Durham Rescue Mission

In Legacy Center’s Leadership Program, each team creates an extreme makeover project in the community with budgets that usually exceed $30,000. The challenge: the project must be complete in two days, the team cannot use any of their own money, the community performs 75% of the work, and the planning phase is less than one month.
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Durham Rescue Mission

In the Durham Rescue Mission, women and children have a place to go when they have no home of their own. Legacy Center’s NC103 Leadership Team created an Extreme Makeover of the wing of the mission that was informally called, The Hood. In two days, the team completely renovated 17 rooms of the entire wing! All of the carpeting and linoleum was replaced, and the rooms were repainted and redecorated. In addition, an original mural was painted on all the walls and ceiling of the children’s library!

In addition to the extensive renovations, the team created a play day and pamper day to bring love and honoring to the women and children. The children were treated to a play day that included games, animal rides and food. The women were treated to a pamper day that included massages, hair styling, pedicures, and manicures. Five thousand dollars was raised and was donated to the mission. This project created a sense of dignity and elevation for the women and children who reside in the hall. Budget: $50,000!