Real Life Center

💚 Thank You, Dogwood Church! 💚

We are incredibly grateful to Dogwood Church for their recent food drive and generous financial support. As a mission of Dogwood Church, we are continually blessed by a church family that lives out generosity in tangible ways.

Through this drive, more than 3,000 pounds of food and household essentials were donated, and additional financial gifts will allow us to purchase over 4,000 more pounds of food at our cost. This amazing outpouring helps keep our shelves stocked and our doors open to neighbors facing hardship.

Thank you to everyone who gave, prayed, and served. You are making a real difference!

Food drives provide a dependable source of support that helps keep our doors open and our shelves stocked week after week. If your group is looking for a meaningful way to serve the community, a food drive is a simple yet powerful opportunity to make a lasting impact. Contact Bongi Queen at [email protected] to learn more or to schedule your food drive.

🎶 A Night of Music, Worship, and Generosity 🎶

We are deeply grateful to Carriage Lane Presbyterian Church for once again hosting a beautiful benefit choir concert in support of the Real Life Center. Led by Dr. Alex Trygstad, Director of Worship and Music, the evening featured powerful old and new hymns—some written by Dr. Trygstad himself—sung with excellence and heartfelt worship by the Carriage Lane Choir.

This year’s concert also included the outstanding Konos Academy Choir, led by Chorus Director Ray Lewis, whose voices added depth and energy to an already inspiring night.

Admission to the concert benefited the Real Life Center through financial and non‑perishable food donations, and we were honored to have our Executive Director, Greg Georgianni, share briefly during the program. The sanctuary was completely full—a beautiful testimony to a generous, caring community.

Thank you to Carriage Lane Presbyterian Church, Dr. Trygstad, both choirs, and everyone who attended and gave so generously. What a wonderful evening of worship and support for our neighbors in need. 💚

We’re excited to welcome our senior clients (65+) for a special morning of food, fellowship, and fun at the Real Life Center!

🕘 Breakfast begins at 9 AM — come hungry and ready to connect.

You are welcome here, and we hope you’ll choose to join us!

💙 Community in Action at Our April Senior Social 💙

We are so grateful to St. Andrew's in the Pines Episcopal Church for hosting the April Senior Social at the Real Life Center. A group of very generous women from the church prepared a delicious breakfast and graciously served the 20 senior Real Life Center clients who attended.

After the meal, laughter filled the room as everyone enjoyed a fun game of Bingo-wonderful time of fellowship and joy.

Thank you, St. Andrews in the Pines, for always being willing to serve the community and for so beautifully caring for our senior neighbors.

👉 Interested in getting involved?
If your church, small group, business, or club would like to sponsor or host one of our monthly Senior Socials, please contact Bongi Queen at [email protected].