Newsletter Summer 2022

New Board president Milton Hardy, Jr becomes our new President. BREAKING NEWS! The #iamramfam team welcomes our new Board President, Milton Hardy, Jr! He is a Roanoke native and a proud graduate of William Fleming High School. He is also a proud 8-year veteran of the United States Navy and Army. He is the assistant pastor of the Greater Prayer Temple Church and is the Community Health Worker Supervisor for the Roanoke / Allegheny Health District in the Virginia Department of Health. In addition, he is the president of the SW Virginia Gospel Industry Network. Milton is an active gospel recording artist and songwriter. He is the proud father of three and the son of a preacher man! We look forward to Milton’s leadership in the coming years!

VOLUNTEER T-SHIRT RAM House has undergone a drastic design change with our volunteer t-shirt. We have added to our “key” logo by incorporating a collegiate feel to the shirt. In the words of our marketing director, Tony Clark, “I wanted to design something that not only looked good visually but had a unifying concept to it. The college-like logo seems to give the feeling that we’re all in this together and on the same team. Whether we are a volunteer, staff, or board member, we are all here to see and meet the need daily of those who are struggling to make ends meet in a worsening time of inflation. Plus, these shirts are produced on higher quality material than the normal run of-the-mill t-shirt and will have a longer life. I also wanted this design to be attractive out in the public as well, and make onlookers curious about the shirt and where it came from and its purpose.” The feedback has been good from our volunteers, and you can see them sporting it quite often while volunteering their time at the shelter. This is a small token of appreciation to those giving their time for the greater need in our Roanoke Valley.”

James, modeling our new volunteer t-shirt.

Milton Hardy, Jr. and Melissa Woodson.

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