VSOY celebrates Black History
Black History is American History and we want to make sure we fill the void in our education system.
With our Black History series during the month of February we will showcase local heroes, then throughout the year we will highlight American and world heroes.
The African proverb that “It takes a village to raise a child” is a mantra we live by at Valley Save Our Youth.
Our first hero, Sheila Butler, embodies that same African proverb.
Sheila is a lifelong Ansonia resident who has worked as a manager at Griffin Hospital for over 26 years. Her six successful young Kings are college students, grads, and serving the community as a police officer.
In addition to being a loving mother to all boys, she is also the nurturing grandmother to five girls.
A mentor to many including VSOY co-founder Iris Carotenuto on motherhood and community,
Sheila has volunteered with VSOY as well as being a community leader. She has brought in and taken care of neighborhood kids as if they were her own.
Sheila Butler is a hard-working, single mom who embodies the neighborhood mom spirit that her grandma Helen Butler shared with her.
For these and so many reasons we want to give this local hero her flowers now! Thank you Sheila!
This is shared from the Valley Save Our Youth organization's Facebook page.
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