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Archives for 2012
April 2012 Good Samaritan
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We Need A ‘War’ On Hunger
Editorial in The Record, May 17, 2012
Cliches become cliches because they’re usually true.
For instance, the adage that “a picture is worth a thousand words” is more often true than not, especially if the writing is bad. It is certainly accurate in the case of the photograph taken by Record Assistant Editor Marnie McAllister and published on the front page of last week’s edition of the paper.
It showed Ed Wnorowski, executive director of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, staring somewhat forlornly at the almost empty shelves of the charity’s food bank.
The previous week, the St. Vincent de Paul Society took to social media – Facebook and Twitter – to announce that it was facing an “urgent need” for food supplies. The charity, McAllister reported, announced that its food bank shelves were “looking bare” and were almost completely devoid of vegetables.
More than 90,000 volunteered for Give A Day Week
Business First by Kevin Eigelbach
Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 2:16pm EDT
More than 90,000 individuals volunteered in Louisville’s first annual Give A Day week of service from April 14 to 22, according to a news release from the office of Mayor Greg Fischer.
“With those numbers, and a little mayoral latitude, I proclaim Louisville to be the most compassionate city in the world,” Fischer said in the release.
Fischer Declares Give a Day Week of Service Major Success
Louisville’s Give a Day Week of Service has successful debut: 73,000 volunteer to help
Courier-Journal, April 25, 2012
Louisville’s first annual Give a Day Week of Service drew more than 73,000 volunteers who engaged in acts of caring, with both young and old credited with charitable endeavors ranging from reading to homeless children to writing letters to troops overseas.
“With those numbers, and a little mayoral latitude, I proclaim Louisville to be the most compassionate city in the world,” Mayor Greg Fischer said.
March 2012 Good Samaritan
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Tornado Damage Widespread; Churches Become Centers for Aid, Prayer
HENRYVILLE, Ind. (CNS) — As one of the few buildings in town to come through intense storms March 2 nearly intact, St. Francis Xavier Church has become a natural staging area for relief efforts, community organizing and prayer.
Four days after a devastating tornado hit, volunteers and professionals used St. Xavier, the nearby Henryville Community Church and a community center as bases for people trying to put their lives back together.
The town of about 1,600 was one of several in the region to be largely destroyed by a wave of storms that created dozens of tornadoes across 11 states March 2 and 3.
At least 39 people were killed, including one in Clark County, where Henryville and nearby Marysville took direct hits. Deaths also were reported in Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Ohio. Substantial damage dotted those states as well as Georgia, North Carolina, Illinois, Mississippi, Virginia and South Carolina.
Tracy Guernsey, the staff nurse at Henryville’s public school complex, was among about 40 people still in the building when the tornado hit. She told Catholic News Service in a March 5 phone interview that if classes hadn’t been dismissed early in the face of the advancing storm, the death toll in Henryville would have been dramatic.
She said she and about 15 other people emerged from her office to find the whole second floor of the school had been ripped off. Inside, the papers on her desk were undisturbed.
The tornado hit at the normal dismissal time of 3 p.m., Guernsey said. “The bus drivers were the heroes here. If they hadn’t sent the buses out early, it would’ve been a different story.”
Coats and Blankets Being Collected at Mall St. Matthews
From 84WHAS, Feb. 20, 2012 LOUISVILLE, Ky.– You can help others while making a trip to the mall. Mall St. Matthews is collecting gently-used blankets, coats, hats, and gloves. The items will go to St. Vincent de Paul. The collection bin is located near the big chess set in the mall. Items have been collected for…
Thrift Stores Feeling the Pinch
By Dale Moss
Courier-Journal, Feb. 10, 2012
We had talked about the importance of thrift stores for a half-hour, maybe longer. All the while, Judy McCoy listened for more than just my questions.
We had talked about the importance of thrift stores for a half-hour, maybe longer. All the while, Judy McCoy listened for more than just my questions.
She was hoping to hear a bell and had not. It rings whenever a donor pulls up. “That concerns me,” she said.
McCoy’s thrift shop, in Clarksville off Lewis and Clark Parkway near Big Lots, benefits the Society of St. Vincent dePaul.
Outstanding Volunteers Honored
David Griffey of Holy Spirit, Linda Gottbrath of St. Rita, and Tom Phillips of Holy Trinity were honored as St. Vincent de Paul’s outstanding volunteers at an induction ceremony for new Vincentians Feb. 5 at St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church. Jim Carrico and Ed Wnorowski, SVDP’s board chairman and executive director, respectively, presented the awards.
Pictured (from left): Tom Phillips, Linda Gottbrath, Jim Carrico, and David Griffey
“The Vincentians receiving awards today were nominated by their peers,” Carrico said. “They are role models among us [who] clearly demonstrate through their actions, their commitment, and vocation of serving those in need.”