Black-Owned Businesses Archives - Trudean Haye

Black-Owned Businesses, Local Businesses & Places

Why I Love Vera Doyle

May 10, 2025 /

I met Lori, the owner of Vera Doyle, in the summer of 2023 while getting ready for ITAVFoundation’s back-to-school drive. She had just opened her boutique in Mount Airy, and after I dropped flyers in the area, she reached out and…

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"It would have been nice if we could have lived our lives without taking any wrong turns. But such a thing isn't possible. We still stumble...we lose our way, we make mistakes and yet little by little, one step at a time we keep on walking forward. With our own two feet... even if we get beaten and bruised along the way we'll eventually reach something. We'll eventually reach someone. Until then we'll keep wishing. So... let's start walking.” “So walk with me. We’ll find a way to overcome this together. No matter what happens, I’ll be right here by your side.”