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100 Women Who Care continue outstanding community support

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5 years ago

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What a night!
A full house – 130 filled the room at our Monday meeting. The energy was electric!
12 nominations were  in the hat and  three worthy charities were “pitched”:
  • RDRHC LIfeline Program – Eleanor Sugarman
  • The Lending Cupboard – Lori Shatto
  • The Salvation Army – Red Deer – Jean Stinson
The votes were tallied and The Salvation Army had the most. The scope and breadth of the many programs they provide is staggering. For decades and decades, the Salvation Army has been caring for the most vulnerable in our community. Did you know that they provide lunch hampers for kids to ensure that they have food for the weekend? This, and so much more.
Stacey Carmichael from Turning Point Society let us know how our September donations impacted their Women’s Program. Some of her stories about the women they assist were hard to hear, but ultimately they are stories of resiliency and hope. Thank you, Stacey. You and your staff are doing such important and challenging work. Our community is a better place because of it.
To top it all off, the enthusiasm for our “extra” donations to the Red Deer Christmas Bureau exceeded all expectations! A great big thank you to Gail Bellanger for transporting our donations from the meeting on Monday night to the Christmas Bureau on Tuesday morning. Gail and Susan enjoyed a tour of the Bureau’s facility and learned so much about this amazing organization from their volunteer manager (15 years and counting!) Teresa Kutynec. More than 200 volunteers ensure that more than 1000 kids have a happy Christmas.  1000+ Christmas food hampers, 70+ refurbished trees with lights and decorations, baby baskets for new moms – the list goes on.
Our donations included:
  • 160 toys
  • 62 Books
  • 120 Stocking Stuffers
  • $900 cash
Thanks for all your generosity!
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SPARC Caring Adult Nominations now open!

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