Trisha Yearwood Builds Homes On Mother's Day

Tue, 12 May 2009 12:30:00 -0000

For the fourth time, Trisha Yearwood has signed on to Habitat For Humanity and set out to build homes for the homeless.

Encouraged and motivated from her previous Habitat experiences building walls in New Orleans, protective structures in Mississippi and putting up siding in California, she gathered her mother, sister and niece together to spend Mother’s Day building in Georgia for National Women Build Week, the 10-year-old project of Habitat For Humanity.

The week of May 2 to 10 saw 200 crews of women building in Oklahoma and Atlanta. Habitat For Humanity has built over 300,000 homes in America over the past 30 years, and women have provided the muscle for about 1,400 of them.

“I’ve always wanted to do something that is hands-on,” said Yearwood, answering questions in USA TODAY. “Habitat was always one of those things. It’s a physical labor project, yes – you’re very tired at the end of the day. But you feel like you’ve really done something.”

She also likes the personal aspect of working alongside the person whose house you’re building: “You almost feel guilty because you feel like you get more out of it than the people getting the house. I love that they say that they give a hand up, not a handout.”

Trisha Yearwood's Favorite Things

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:30:00 -0000

Written by Elizabeth Willoughby

Country music star Trisha Yearwood has recorded her own version of “My Favorite Things” to support Sears’ Heroes at Home program.

By going to the Sears’ Heroes website to download the song for free, fans will be drawn to letters written by servicemen and women outlining wishes for their families back home at Christmas.

The letters are personal, modest and touching:

“My wife and I will soon celebrate our first year wedding anniversary even though for most of the time I have been a deployed soldier…”
“…This is going to be the third Christmas that I am not going to be there with my family. Each year my children grow and my family changes and I am not able to give them the things that they look forward to…”
“…and my youngest loves anything with Thomas the Train…”
“…My wife has been my inspiration through every deployment and is my best friend. She has supported me for so many years and I can’t think of a better gift than to make this wish come true.”

Operating like a bridal registry, people can grant the wish of their choice through a donation, and a Sears gift card will be sent to the family who registered the wish.

“My best memories center around time with my family,” says Yearwood. "When I was asked to be part of the Heroes At Home program, which honors not just our troops but their families here at home, I decided to record one of MY favorites. “My Favorite Things” expresses a simple but special concept."

Over 500,000 donations have already been made this year for the program.

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