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Erica Techo
The 2017 Tablescapes luncheon, benefitting King's Home Shelby Auxiliary, took place on April 19, 2017.
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Erica Techo
The 2017 Tablescapes luncheon, benefitting King's Home Shelby Auxiliary, took place on April 19, 2017.
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Erica Techo
King's Home President Lew Burdette speaks at the 2017 Tablescapes luncheon, benefitting King's Home Shelby Auxiliary.
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King's Home graduate Tosha Lyles speaks at the 2017 Tablescapes luncheon, benefitting King's Home Shelby Auxiliary.
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Erica Techo
Former first lady Patsy Riley speaks at the 2017 Tablescapes luncheon, benefitting King's Home Shelby Auxiliary.
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Erica Techo
The 2017 Tablescapes luncheon, benefitting King's Home Shelby Auxiliary, took place on April 19, 2017. The event included a silent auction, from which proceeds would go to King's Home.
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Erica Techo
The 2017 Tablescapes luncheon, benefitting King's Home Shelby Auxiliary, took place on April 19, 2017. The event included a silent auction, from which proceeds would go to King's Home.
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Erica Techo
The 2017 Tablescapes luncheon, benefitting King's Home Shelby Auxiliary, took place on April 19, 2017.
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Erica Techo
The 2017 Tablescapes luncheon, benefitting King's Home Shelby Auxiliary, took place on April 19, 2017.
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Erica Techo
The 2017 Tablescapes luncheon, benefitting King's Home Shelby Auxiliary, took place on April 19, 2017.
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Erica Techo
The 2017 Tablescapes luncheon, benefitting King's Home Shelby Auxiliary, took place on April 19, 2017.
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Erica Techo
The 2017 Tablescapes luncheon, benefitting King's Home Shelby Auxiliary, took place on April 19, 2017.
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Erica Techo
The 2017 Tablescapes luncheon, benefitting King's Home Shelby Auxiliary, took place on April 19, 2017.
More than 200 people gathered at Metro Church of God to celebrate 10 years of King’s Home Shelby Auxiliary, formerly called Hannah Homes. The nonprofit’s annual Tablescapes luncheon, which serves as a fundraising event for King’s Home and a chance to bring community together, took place on April 19.
A silent auction before the luncheon benefitted King's Home Shelby, and during the luncheon, attendees were able to donate through “tip jars” on their table, from which any tips for servers would go to the Shelby Auxiliary, and in voting boxes where attendees could pick their favorite tablescape.
The nearly 30 tables at the luncheon were decorated with ornate tablescapes, designed and sponsored by local businesses and organizations. King’s Home President Lew Burdette thanked everyone in attendance, adding that they are the individuals who helped make the dream of King’s Home a reality, and therefore a resource for individuals in need.
King’s Home Shelby Auxiliary, located in Chelsea, offers a residential setting for women and children escaping abuse and domestic violence. Residents are provided with food, housing, medical expenses, educational support, counseling and childcare.
“Y’all are dream makers, because without you, King’s Home Shelby would have never happened,” Burdette said. “It’s because of your faithfulness, your hard work, your perseverance.”
Tosha Lyles, a graduate of the King’s Home program, shared her story, of how King’s Home helped her. Lyles was molested by her stepfather from ages 6 to 13, when she moved out of her mother’s house. She used drugs and alcohol, and had her first child at 15 years old. He died when he was 2, drowning in a pool.
“I began to use drugs more and more frequently to cope with the loss of my son. I got married when I was 18 and had a daughter by the time I was 22,” Lyles said. “After she was born, my husband and I started making and using methamphetamines together. He became very mean and abusive, but I chose to stay.”
Lyles had another baby at 24, but three months later, she came home and found her husband holding their son, who had turned blue in the face. Her husband had shaken him so violently that his injuries were equivalent to being ejected out of a car. Lyles’ daughter was taken away, and her husband was arrested.
“My whole world came crashing down on me,” she said.
Over the next several years, Lyles was arrested multiple times and relapsed into drug use. She spent time at Hope Recovery in Jackson, but relapsed a few months later. But eventually, someone helped her find King’s Home. She spend one year and eight months there, and is now two years and two months clean. Lyle is employed through Prodigal Pottery, the auxiliary’s pottery program, and is working to regain contact with her daughter.
“I know God has great things in store for my life and for my future,” Lyle said. “Thank you for your support of King’s Home because without it, people like me wouldn’t have been given the hope we have.”
For more information about King’s Home, go to kingshome.com.
