Last week some board members of  LOVE Takes Root went to the Okoboji Middle School to hear a presentation and accept a donation from two groups of 5th grade students. They had an assigned  project that needed action. Both groups choose to help other children who did not have as many opportunities as they did. The one group chose to collect shoes.  La Concorde has been in need of shoes and this is not a one time need. They learned about the shoes by connecting with LTR and learning what the needs were. Then they got organized and collected gently [...]

LOVE Takes Root lost one of our ROOTS for a Child Sponsor on April 27th. She was 89 years old and a caring compassionate woman who lived life to the fullest. Arlene was a woman before her time, and those who knew her were privileged. She always presented herself with colorful clothes, big earrings and nails done. She an extraordinary mother to two sons and a wife that enjoyed and embraced her marriage. She worked with her husband running a drug store using her savvy business skills to guide them. When LOVE Takes Root started, at the age of 84 [...]

This is a reprinted article talks about the partnership with LTR and DSN. Enjoy. Denver School of Nursing Students Give 400 Hours of Healthcare to Haitian Orphans Denver School of Nursing Six Denver School of Nursing (DSN) students, accompanied by a DSN faculty member, provided 10 days of pediatric care and community health education in a Haitian orphanage and mountain clinic with the nonprofit, LOVE Takes Root (www.lovetakesroot.org), said Marguerite Distel, RN, DSN assistant professor (www.denverschoolofnursing.edu). “Every quarter, DSN students engage in service-learning globally as part of their participation in our nursing college’s Global Health Perspectives (GHP) program,” said Distel, [...]