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PERSPECTIVES ON BUCKNER My story of redemption President and CEO Albert L. Reyes
IN OTHER WORDS Story time Scott Collins
BUCKNER JOURNAL What’s going on at Buckner International
• Family Hope Center at Aldine: 25 years of fulfilled promises • Hope for Children benefit fosters support that ‘matters’ • Ventana by Buckner senior living community opens information center • Buckner breaks ground on $6 million new campus for Family Place, Family Hope Center
• Buckner Dallas after-school program takes a walk on wild side • Buckner sends 6,700 pairs of shoes to aid refugees affected by ISIS
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Back to school Labor of love
A publication of Buckner International Volume 40, Number 3 • Summer 2015
PRESIDENT & CEO, BUCKNER INTERNATIONAL Albert L. Reyes
PRESIDENT, BUCKNER FOUNDATION David M. Slover
VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS Scott Collins
ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS Russ Dilday
EDITORIAL STAFF
EDITOR John Hall
MANAGING EDITOR Aimee Freston
ART DIRECTOR Alan Paul
GRAPHIC ARTIST Luis Pérez
ELECTRONIC EDITOR Chelsea White
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Overcoming hurdles
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Reflections of gratitude Hope’s blossom A sweet legacy Home is where the heart is
Longview couple offers advice after 60 years of marriage
Last Look | Parting Shot Baby makes four
ON THE COVER: After a painful childhood, Stephanie Ellison, a former foster child, reflects on the impact Buckner International had on her life and uses those memories as the muse to her music.
SUMMER 2015 ISSUE • Buckner Today 3
CONTRIBUTORS Elizabeth Arnold Lauri Ann Hanson Mike McLean
NEWSMEDIA PRODUCTION TJ Maher
WEB/MULTIMEDIA MANAGER Bradley Vinson
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