Tragedy led St. Matthews Mayor Rick Tonini to St. Vincent de Paul Louisville twenty years ago. On Sept. 7, 2003, Tonini’s daughter, Lauren, who was studying to be a veterinarian at Auburn University, died in a single car crash at the age of 21 while returning to campus. “It’s the most devastating thing that can…
St. Vincent de Paul Louisville celebrates 170 years
On December 11, we officially celebrate 170 years since the founding of St. Vincentde Paul, Louisville. Our mission to house, feed, and support those in need withcompassion and dignity has been built brick by brick and made meal by meal throughyour heart of service and financial generosity since 1853. Today, we are still seeing liveschanged…
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1853 US President Franklin Pierce buys land from Mexico that is now known as southern Arizona and New Mexico. There were a total of 31 states. George Crum invented the potato chip at the Moon Lake Lodge resort in Saratoga Springs, NY. One day a customer complained the fries were too thick, so Crum thinned…