I learned many lessons by creating and completing my NC123 WorldLegacy Leadership Project at CAARE.  I learned that even disasters are beautiful and divine when I decide that they are; And when I take a stand and begin something, if I keep myself going strong and steady everyone and everything falls into place. When I am intentional and take powerful committed action, even if the situation or circumstances look rough, my visions can be brought to fruition with grace and excellence.

Jayna LaViolette

From Jordan Deva, NC123
For me, I really learned on a whole new level what people mean when they say “The getting is in the giving.” So many people were touched by what we created and, really, who we were while creating it.For me the entire experience was an absolute gift. To be able to, from scratch, create all of that in one weekend was truly a wonder, and to know the impact that it will have on the whole community is astounding.  I learned what a team of people can truly accomplish, and I know this is only scratching the surface.

One of the amazing things to me, was to look back on how we were all interacting with one another. I felt we all knew that everyone else there was totally committed and that for any one of us, nothing would stop the WorldLegacy Leadership project from being completed.  That said, there were moments when I lost sight of why we were doing the whole thing, and I think other people did as well. What was amazing in that is to get back in touch with the vision and the honor that we were bringing to the community was easy and only took a minute, but it brought meaning and purpose back to every tiny action. To be working with people who are so dedicated and so in connecting in their vision and purpose is a breath taking experience.

Not only that, but I have a completely new appreciation for the difference that I can make in the world and especially the difference that we can all create when we are all aligned in where we’re headed.

Leadership CAARE Article

THE HERALD-SUN, DURHAM, N.C. | Fri, Nov 19, 2:41 AM
Nov. 19–DURHAM — Volunteers are needed to help renovate existing space and expand CAARE, Inc.’s health and wellness services today through Sunday.

CAARE is a nonprofit community-based provider of health and wellness services, and WorldLegacy provides a variety of leadership workshops.  CAARE will celebrate the completion from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at 214 Broadway St. The public is welcome.

The expansion project is being dedicated to the memory of CAARE co-founder, Patricia Amaechi. Volunteers are needed throughout the entire weekend. Please call (919) 687-0793 to sign up for a 2-hour or 4-hour shift. Monetary, building supplies and in-kind donations are also requested.

“We were delighted when WorldLegacy’s leadership team chose us for their community project,” said Sharon Elliott-Bynum, director and co-founder of CAARE. WorldLegacy’s leadership team and volunteers will be giving CAARE’s kitchen an extreme makeover, from a new floor, to new appliances and more. This project will create a peaceful space for those who, in many ways, consider CAARE to be home. The new kitchen area will give the veterans that will be living there a place to learn how to cook and develop camaraderie.

“Fifteen years ago, my sister, Patricia, and I sat in my kitchen and began dreaming of how we could serve our community by providing health and wellness services to those who had no where else to go,” continues Elliott-Bynum. “That’s why this project is so dear to me. I want this new kitchen to be an open, warm and safe space where others can get together and dream about and realize their possibilities, too. c.

CAARE, Inc. offers services to area residents who experience health and socio/economic disparities. It provides holistic services that focus on global health issues — cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity and HIV/AIDS. Services are free to the public, specifically for those who have no healthcare.

The center sees as many as 1,000 clients per month. Services include free health screenings, dental screenings, gym facilities, certified personal trainer, massage therapist, nutrition and cooking classes and lab service.

WorldLegacy CAARE Press Release

CAARE and WorldLegacy Leaders Dedicate Expansion of Services in Memory of Co-Founder

City Leaders to Join Celebration, Monday, Nov. 26 at CAARE Inc.
DURHAM, N.C. – Nov. 16, 2010 – CAARE, Inc., a nonprofit community-based provider of health and wellness services, and WorldLegacy, which provides a variety of leadership workshops, kick off a project beginning Friday, November 19—Sunday, November 21. Legacy leaders and volunteers will be renovating existing space in order to expand CAARE’s numerous health and wellness services. The culmination of the project will be celebrated on Monday, Nov. 22, 6:00pm-9:00pm at CAARE, 214 Broadway Street, Durham. The public is welcome to attend.
The expansion project is being dedicated in memory of co-founder, Patricia Amaechi. Volunteers are needed throughout the entire weekend. Please call 919-678-6000 to sign up for
a 2 hour or 4 hour shift. Monetary, building supplies and in-kind donations are requested.
“We were delighted when WorldLegacy’s leadership team chose us for their community project,” states Sharon Bynum, director and co-founder of CAARE. WorldLegacy’s leadership team and volunteers will be giving CAARE’s kitchen an extreme makeover, from a new floor, to new appliances and more. This project will create a peaceful space for those who, in many ways, consider CAARE to be home. The new kitchen area will give the veterans that will be living there a place to learn how to cook and develop camaraderie.
“Fifteen years ago, my sister, Patricia, and I sat in my kitchen and began dreaming of how we could serve our community by providing health and wellness services to those who had no where else to go,” continues Bynum. “That’s why this project is so dear to me. I want this new kitchen to be an open, warm and safe space where others can get together and dream about and realize their possibilities, too.

About CAARE Inc.
CAARE, Inc. is an experienced, community-based provider of supportive health and wellness services for individuals in the Durham area. It provides holistic services that focus on global health issues – cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity and HIV/AIDS. Services are free to the public, specifically those who have no healthcare, otherwise. The center sees as many as 1,000 clients per month. Services include: free health screenings, dental screenings, gym facilities, certified personal trainer, massage therapist, nutrition and cooking classes, and lab service. For more information call 919.683.5303.

WorldLegacy CAARE Extreme Makeover
Project Proposal
We the bodacious courageous WorldLegacy NC 123 Leadership stand for love and abundance in a free world. We will manifest this stand by leaving a legacy in the domain of health and wellness. This legacy will take the form of the renovation of the CAARE clinic building in downtown Durham and the addition of a space for yoga and holistic/alternative medicine. This will support rehabilitation and will create an environment that nurtures love and abundant health so that people are free of their addictions and ailments, and free to live their lives fully.
The CAARE clinic is located at 214 Broadway St, Durham, NC. They do own the building.
WorldLegacy NC 123 will be renovating the yoga room that would be 9 feet by 10 feet and the acupuncture room would be 8 by 10 feet. The flooring would be paste down linoleum or laminate wood flooring. The walkway would be 25 feet and stone. The acupuncture room will occupy part of the space that is being renovated, that space would be renovated and divided (possibly with a curtain so it could potentially open up the whole room) to make two rooms one for yoga and one for practicing acupuncture.