For All the Ways You Care Finalist - Barbara Gilbert

Barbara Gilbert is a Finalist in the CVS/pharmacy "For All the Ways You Care" contest. When listening to the radio one day, Barbara heard about an opportunity to raise money to help build houses for the poor in Jamaica. Despite working three jobs just to keep afloat, Barbara couldnt resist the desire to help and traveled to Kingston, Jamaica to see the project first hand. Inspired by the tremendous need in the community Barbara vowed to build a home a year for the next fifty years. Upon her return, Barbara shared her story with local patrons of the coffee shop where she worked and others in the community eager to hear about the project. Since then, with the support of her community, Barbara has raised more than $50,000, built 50 houses and visited Jamaica six times. Her project is called Barbaras Village.

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