LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Behind the doors of the Wise Owl Scholar Academy in Lafayette, the building is packed with gifts, decorations and Christmas cheer as the Wisdom Inspired Scholar Education Foundation prepares for its annual holiday celebration.
Dr. Dolores Cormier-Zenon, CEO of the foundation, says the goal is to bring hope and fellowship to some of the community’s most vulnerable.
“What we’re doing is actually reaching out to children who are traumatized, abused, homeless, adopted, or in foster care,” she said. “We’re also reaching out to the elderly, 65 and older, to come and play bingo and enjoy a fellowship hour of Christmas experience.”…