Inspiring Stories

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Meet Bob Guess, Boat Builder and St. Mary's Supporter

 

Bob Guess has been fascinated by the craft of boat-building since he was a child playing among the cedar shavings in his grandfather's shop. In this video, Guess shows how he builds models in his home workshop. Among the many unique items you can bid on during the auction will be two ships' models and two children's play boats built and donated by Guess.

A Matter of the Heart

Photo by Weyó.

 

Myra Perdue resisted when a pediatrician first suggested that she consider placing her daughter at St. Mary's Home for Disabled Children. After all, she'd been taking good care of Amelia at home for more than 11 years.

Six months later, Amelia's medical needs were growing, and Perdue felt her daughter could benefit from more help. So she and her husband visited the Home. "When I went in the door of St. Mary's, I truly felt at peace," she said. "I felt warmth there. Everything was in order."

"I still feel that way. The staff do their absolute best every single day to make the children at St. Mary's feel that it is their home. Everything there is done from the heart. That's why St. Mary's can't be replaced. It's a matter of the heart."

You can read more about Myra Perdue and Amelia in St. Mary's 2007-2008 Biennial Report.

 

Create Your Legacy
Through Planned Giving

Carl M. Albero with some of his prized Yankees memorabilia, including a drawing of Mickey Mantle and Derek Jeter's bat.

 

Every time Carl M. Albero visits St. Mary's Home for Disabled Children, he leaves touched by the children and the dedicated staff who care for them. "How can you not care about St. Mary's?" said Albero, a member of the Home's Board of Trustees. "It's just an unbelievable story when you go through there. They're good people helping these children who can't help themselves."

Albero, a retired Navy captain and cofounder and former president and CEO of AMSEC, has been a generous supporter of St. Mary's Home for a number of years. He plans to continue supporting the children of SMHDC by remembering the Home in his will.

You can read more about planned giving here. For more information, email Martha Price Stewart, director of development, or call (757) 446-6797 or (800) 237-6555.