Our Volunteers - Eddie Ray

Barbara Hello, I am Eddie Ray a lifetime resident of Hall County Georgia, I am 38 years old and have been employed with Hall County Public Works for 10 years. I recently had the honor of being reacquainted with Amy Paden, Founder and President of Hearts of America Inc. Mrs. Paden and I attended North Hall High School in Gainesville, Georgia together and are graduates of the class 1989. Mrs. Paden and I spoke to each other via Face book and during our conversation Amy told me about her non-profit organization, Hearts of America, Inc. (HOA). After talking with her, lengths at a time I decided to look into HOA for myself and there I found a program that has truly changed many lives abroad the world through donations from all across America.

After several more conversations, I was sold on the purpose and decided to give my support to HOA. Now, I will tell you one thing about myself and that is I am not one to just jump onto any wagon that comes along. In order for me to support something, it has to be solid from the ground up and as I continued to look, I was overwhelmed as I began reading letters from our military men and women serving our country that was addressed to Amy. One of the most appealing things also was the fact that every penny of every dollar that is donated goes directly back into supporting our military. Absolutely nobody (currently) on the Board of Trustees earns any sort of compensation. Nonetheless, each Board member works a full time job and still finds time to support the mission of HOA in supporting our troops. This is something that you just do not see often.

When Amy came home for our 20 year class reunion we spoke at great length about me assisting her in starting a chapter in Georgia. Today, I am proud to say I am part of Hearts of America, Inc. who will be serving as the Director for the Chapter of Georgia. It is with great honor to do my part, for our military gives 100% each day with some giving the ultimate sacrifice of laying down their lives for us. I sincerely believe in the efforts of HOA and encourage others as well to look into this organization and get involved.

May God Bless America and God bless you for supporting HOA,

Eddie Ray

  I love making
   afghans and sending
   them to our service
   men and women.

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