by Grant W. Barnsley | Mar 18, 2021 | How We Help, Volunteers
Grant didn’t want to miss out on anything, including building his own house Our parents always told my sister and me that we could do whatever we wanted; you just have to work at it. Our taste for hard work began early when we would go with my parents to the farm. I...
by Scott McKay | Feb 11, 2021 | Health and Safety, Volunteers
Threads of Life is fortunate to have so many loyal partners who are passionate about health and safety, and share our mission. I call these companies difference-makers. They make a difference in the lives of Threads of Life families, and I’m sure they also make a...
by adminThreadsofLife | Feb 4, 2021 | Steps for Life, Volunteers
Lori Chynn’s life was forever changed in 2009 when her husband, John Pelley, a registered nurse, was killed in a helicopter crash. It was Spring 2010 when a volunteer contacted Lori about Threads of Life. The volunteer’s son was involved in a workplace tragedy and she...
by adminThreadsofLife | Jan 21, 2021 | Volunteers
Donna Van Bruggen’s life was shattered on October 17, 2012 when her son David was killed at work. Donna began a journey to heal her own personal grief and ultimately became a champion to help others living with the aftermath of a workplace tragedy. Donna is a...
by Lorna Catrambone | Dec 3, 2020 | Volunteers
During World War II the Women’s Volunteer Service of England worked to help meet the needs of their fellow citizens whose homes were destroyed by bombing raids. They would prepare meals, loading them into baby prams, keeping them warm with straw or felt hats, and...
by adminThreadsofLife | Nov 19, 2020 | How We Help, Volunteers
She is a traveler. She is a helper. She is a lover of people. Elisa is also a mother. One of her children, her son, Jeremy Bowley, died Aug. 1, 2013. He was working with a crew setting up a wedding tent on the rain-soaked lawn of a farmhouse, when a pole for the tent...