By Verna Slate, Williamson County Bureau
HERRIN — Employees at Herrin House of Hope are picking up the pieces to reopen the nonprofit's doors after an accident, KFVS12 reported, even as the organization presses ahead with its 13th annual Family Fun Day.
Herrin House of Hope has long served as one of the city's steady community anchors, the kind of place that keeps running programs for families regardless of what else is going on downtown. Details of the accident that closed its doors weren't spelled out beyond KFVS12's report, but the staff's response — working to reopen rather than shutting down — says something about how this county treats its charities.
The Family Fun Day, now in its 13th year, continues on schedule according to KFVS12's separate report, giving Herrin families an annual gathering point even while the organization works through its own repairs behind the scenes. For a nonprofit built on serving others, getting its own house back in order first is the unglamorous work nobody sees — until the doors open again.
— Compiled from reporting by KFVS12.
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