Success Story - Josh

Success Story was posted on: November, 2010

Hello BHHB family!

It's been since 1994 since we last spoke. Mr. Wayne, you were one of my favorite people to talk to while I was at the Boys Home. A lot has changed since I was 14. I am still singe, but looking! I was engaged last year about this time, but that did not work out. I am currently working in Charlotte at an insurance company. I also do some audio work in NASCAR and flip houses every two years. I bought and paid for my first house in 2003 and have bought and sold 2 more and live in a 4 bedroom house outside of Charlotte. I love to write songs on the side, and still love Country Music. After graduating high school in 1997, I completed some college work and studied tv production and photography. I have travelled to Tennessee once and even worked for a race team when I was a senior in high school. Please let everyone there know how grateful I am for the guidance and direction you provided me during my time there at the Boy's Home.

Success Story - Travis

Success Story was posted on: January, 2011

Dear Mr. Chapman,

Thank you for the inspiring and thoughtful email I received last Friday. I appreciate you allowing me a few moments of your time to drop-in and say hello. It was great seeing you all and to know that everyone is doing well. The boy's home really means a lot to me and my adolescents. It played a dynamic role in my development into a young man. I guess what I am trying to say is I have a great admiration for what it is you all do for the boys in your care. I am sorry to hear that not many come by to express how much the home has meant to them; however I know that each young man that has passed through those halls owes each one of you a debt of gratitude. We were treated as young men and taught to take pride in who we were. Each of us came from broken homes and different backgrounds but were taught to live as brothers. At times we took it for granted, but I know now that not a day goes by that we don't think about what great things the boys home taught us. We might have shown up as boys, but through your guidance we left as men.

As for my plans between now and grad school, I plan on tying up a few loos end here in Columbia and take a breather from school. At the moment I am just too burned out with tests and research papers to even fathom the work load of graduate school. So I am going to wait out the rest of my lease here and see how the "working world" treats me. I actually just finished typing up my resume tonight so I will be hitting the job trail tomorrow. I really appreciate the offer to work at the boy's home. I would love the chance to work at the boy's home and think that that would be a great experience for me, thank you for the consideration. When I decide to move back to Darlington, I can only hope that the offer is still on the table.

Sincerely,
Travis