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Thank You from St. Gerard's Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul at St. Gerard's Church is so grateful to our donors! It is because of you that we can help the needy in the following areas of Calgary: Canyon Meadows, Southwood, Haysboro, Kingsland (south of 75th Ave SW) and Albert Park.
We Do What We Do, Because of YOU
Thanks to our local business's who helped so much with this year’s hampers.
A Special Thank You to our Sponsors
Please support them in return.
Kevin and his team at No Frills on Elbow Drive.
John and his team at Southland Crossing Safeway.
Mark and his team at the Macleod Trail Co-op.
Jamal and his team at the Macleod Save-On-Foods.
Allison and her team at Cobbs Bakery in Kingsland.
In 2018 we
Did you know?- Donated 420 hampers to 779 adults and 522 children
- Shared $12,930 in gift cards so that our clients could buy perishable food items
- Distributed 7 books of bus tickets so they could get where they needed to go
- Helped pay $5,2777 in rent and $1,748 in utilities so those in need could stay in their homes. We even helped a client buy a new bed
In 2017 we- Donated 403 hampers to 743 adults and 491children
- Shared $11,535 in gift cards so that our clients could buy perishable food items
- Distributed 15 books of bus tickets so they could get where they needed to go
- Helped pay $5,080 in rent and $2,152 in utilities so those in need could stay in their homes
Reduce, Reuse and Regift
Before you throw away your Christmas cards consider dropping the covers in the St. Vincent de Paul food bin. We will use them next year to make Christmas angels for our gift tree.
Did you receive gifts that you could not use? Consider regifting them to the St Vincent de Paul food bin and we will use them for next year’s Christmas gifts. Thank you for your support.