Author: Brooke Shambley
Trisomy Awareness Month Recap
March 31, 2023As Trisomy Awareness Month draws to a close, I wanted to take this opportunity to reiterate the points we made in our very first post this month on Trisomy Awareness. We addressed five reasons to remember Trisomy Awareness Month, and in this blog post, we will dive into these points in greater detail. Our first […]
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Board Member – Lisa McLain
February 15, 2023Up next for our February leader feature is Board Member, Lisa McLain! Lisa has served as one of the founding members of the Verity’s Village Board of Directors. As a passionate advocate for the value of all human life, Lisa has helped raise awareness for our mission by organizing community events. She also volunteers as […]
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Social Media Manager – Brooke Shambley
January 9, 2023While still actively collecting interviews from our last few board members, I decided to take January to introduce myself, Brooke Shambley. As the Social Media Manager for Verity’s Village, I create regular content for our Facebook and Instagram page alongside Beverly Jacobson. In addition to social media duties, I also help compile blog posts from […]
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Board Member – Shauna Bromell
December 14, 2022Drumroll, please! This December, we are featuring Shauna Bromell, one of our dedicated board members. Our goal is to feature each of those who serve behind the scenes for Verity’s Village to allow our followers and members to get to know the people who make Verity’s Village possible. Shauna, thank you so much for allowing […]
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Secretary of the Board of Directors
November 2, 2022This November, we are featuring our current Secretary of the Board of Directors for Verity’s Village to allow our followers and members to get to know each of the people who make Verity’s Village possible. Janet Vickery joined the board of directors in July, 2022. As the secretary, Janet keeps minutes of board meetings. Janet, […]
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Retired Secretary of the Board of Directors
October 14, 2022Each month, we are featuring one of the leaders within Verity’s Village on our blog to allow our followers and members to get to know the people behind the computer screen and across the miles. Rhonda Jacobson served as secretary of the board of directors from the inception of Verity’s Village. During her tenure as […]
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Rebekah’s Story: Never Give Up
October 5, 2022In September 2022, Verity’s Village reached out to our group offering to share their special stories on our blog. Rebekah agreed to share the story of her pregnancy with her son Samuel who was born with Trisomy 18. Below is her story in her own words, edited for space and clarity. Rebekah’s Story: Never Give Up […]
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Founder and President
August 17, 2022Each month, we will be featuring one or two of the leaders within Verity’s Village on our blog to allow our followers and members to get to know the people behind the computer screen and across the miles. The Founder and President of Verity’s Village is none other than our own Beverly Jacobson. Many of […]
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April 20, 2022Allow me to introduce myself! My name is Brooke Shambley, and at the beginning of April, I joined Verity’s Village as our new Social Media Manager. While I will definitely do a more thorough introduction at a later date, this first blog post will be about my reason for joining our glorious Run for the Rare 2022. My […]
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