Lexi's Room
In early July 2006, we met the most wonderful family, who had the sweetest little girl: Lexi. Her room was our next project for A Room to Heal, Inc. Lexi is 9-years-old, she loves Aaron Carter and wants a beauty parlor room!
Two board members, Anne and Lynn stepped up and became project coordinators for Lexi’s room. Volunteers took measurements of the room, talked to Lexi and her family, and began soliciting donations from local businesses. A reporter from FOX 40, Racquel Asa wanted to do the room project story, from start to finish. Racquel fell in love with Lexi as much as the rest of us.
What transformed was amazing! Volunteers worked tirelessly creating a beauty parlor room for Lexi, with all of her favorite things. Beautiful drapes covered the closet, a cool girlie border lined the top of the walls which were painted a soothing warm pink, a soothing ceiling fan helped to circulate air in her room. Her new room also included white wood furniture, a vanity table and bench, lots of beauty products including a mannequin head for Lexi to practice on, and extremely artistic wall murals done by a local volunteer. In addition, a hand railing was put onto the stairway railing leading up to Lexi’s room and an air filter system was put into Lexi’s room, all to help with her health issues.
Lexi enjoyed some special trips during the week her room was being done. Her mother and brother, along with her nurse joined Jennifer O’Brien from the Magic Paintbrush Project and while they created beautiful works of art, they also got some cherished family time and art therapy. Later in the week, more volunteers took Lexi and her friend for the day to an amazing children’s salon, Kadoozies: they got their nails and hair done, had a party, and went shopping at Target to buy a new outfit! Jon Bon Fed, the famous local caricaturist came to Lexi’s home, visited, made everyone laugh, and drew caricatures of Lexi and her brother.
Lexi had so much fun cutting the “Do Not Enter” tape as she opened the door to her new room. She was so happy, jumping around, laying on her new bed with comfy new linens, and walking around just inspecting everything. She immediately started opening the beauty product gift baskets and started to apply make-up to one of the mannequin heads. Lexi and her family were so thankful for everything and a very special relationship was formed during this project.
