Making a difference in our community.
By Karrie Carlin, CEO of Performance Impacts
October 13, 2022
Recently, Performance Impacts organized an event for 200 new Afghan Refugees who arrived in St. Louis this last year. It was truly an honor to see the American and Afghan children playing together and having a fantastic time. They taught each other different games, basketball, and cricket, and had a common love for soccer.
Many other volunteers from HumanKindSTL partnered with us to make this a special and successful event. The purpose was for these new families to meet and connect and for us to help provide some additional support and friendship as they get settled in our community.
We donated fabric so they could make more of their traditional clothing, Dominos pizza (which was a new favorite for many) and everyone was able to share in tasting some incredible Afghan cuisine.
Donations of toys, shoes, and clothing were available for the children to take home with them. It was also so special for us to provide sports equipment for each child, so they all left with a new gift.
In thinking back to that special day, the memory that sticks the most was seeing the smiles on so many faces.
We welcome these wonderful families to our St. Louis community. Thank you to Mary Ann Jose and Kathy Miller for also donating new sports equipment for the kids.
If you want to get involved or donate, HumanKINDSTL is doing incredible work helping all of these families get acclimated.
Website: HumanKINDSTL
