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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBack-Up DocumentsMother Moselle Whisby August 4, 1941 -June 27,2009 In 1963 Mother Moselle Whisby and her husband Robert Lee Whisby Sr, pursed their first home, located at 1545 NW 43 Street on the corner in a predominantly white neighborhood, at the time they only had four children and later having 6 more totaling 10 children raised in that home. That was approximately 57 years ago, while raising and doing her childbirth years Mother supported so many children and their families that was in -need in the community no matter the race, nationality, and religious backgrounds. With the families seeing her love and compassion for her own family. The demand for her service as a childcare provider started her first in -home day-care business for the community and the church family in the community. She soon recognized the need for a safe childcare services among working mothers and single mothers that could not afford the childcare service. That started her to support more families and began volunteering her service to assist such families living in the community we now call the Alley. Each afternoon, Mother would be outside on her front porch (1545 NW 43 St.) to care for neighborhood children who would otherwise go home alone. The community knew Mother best for her gospel signing on her front porch and reading Bible verse one of her favorite Bible verse was Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. She breathes this bible verse every day of her life. They also recognized and embrace her love care and compassion she had for the youth. Mother grew to become, the Matriotic to her family, neighborhood, community, and City. Mother would mentor, encourage, pray and sing to hundreds of children throughout the community, she never turns anyone away. From the early stages, Mother saw the serious need for childcare services and after school care when children from the community would need her to help them with their homework and school projects. Her love for helping children with homework on her front porch speedily extended to her becoming a Title 1 After School Tutoring Program Provider, where she volunteered at the local school Kelsey L. Pharr Elementary to ensure the best quality of care available for the children she defended in the community. Mother would go to the homes of the children to assist with their homework. Mother wanted to make sure that help children gain a high -quality education and the skills to master the Florida Standards. Mother was very involved in giving back in her community where she served as a board member on two -local organization under the leadership of Ms. Elizabeth Jones, Allapattah Girl Scout Troop #409 and the Alpha Phi Sorority Miami Chapter. Mother was also a faithful member of her church and would attend public meetings often. It was important for her and her family to be members of the Charles Hadley Neighborhood Homeowners Association, where she was very concern about the change in the community. One of her concerns was homeownership and busine,ss opportunity for African American families in her community. Her giving back was real on their block where her family would help to improve the beatification in the community. Mother and Robert was also the owners of a small construction business. Mother would administrate and organize the business of the company and Mr. Robert was the master contractor a born carpenter. The children in the community would start to gather and hang out in the alley, so Mother would seat on her front porch to keep her eyes on all the neighborhood children to ensure their safety as a Neighborhood Watchman to ensure the safety of youth. That encourage her family to invest into the community and purchase 5 properties in the Alley to ensure the residents in the community have a decent and safe place to live and call home. In her effort her neighborhood safe she would often speak and pray with the young men and women in the Alley. Her focus was the troubled teens that gathered in the Alley where drugs and other illegal activities begin to form. With much counseling and prayer with and for the trouble teens the drugs and illegal activities dissipated ensuring her neighbors and her family would have a safe caring living environment. There are many testimonies birth from the life of Mother Moselle Whisby. The community will always remember the lobar of love and community serves Mother Moselle Whisby gave back to hundreds of neighborhood children that can truthfully say if it had not been for her prayers, love concern and care and compassion for her family and other they would not be who they are today. It is an honor to take part in celebrating her legacy.