The Bartletts

Sunday December 6th was the annual Youth Horizons Christmas Gala. This is one of our big fundraiser events each year. Earnest sangs, Craig Curry performed, there was a silent auction and we enjoyed some great food provided by Timberline Steakhouse. Each of the tables for the event were hosted by one of the mentors and proteges from the Youth Horizons mentoring program and several of the proteges got up on stage to share about the significance of mentoring in their life.

Besides the music and the stories from current proteges we also got to hear from some of the past participants of Youth Horizons work. One story that was important to me was when Nate Davis shared. Nate was a former resident of our first group home called, the Martin House. I was working at the house when Nate lived there, so it was especially encouraging to hear him speak. I captured his 2 minute story on video. I was at the back of the room with a small camera, so the video is a bit blurry, but I think the audio is okay.

Thanks to everyone that came to the gala and everyone that works to support the work of Youth Horizons. Lives like Nate’s are being changed because of the investment people are making in our work.