walls, they were on their way. In a matter of months, they presented our Family Shelter residents with, as one guest described, a “lovely, comfortable, home-like” space.