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Archives for 2012
The Need Continues to Be Great, and Our Operating Budget Challenged
‘Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.’ 2 Corinthians 9:7 By Nancy Naughton On September 9th and 10th we held our 9th Annual Charity Golf Event and Auction to benefit our programs for poor and homeless men, women,…
October 2012 Good Sam
October_2012_Good_Sam.pdf
St. Martha Students Donate Stuffed Animals
from The Record, Oct. 8, 2012 Students at St. Martha School, 2825 Klondike Lane, held a prayer service on the school’s football field on Oct. 4, the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi. The students collected 403 stuffed animals that were donated to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and the St. Joseph…
A Call to Action
Help St. Vincent de Paul By Speaking Out Against the Proliferation of For-Profit Donation Collection Bins
Maybe you’ve seen them: green, red, and white donation collection boxes .They’re on street corners, alongside curbs and in front of convenience stores, gas stations and strip shopping centers all over Jefferson County.
Driving past these ubiquitous bins, you might be able to read their signage, in large, bold letters: DONATIONS! CLOTHING! SHOES!
These boxes pose a huge threat to small nonprofit charities like St.Vincent de Paul, because they take away valuable donations of gently used clothing and other household items that help us keep our four local Thrift Stores stocked.
Many of the bins you see are owned by for-profit, out-of-state companies that claim to collect their donations on behalf of charity. However, in most cases, only a fraction of the revenues raised from the resale of these donated items actually ends up benefiting these selected charities. Most of the profits go to the companies that own and operate the bins.
“Halloween on the Cheap”
Thanks to WAVE-3 consumer reporter Lori Lyle for including our Hikes Lane Thrift Store in her fun “Stretching Your Dollar” story on how to find Halloween costumes on the cheap! wave3.com-Louisville News, Weather Kudos also to our Hikes Lane store manager, Jacinda, for her panache in pulling together inexpensive items for funky or frightful ‘create-your-own’…
Charity Golf Event a Great Success
Our 9th Annual Charity Golf Event was a huge success. The Silent and Live Auction event at Porcini and the Golf Scramble at Big Spring Country Club raised a combined total of more than $72,000! Thank you to everyone who participated in this event, which is our only fundraiser of the year. The money raised…
2012 Friends of the Poor Walk Registration and Liability Waiver Forms
Please download and print both of these forms, fill them out, and bring them with you to the Friends of the Poor Walk on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012 at Churchill Downs. Help us promote the event by printing out and sharing our 2012 Walk Poster at your school or workplace! 2012_Walk_Registration_Form.pdf 2012_Walk_Liability_Waiver.pdf walk_poster_2012.pdf
Friends of the Poor Walk
Join us! St. Vincent de Paul’s 5th Annual Friends of the Poor Walk is Sunday, Oct. 14, at beautiful Churchill Downs. This fun event kicks off with (free) registration at 1pm, followed by the Walk Start at 2pm. All money raised will help the poor in our community!
‘Exceeding our Limitations is the Heart of St. Vincent de Paul’
With a strong desire to help homeless men whose lives have been derailed by addiction and other problems, David Tarullo, 27, started working as a program aide at St. Vincent de Paul’s men’s shelter four years ago.
“As a young student with an intense passion and calling for helping others, I was eager to get my foot in the door of the counseling profession,” he explains. “At SVDP’s Ozanam Inn I jumped into the trenches, right on the front lines of poverty, checking in overnight shelter clients on Saturday and Sunday nights. This was my first experience working a real job in the field. I learned a lot about the homeless service system and the clients who stayed with us.