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Learn and become a member of the Catholic Daughters of America – Ave Maria #1011 in Appleton

My name is Joyce Luckow and I am the regent of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas Ave Maria #1011 based at St Pius Church in Appleton. We are working to make the world a better place to live as well as enhancing our spirituality.

Catholic Daughters of the Americas was started in 1903 by the Knights of Columbus because they knew that behind every good man there is a woman, and they needed our help. Catholic Daughters is the oldest and largest Catholic woman’s organization in the Americas with 65,000 members. We are a service group that supports our parish, our priests, seminarians as well as the people around us. We serve meals at Pillars, the homeless shelter, collect food for Loaves and Fishes and ring bells for the Salvation Army.

Four years ago, a Junior Catholic Daughters group was formed in Kaukauna. We adopt a nonprofit each year and help them reach one of their goals. The first year with several fundraising events, and with the help of some adult supporters we were able to raise $5,000 to put air conditioning in Kaukauna’s St Vincent DePaul’s store. The next year we adopted Lincoln’s Foster Closet and helped with their mission of helping kids in foster care with their basic needs as many times they leave their home with nothing but the clothes on their back. We raised money and purchased a trailer for them to pick up donated furniture for these children.

Last year, VIDA opened their home for pregnant women in Darboy. The air conditioning units in the building did not work and we raised $5,000 to help with the $12,000 cost of repair!

We would like to invite you to join our group. We meet once a month from September to May. We are working to move our meeting site to a more central place and inviting any young women, 4^th grade through high school in the Fox Valley to come join us!

Click here to view the letter from Court Ave Maria #1011 – Appleton and Fox Cities

Click here to view their brochure.

To view their website for more information, click here!

Please contact Joyce at (920) 850-3409 with any questions!

Join us on Sunday, March 17 in the Fellowship Hall anytime from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. to learn more about Pillars, a local non-profit.

Learn

Four volunteers from Pillars will be in attendance to explain the many ways Pillars makes a difference in our very own community.

Lunch

We will have lunch for purchase with profits benefitting Pillars.

Pizza $4
Hot dog $2
Chips $1
Water or Juice $1
Cupcakes $3
Small Meal Deal $5 includes one slice of pizza, a bag of chips and a water or a juice
Big Meal Deal $10 includes two slices of pizzas, a bag of chips, a water or a juice and a cupcake

Bake Sale

A variety of baked goods will be available for purchase with profits benefitting Pillars. Pricing will vary. If you are interested in donating to this bake sale, we are accepting any baked goods including gluten-free and sugar-free goods dropped of in the Fellowship Hall on March 17 after 9 a.m. We will handle the packaging.

Kids Activities

In the Msgr. Jim Room (right next to the Fellowship Hall) will be an area dedicated to kids activities and entertainment including balloon animals, a scavenger hunt, word puzzles, coloring and more. Adults and older students will be on hand to keep your kids entertained while you learn more.

Donate

We will also have an area for donations. Pillars is looking for any non-perishable food item, items from their wish list as well as goodwill cash offerings. Click here to learn more about how to donate to Pillars.

Questions

This event is organized by St. Johns’ Social Concerns Committee. Please contact Mary at mdebruin4@hotmail.com with any questions regarding this event. St. John Nepomucene Catholic Community is located at 411 Vandenbroek Street in Little Chute. Thank you!

More About Pillars in 2023

Ascend served 19 young adults and the Resource Center assisted 644 adults.
Stable Housing served 173 adults & 134 children.
Supportive Housing served 119 adults and 74 children.
Adult shelter served 256 adults.
Adult and family shelter served 422 adults and 136 children.
Diversion served 223 adults and 184 children to prevent homelessness.
Pillars’ Mission: From homelessness to coming home, Pillars provides shelter, support, and solutions to address the housing needs in our community.

Learn more about Pillars today by checking out their website.