Meet Our Resident Fence Lizards

If you've ever had the pleasure of taking a stroll through our little garden, or brought a food donation into the pantry, you may have caught a glimpse of our resident fence lizards. One tends to perch, every afternoon, on the concrete pad behind the dumpster, but Two prefers the top of the fence next to the building. They're really very cute, for reptiles that is, and not particularly skittish. If you approach them quietly and keep your distance, they don't scurry away but just swivel their little heads and look at you. And just this summer, they've hatched out babies. I've counted three, at least, but they tend to be a bit more camera shy than their parents.

So now that we have a whole family of fence lizards in the Grace Network garden, it's time they had real names. Numbers just won't do. Put on  your thinking caps and help us name our lizards. Post your suggestions on our Facebook page.

Here are photos of One and Two. Photos of the babies to come.

Weatherization Project

Thanks to Grace Network's grant from the United Way of Martinsville and Henry County and the hard work of talented men from Rich Acres Christian Church a local home gets a much-needed face lift. New windows and storm doors will make this home more attractive as well as much more energy efficient. Pat Dillard, the homeowner, is thrilled with her new doors and windows. Many, many thanks go out to Marvin Sawyers and his crew from Rich Acres for their great work on this project and to Ellen Hanckel of the Grace Network Board of Directors for her coordination efforts.

A Day of Grace

Welcome to a typical day at Grace Network. Our volunteers are busy at work in the front office, doing data entry, manning the food pantry, interviewing clients, and providing assistance to needy families. You really SHOULD be a part of this good work. Our next volunteer orientation is Wednesday August 7th at 1pm. Call 276-638-8500 to sign up! You definitely will be glad you did.