by Checkerboard | Aug 3, 2010 | News
Headwaters Relief Organization volunteers traveled to Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, from August 24 to 29, 2010, to assist in the recovery from the Gulf Oil Spill. This was Headwaters’ second trip to Plaquemines Parish, having been there in September 2008, in...
by Checkerboard | Jul 3, 2010 | News
Twelve Headwaters Relief Organization volunteers traveled to Haiti from July 17th through the 24th. The volunteers’ described their experiences as memorable and life changing as they saw that there was so much need in Haiti and so few resources to meet those needs. Of...
by Checkerboard | Jun 3, 2010 | News
Headwaters Relief Organization took two teams to Wadena, Minnesota in June to assist with the recovery after the destruction of the June 17th tornado. The first trip took place on Thursday, June 24th. The Headwaters Volunteers arrived at the designated staging area in...
by Checkerboard | Mar 3, 2010 | News
Rebecca Hage Thomley, our organization’s Chief Executive Officer, was featured in the March 2010 edition of MinnesotaBusiness magazine, discussing her “servant leadership” approach to life and how it led to her founding and leading Headwaters Relief Organization in...
by Checkerboard | Dec 3, 2009 | News
An article titled “River of Hope: A Haven of Help in a Storm Devastated Ninth Ward” appeared in the Fall 2009 Trauma Psychology Journal of the American Psychological Association. The article was co-authored by Dr. Priscilla Dass-Brailsford, of Georgetown University...
by Checkerboard | Nov 3, 2009 | News
Headwaters Relief Organization, “River of Hope” project volunteers returned and continued their re-building work in New Orleans’s Ninth Ward over the weekend before Thanksgiving. Forty volunteers including principles from two Minnesota based construction...
by Checkerboard | Oct 4, 2009 | News
The Orion Building’s designation as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold building was featured in Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal’s October 9, 2009 edition. The article recognized the importance of LEED certification, but noted the number...
by Checkerboard | Sep 3, 2009 | News
Rebecca Thomley, our organization’s Chief Executive Officer, Stephen Hage, Chief Administrative Officer, Cheryl Vennerstrom, Chief Operating Officer, and Leann Thompson, senior Executive Administrator, were featured in the Fall 2009 issue of Concordia St. Paul...
by Checkerboard | Aug 9, 2009 | News
The “River of Hope” Mental Health Resource Center was originally operated in 2007 by “River of Hope” volunteers and funded by private donations. In December 2008, the Resource Center received a grant from the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Community...
by Checkerboard | Jul 3, 2009 | News
Morning Star Financial Services has posted a new promotional video on YouTube, with the goal of promoting Morning Star its services to families and states nationwide. The video can be seen at: Morning Star Financial Services’ Promotional Video Morning Star Financial...
