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Check out the awesome assist to a Florida ministry from one of our key supporters and founding partner, Helen Rich! Also, a little of our CEO Caleb Luper at the end!
AUBURNDALE (FOX 13) – Anchor House is a program in Auburndale for boys between 11 and 18 years-old with nowhere else to go. Employees say it is getting old and needs to be overhauled.
Everyone took on whatever work had to be done. Along with their regular jobs at Anchor House, they painted, replaced old electrical outlets, and put down new tile. When the little bit of money they had dried up, they would have to stop.
Administrators said they needed $150,000 to hire experts and do things the right way, but it would be slow going. They estimated that it would take a year, maybe two to raise that kind of money.
“It would take forever,” said Dr. Joe Davis, who runs the program.
On Wednesday, Anchor Houses’ dreams were fast tracked. Helen Rich, an heiress to the Wrigley gum fortune, who lives in Hillsborough County, wrote a check for the entire amount.
“It’s a no brainer for me,” Rich told FOX 13. “(If) I can help these kids, you betcha.”
Rich learned about the plight of Anchor House from a story aired on FOX 13 earlier this week. It resonated with her for two reasons: Rich says she has a family member who has made many bad choices in life, and has had more than his share of run-ins with the law.
It also caught her attention because she already supports a similar program in Illinois.
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