By Loretta Fulton Being nimble on your feet is a must for anyone leading a major institution, and nobody came better equipped than Erin Seabourne to lead Hendrick Home for Children. Erin joined the staff at the Home in 2013 as a caseworker and trained so that she could eventually replace her boss and mentor, David Perkins, who was Executive
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By Loretta Fulton Hendrick Home for Children will celebrate its 85th anniversary on June 21 with a reunion of former residents, ribbon cutting, campus tours, and a lunch. The ribbon cutting will be the first event, beginning at 9 a.m. Campus tours will begin at 9:30, followed by a picnic at 11 a.m. Deadline to RSVP for lunch is June
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The new main building at Hendrick Home for Children will be open to the public for tours on Sunday, Oct. 23. Guided tours will be held 2-4 p.m. Light refreshments will be served in the ballroom. Hendrick Home for Children, founded by Thomas Gould Hendrick and Ida Nations Hendrick, opened at the corner of Treadaway Boulevard and South 27th Street
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A new book by Loretta Fulton accompanies the opening of a new main building at Hendrick Home for Children, South 27th Street and Treadaway Boulevard. Grand opening ceremonies have been postponed due to COVID concerns, but the book is available at Texas Star Trading Company, 174 Cypress St. Titled “Hendrick Home for Children: Still Building on a Firm Foundation,” the
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By LORETTA FULTON I had never met or even heard of Randy Gressett before March 2020 when I was asked by Hendrick Home for Children to write an article about him for the Home’s Facebook page. As a freelancer writer, I write for various news outlets and organizations, including Hendrick Home for Children. The first impression Randy made was a
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