Dollhouse Dedication!

Last Thursday I took a quick trip down to Atlanta for the dedication of the cottage at Jacqueland. I posted pictures a while back from the ground breaking which everyone went to but me, and boy did I get a guilt trip for not being there! So even though my birthday party was the next day, I scooted down south for the night and I am so glad I did.

The rain held off and everyone from the Frazer Center and AHHH were at the dedication. Pop and Dot made it down and so did Angela. Bernie Marcus, founder of Home depot gave a great speech and had most of the crowd in tears when he dedicated $64,000 to the new cottage for operations expenses. We all got a kick out of the 'sawing of the board' the Home Depot was of doing a 'cutting of the ribbon.' Also on hand for the dedication were three pastors and a rabbi (that is not the opening to a joke) who each blessed the cottage with their own prayer and speech.

The board was painted by children at the Bernie Marcus Autism Center and the cottage will be used by the center for families who need a place to stay as well as for AHHH visitors.

The interiors of the cottage were amazing. The tile bathrooms, quilted bedspreads and plush laundry room plus the beautiful gardens are a great addition to the property and so much nicer than the ones in the old 'dollhouse.'

After finger sandwiches and catching up with old friends it was time to head to the airport, back to NYC for a final cleaning session before Saturdays party!