Lou Anne McKeefery

You can amplify your service work by sharing your passion with others and your humanitarian impact will multiply and accelerate.

As a young girl of 12 in the 60s, she was inspired by the local church carnival which raised donations for the Muscular Dystrophy Association recognized by their national telethons as “Jerry’s Kids”.  She thought, “I can do that”.  With the support of her two sisters and mother, they popped and bagged popcorn and organized the games of chance and a bicycle parade.  They donated the collected coins to Jerry’s Kids.
In November she would write multiple copies of Christmas carols and invite the neighborhood kids to practices after school and just before Christmas, they would go caroling through the neighborhood in candlelight.  Holiday cheer was spread through the songs and sounds of the holidays.

Beginning in 1992, Lou Anne designed SimpliFun Party Kits, for all of us who want to enjoy just the fun part of hosting a party. They allowed families, with minimal budgets, to enjoy themed birthday parties.  Party Kits are a variety of unique party packages for all ages. containing theme-related invitations, party instructions, games, activity materials, room decorations and thank you cards, many have t-shirt iron-ons to match the theme all downloaded and printed at home.

With her children, Lou Anne became active in their 4-H Club.  When the members were having difficulty locating housing for their livestock projects, she envisioned a large ranch and spearheaded a fundraising and building project and the club constructed a farm and ranch outside the city limits behind a school house. There, the children had no limitations on housing their large farm animals.  The ranch was funded with the help from a city grant and the school district’s assistance. The ranch housed goats, sheep, steer, hogs, ducks, chickens and miniature ponies. The club hosted an open house and petting zoo for the town each year.

Lou Anne credits her most rewarding service as an Out to Lunch mentor to young female students at the Continuation High School. As a mentor for eight years, she helped as many students discover their interests in a career and helped them navigate the complexities of their current and future goals and education.  At the end of the year appreciation luncheon, there were ten men and women whom she had shared her passion with and they too had become mentors.

In 2016, Lou Anne became a minister of  The Interfaith Circle. Reverend Lou Anne has performed interfaith and non-denominational weddings and baby blessings for family and friends.
Today, she is leading an Emergency Prep & Resilience group prioritizing food and water security, financial literacy and security, first aid skills, communications and health and wellness education.  The group is part of ACCOR, Alameda County Committee of Restoration. She is also an active member of the Menlo Forum which hosts speakers addressing a wide spectrum of issues and solutions of concern to the liberty and freedom movement.  

Sharing your caring offers a greater impact on your humanitarian work. By speaking your passions, you can be an ambassador to those who want to change the world but have not found their first step.