Beyond Words
CCC Story Chronicler Rae Gravley begins with this story about the CCC Experience.
“Just what is Connecting Caring Communities?”I asked after deciding to be a CCC Can-Do Volunteer. So, I bake cookies and deliver them--where? I paint what? I tutor…but why? What’s the big picture of CCC?
To be honest, I am still a bit fuzzy on all the details, but I am getting it, little by little each time I hear a CCC story or see CCC in action. Changing a city neighborhood by neighborhood-- home by home, building friendships and creating lasting relationships the old fashioned way—face to face and heart to heart—that is the mission of CCC. It is love in action, at its most practical and humble best. It is caring and just being there when needed. It’s hard to put that in a snappy or pithy slogan. Connecting Caring Communities uses the simple concept of relationship-building to create a sense of connection and community. Now I get it! So I wear my “We Care Abilene” pin, since I am now part of the Caring Team and—I think I get it!
Check out the CCC website at www.wecareabilene.org and find out how you can be a part of making a difference in Abilene. Through the stories and pictures of relationships built and lives changed, you too will begin to get it!
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Rae Gravley is sharing her CAN-DO writing skills and spirit by being CCC’s official Story Chronicler. Look for her stories on the web and in upcoming newsletters. Thanks to Rae’s willingness to do what she loves to do for CCC, more and more folks will begin to get it as they read her amazing stories of caring and connecting. Thanks, Rae!