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At the May Homestead Council presentations, Councilmember Patricia Fairclough-Staggers recognized all the events happening in May, especially Mother’s Day. After she reflected on her own experiences as a mother, she called the ladies of the Virtual Mom Collective (VMC) to the dais for recognition of their work and communication with other work from home and stay at home moms (SAHM) during the pandemic.
The pandemic had an isolating effect on mothers, who, like many people, had to readjust and adapt to a new set of rules: working from home, care giving for their families and being in-home educators while working to maintain a balance with their own careers. The organization, led by Denise A. Castro continues to be a support for mothers who are looking for insight and guidance to the task of raising their children at home while actively working.
Also, during the May presentations council ceremony, Councilmember Fairclough-Staggers addressed the mothers in the audience who lost their children to gun violence. As the incidence of gun violence continues, local mothers who have lost their children to the epidemic, suffer with an emptiness in their hearts. But, especially on Mother’s Day does it becomes almost unbearable.
Councilmember Fairclough-Staggers presented the ladies with bouquets of flowers that otherwise would have come from their children as a tribute to the mothers.
The ladies who were honored: Regina Talabert, Tracey Lyons, Tracy Brown, Darlene Duke, Leatha Sherill-Bush, Zandra Nickson, Dorothy Williams, Romania Dukes, Tara Parks and Rontisha Brown.
For more information about the Virtual Mom Collective visit https://virtualmomcollective.com/.
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