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Christa Rooks is the Communications Coordinator at Mercy Home for Boys & Girls. Christa was previously the editor of a weekly newspaper on the North Shore of Chicago, where she covered everything local news. When not writing, she can be found declaring her love for Diet Coke to anyone who will listen.
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Mercy Home VP Recognized for Community Impact
December 8, 2017 /0 Comments/in Home Updates academy, award, bulls game, chicago, chicago bulls, community, each year, homework, homework program, hoops to homework, hoops to homework program, mercy, mercy home, patrick, people, program, young people /by Christa RooksCongratulations are in order for Academy Vice President Patrick Bittorf, who was named at a Chicago Bulls game as the November Walmart Community Playmaker.
Mercy Home Christmas Through the Years
December 4, 2017 /0 Comments/in 130th Anniversary children, christmas, christmas at mercy, christmas at mercy home, christmas experiences, christmas meal, december, father, father kelly, friends of the home, history, home's, kelly, look back, mercy, mercy home, mercy home's, readers, special, young men /by Christa RooksAs Mercy Home celebrates the end of its 130th year, we look back at the many Christmas seasons our young people have enjoyed thanks to our generous friends.
Mercy Home Hero: Rabia Khan Harvey Shares Her Story
November 27, 2017 /0 Comments/in Mercy Home Heroes experience, experienced, family, finishing, headquarters, hero, heroes, hit a wall, home family, marathon, mercy, mercy home, mercy home family, mercy home's, people, rabia, race day, running, started, training /by Christa RooksNow, more than a month after finishing her first marathon, Rabia describes her experience running as a Mercy Home Hero, “life-changing.”
In the Kitchen with Nyah: Thanksgiving Leftover Pizza
November 21, 2017 /0 Comments/in Resources 1 cup, 1 tablespoon, 1/2 cup, black pepper, cooking sherry, cranberries, each year, garlic powder, gravy, ingredients, leftover, mercy, mercy home, pepper, pizza, poultry seasoning, special, tablespoon, thanksgiving, turkey /by Christa RooksJoin our Manager of Food Service Operations, Nyah Griffin, as she shares her Mercy Home-famous recipe for Thanksgiving Leftover Pizza. Huge thanks to Nyah for sharing her delicious recipe!
Young Men Share Memories From Yellowstone Trip
November 9, 2017 /0 Comments/in Youth News amazing, cabin, care workers, dejohn, exhibition, experience, national, national park, octavio, open, open space, sunset, trip to yellowstone, workers, yellowstone, young men, youth care, youth care workers /by Christa RooksSome of our young men held a photo exhibition where they shared photographs and stories about their experience at Yellowstone National Park this summer.
How to Avoid Running Injuries
September 27, 2017 /0 Comments/in Mercy Home Heroes avoid, chronic, fits your foot, how to avoid, important thing, injuries, injury, keep in mind, knee pain, lateral knee, lateral knee pain, muscles, o'brian, overuse, overuse injuries, plantar fasciitis, running, running injuries, shin splints, thing to keep in mind /by Christa RooksDr. David O’Brian, a well-known sports medicine specialist, gives advice to our Heroes on the best preventative measures to take to avoid running injuries.
A Decade of Expansions and Years of Mercy
September 14, 2017 /0 Comments/in 130th Anniversary children, decade, former, former residents, history, mercy, mercy home, opened, program, residents, stories, sunday, support, years of mercy /by Christa RooksTo culminate our anniversary celebration, we highlight “Years of Mercy,” a book by our President, Fr. Scott, about the miracles he witnessed at Mercy Home.
Our Boys Served their Country: The 1940s at Mercy Home
July 27, 2017 /0 Comments/in 130th Anniversary issue, issue of the waifs, issue of the waifs messenger, kelly, mercy, mercy home, messenger, waifs messenger, young men /by Christa RooksRead about Mercy Home for Boys & Girls during the 1940s and the boys who dedicated their lives to serve the United States during World War II.
Rita Clubs: Supporting the City’s Young Women
July 13, 2017 /0 Comments/in 130th Anniversary archbishop, archbishop mundelein, building, building located, club opened, each club, housed 150, issue of the waifs, issue of the waifs messenger, mercy, mercy home, opened, rita, rita club, rita club opened, rita clubs, waifs messenger, women, working women, young women /by Christa RooksAlthough our girls campus didn’t open until 1987, Mercy Home began its tradition of serving young women long before that through its Rita Clubs.
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