December 20, 2023 • 7 mins
Marla Highbaugh, the Chief Mission Advancment Officer, talks about the mission of The Healing Place and their Mayo Madness fundraising efforts...
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(00:00):
We want to say hi again toMarla Highball. She's what the Healing Place
Chief Mission Advancement Officer. Hi Marlin, it's good to see you again.
Hi Terry, thanks for having mehere today. Tell people about the amazing
Healing Place. The Healing Place isa recovery program that provides emergency overnight shelter.
We have detox programs, we haveshort term impatient, short term outpatient,
(00:23):
and we have a long term residentialprogram. So we have a lot
of things that we do. Lastyear we had about ten thousand people come
through our doors. It's amazing,and so some people are getting some sort
of helping momentarily and then others orothers sheltered. Some people that come off
the street, they are they comeand spend the night with us that night
to have two meals, a warm, safe place to stay at night,
(00:46):
either on our men's campus or ourwomen's campus here in Louisville. And then
they leave the next day and sometimesthey come back and sometimes hopefully they've got
a new place to go. Soif they're not coming and see us there,
they're coming in because they need detalkservices and they day an average is
three to five, three to sevendays with us there and then hopefully after
that they'll go on and do oneof our recovery programs for a lifelong change.
(01:07):
I would think you have a lotof good people who are involved in
this too, because obviously in acircumstance like this, you need proper security,
you need people to take care offolks, help them, probably with
laundry, who knows what else.That's exactly right. About eighty two percent
of our staff are in recover themselves, so they have a compassion that's just
unrivaled. We have clinical services,we have peer model individuals, and then
(01:30):
individuals who are in our program atdifferent parts, they're serving in different aspects.
So the laundry you mentioned, everyday, guys in our and our
program are also doing the laundry andtaking care so that the guys that come
in off the street are ladies thatcome off the street. They have clean
towels, clean wash cloths, everythingthat they need for that night, and
then the next morning they're doing theirlaundry. Again. I know you're not
(01:52):
a homeless sanctuary, but when itgets really really cold out, I'm always
worried about thinking about people that areout there somewhere, So are wes do
you guys send someone down And Iknow some of the missions do that do
that, but still you're protecting peoplethat are in the throes of trouble.
Well, the great thing about theHealing Place is we're open twenty four to
(02:13):
seven, So an individual at teno'clock at night eleven o'clock at night,
if they're not sure where they cango and they need a place, they
usually can pop by. We're locatedon tenth and Market and our women's at
fifteenth in Hill, so a lotof times they already have a place they
already know, but the street ispretty pretty sophisticated, and they know where
we are located. And if anybodygives us a call and we need to
go by and check on somebody,we can do that too. How do
(02:35):
you fund all of this? Well, we funded a variety of ways.
Philanthropy grants recovery services that we're ableto provide on contract basis, so there's
a variety of ways. There's notjust one revenue stream anymore. We try
to want to make sure that we'resustainable and so that we can kind of
divvy that up. I know therewas a philanthropy goal for twenty twenty three,
(02:57):
our philanthropy goal was one point sixtyfive million. We're usually bonds for
about twenty percent of our overall budget, so that was out of our department,
but we always in our mind wewanted to stretch that and reach more
because the more we can raise,the more products and the more programs we
can provide. I heard that youcrossed the goal and that there was a
dare that has something to do withmayonnaise. You are absolutely right. Raised
(03:21):
this about Marlon. What kind ofweirdness are we talking about? Okay,
so everybody on my team knows.I'm kind of a little uncomfortable with the
feel in touch of mayonnaise. Ilike chicken salad. I will leave it.
What happened when you were a kid? Did you spill the mayonnaise and
your mom yelled at you? No, nothing, I don't know. I
like to eat things that have itin it. I just don't like to
(03:42):
have it coagulated and spread on anything. Apparently it's a real thing. So
if you're standing next to me andI'm putting mayonnaise on a say a blt,
which is awesome, by the way, I eat my bots without it,
would you have to look away.I most likely would. Yes.
One of my former co workers acouple of years ago knew this, and
so she loved Big Max and soshe would go get it and she would
(04:04):
make sure that it's like rolling outin the end, and she would then
ask me a question so that Iwould turn to facer so she could squeeze
it and watch it drip out theside. Oh, it was awful.
It was awful. So what's happenednow that you've crossed this goal of philanthropy
fundraising? So at the beginning ofthe year, one of our team members
saw a clip of Shane Bieber,one of the football coaches in the CFS
(04:26):
College football Playoffs North Carolina South Carolinaand he won, and as of winning
the football game, he got dousedwith a big five gallon container of mayonnaise.
And she came in on Monday andsaid, oh, my gosh,
that would be great if we makeour goal. Will you let me do
it? And I said no.She's like, well, what would it
take? And I said, well, we have to surpass the goal.
(04:46):
So she said how much. Isaid, if we raised two million dollars,
which is three hundred fifty thousand,dollars. More so, if we
raised two million dollars, I willdo it. I will sit there dump
it. Sure. And I eventalked to Jay Davidson our present it,
and said would you do it withme? And I'm not sure. In
the beginning he thought it was goingto be a reality, so he's like,
sure, Sure. So as ofthis morning, we only need to
(05:08):
raise seventy four thousand dollars. Well, you're that close. I'm that close.
And then if that happens, that'swhat's going to happen in January.
It's December twentieth is the closing dayNew Year's Eve. New Year's Eve,
and if somebody mills it a check, we even have a five day window
for postmark option, So theoretically untilJanuary fifth? Is it? Who knew
(05:28):
the Duke's Mayo Bowl would inspire allthis fund raising for the Healing Place in
Louisville. Sometimes, you know,you just got to have fun with it.
Ultimately, at the end of theday, we do serious stuff and
we really really help people. Butthe more we can raise, the more
we can help. So we wantto be good for our community. I've
learned over the years too, peoplethat have come through your program. They
were in tough shape and they comethrough, and then later they're sailing soaring
(05:50):
again in life, and they neverforget that. They come back and they're
generous and they're helpful and they wantto do what they can because they know
they were given a boost when theyneeded it most. That's true. That's
very true. And everywhere, ifI'm wearing my shirt and I'm in hobby
lobby and I'm getting something, somebodywill share something with me. And that
happens to all of our staff allthe time. Somebody will tell us about
their mother, their brother, theirfriend, and even sometimes when it's not
(06:14):
always a positive story where they areat that time, they're still really grateful
for the time that they have withindividuals when they're sober, and so we
want that for everyone. Where canpeople help get this goal at team?
It's pretty easy. It's our website. Is the Healingplace dot org slash Mayo.
Oh of course a special task,yes, or you can just go
(06:35):
to the Healingplace dot org and hitthe donate button and put Mayo in there.
We know what it's going to be. Merry Christmas, Marl. It's
great Christmas. Terry Marla Highball,Chief Mission Advancement Officer for the Healing Place.
They're working miracles here in Lieusveland andhave for a long long time.
Thank you appreciate that, and Ihope that let us know when the Mayo
bath comes, Oh I will,we'll all be chronicling that. Yes,
(06:58):
absolutely, it actually sounds kind offun. It's just like on Nickelodeon when
they pour that slime on people.That's probably what that feels like. Slime
would be great. I have tosay, I do have a friend who's
promised me they know how to liquefyit so it will pour over as opposed
to congealed. Yes, I'm trustingthat they're true. Oh boy, hope
they're pulling your leg on that one. Thanks Marla, Thanks Terry, Thehealingplace
(07:20):
dot org slash Mayo
We want to say hi again toMarla Highball. She's what the Healing Place
Chief Mission Advancement Officer. Hi Marlin, it's good to see you again.
Hi Terry, thanks for having mehere today. Tell people about the amazing
Healing Place. The Healing Place isa recovery program that provides emergency overnight shelter.
We have detox programs, we haveshort term impatient, short term outpatient,
(00:23):
and we have a long term residentialprogram. So we have a lot
of things that we do. Lastyear we had about ten thousand people come
through our doors. It's amazing,and so some people are getting some sort
of helping momentarily and then others orothers sheltered. Some people that come off
the street, they are they comeand spend the night with us that night
to have two meals, a warm, safe place to stay at night,
(00:46):
either on our men's campus or ourwomen's campus here in Louisville. And then
they leave the next day and sometimesthey come back and sometimes hopefully they've got
a new place to go. Soif they're not coming and see us there,
they're coming in because they need detalkservices and they day an average is
three to five, three to sevendays with us there and then hopefully after
that they'll go on and do oneof our recovery programs for a lifelong change.
(01:07):
I would think you have a lotof good people who are involved in
this too, because obviously in acircumstance like this, you need proper security,
you need people to take care offolks, help them, probably with
laundry, who knows what else.That's exactly right. About eighty two percent
of our staff are in recover themselves, so they have a compassion that's just
unrivaled. We have clinical services,we have peer model individuals, and then
(01:30):
individuals who are in our program atdifferent parts, they're serving in different aspects.
So the laundry you mentioned, everyday, guys in our and our
program are also doing the laundry andtaking care so that the guys that come
in off the street are ladies thatcome off the street. They have clean
towels, clean wash cloths, everythingthat they need for that night, and
then the next morning they're doing theirlaundry. Again. I know you're not
(01:52):
a homeless sanctuary, but when itgets really really cold out, I'm always
worried about thinking about people that areout there somewhere, So are wes do
you guys send someone down And Iknow some of the missions do that do
that, but still you're protecting peoplethat are in the throes of trouble.
Well, the great thing about theHealing Place is we're open twenty four to
(02:13):
seven, So an individual at teno'clock at night eleven o'clock at night,
if they're not sure where they cango and they need a place, they
usually can pop by. We're locatedon tenth and Market and our women's at
fifteenth in Hill, so a lotof times they already have a place they
already know, but the street ispretty pretty sophisticated, and they know where
we are located. And if anybodygives us a call and we need to
go by and check on somebody,we can do that too. How do
(02:35):
you fund all of this? Well, we funded a variety of ways.
Philanthropy grants recovery services that we're ableto provide on contract basis, so there's
a variety of ways. There's notjust one revenue stream anymore. We try
to want to make sure that we'resustainable and so that we can kind of
divvy that up. I know therewas a philanthropy goal for twenty twenty three,
(02:57):
our philanthropy goal was one point sixtyfive million. We're usually bonds for
about twenty percent of our overall budget, so that was out of our department,
but we always in our mind wewanted to stretch that and reach more
because the more we can raise,the more products and the more programs we
can provide. I heard that youcrossed the goal and that there was a
dare that has something to do withmayonnaise. You are absolutely right. Raised
(03:21):
this about Marlon. What kind ofweirdness are we talking about? Okay,
so everybody on my team knows.I'm kind of a little uncomfortable with the
feel in touch of mayonnaise. Ilike chicken salad. I will leave it.
What happened when you were a kid? Did you spill the mayonnaise and
your mom yelled at you? No, nothing, I don't know. I
like to eat things that have itin it. I just don't like to
(03:42):
have it coagulated and spread on anything. Apparently it's a real thing. So
if you're standing next to me andI'm putting mayonnaise on a say a blt,
which is awesome, by the way, I eat my bots without it,
would you have to look away.I most likely would. Yes.
One of my former co workers acouple of years ago knew this, and
so she loved Big Max and soshe would go get it and she would
(04:04):
make sure that it's like rolling outin the end, and she would then
ask me a question so that Iwould turn to facer so she could squeeze
it and watch it drip out theside. Oh, it was awful.
It was awful. So what's happenednow that you've crossed this goal of philanthropy
fundraising? So at the beginning ofthe year, one of our team members
saw a clip of Shane Bieber,one of the football coaches in the CFS
(04:26):
College football Playoffs North Carolina South Carolinaand he won, and as of winning
the football game, he got dousedwith a big five gallon container of mayonnaise.
And she came in on Monday andsaid, oh, my gosh,
that would be great if we makeour goal. Will you let me do
it? And I said no.She's like, well, what would it
take? And I said, well, we have to surpass the goal.
(04:46):
So she said how much. Isaid, if we raised two million dollars,
which is three hundred fifty thousand,dollars. More so, if we
raised two million dollars, I willdo it. I will sit there dump
it. Sure. And I eventalked to Jay Davidson our present it,
and said would you do it withme? And I'm not sure. In
the beginning he thought it was goingto be a reality, so he's like,
sure, Sure. So as ofthis morning, we only need to
(05:08):
raise seventy four thousand dollars. Well, you're that close. I'm that close.
And then if that happens, that'swhat's going to happen in January.
It's December twentieth is the closing dayNew Year's Eve. New Year's Eve,
and if somebody mills it a check, we even have a five day window
for postmark option, So theoretically untilJanuary fifth? Is it? Who knew
(05:28):
the Duke's Mayo Bowl would inspire allthis fund raising for the Healing Place in
Louisville. Sometimes, you know,you just got to have fun with it.
Ultimately, at the end of theday, we do serious stuff and
we really really help people. Butthe more we can raise, the more
we can help. So we wantto be good for our community. I've
learned over the years too, peoplethat have come through your program. They
were in tough shape and they comethrough, and then later they're sailing soaring
(05:50):
again in life, and they neverforget that. They come back and they're
generous and they're helpful and they wantto do what they can because they know
they were given a boost when theyneeded it most. That's true. That's
very true. And everywhere, ifI'm wearing my shirt and I'm in hobby
lobby and I'm getting something, somebodywill share something with me. And that
happens to all of our staff allthe time. Somebody will tell us about
their mother, their brother, theirfriend, and even sometimes when it's not
(06:14):
always a positive story where they areat that time, they're still really grateful
for the time that they have withindividuals when they're sober, and so we
want that for everyone. Where canpeople help get this goal at team?
It's pretty easy. It's our website. Is the Healingplace dot org slash Mayo.
Oh of course a special task,yes, or you can just go
(06:35):
to the Healingplace dot org and hitthe donate button and put Mayo in there.
We know what it's going to be. Merry Christmas, Marl. It's
great Christmas. Terry Marla Highball,Chief Mission Advancement Officer for the Healing Place.
They're working miracles here in Lieusveland andhave for a long long time.
Thank you appreciate that, and Ihope that let us know when the Mayo
bath comes, Oh I will,we'll all be chronicling that. Yes,
(06:58):
absolutely, it actually sounds kind offun. It's just like on Nickelodeon when
they pour that slime on people.That's probably what that feels like. Slime
would be great. I have tosay, I do have a friend who's
promised me they know how to liquefyit so it will pour over as opposed
to congealed. Yes, I'm trustingthat they're true. Oh boy, hope
they're pulling your leg on that one. Thanks Marla, Thanks Terry, Thehealingplace
(07:20):
dot org slash Mayo
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