| In the Media | |
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| 2/2/2012 | AHBA & KATC Give $175k to Acadiana Charities
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| | AHBA & KATC Give $175k to Acadiana Charities
KATC - St. Michael's Center for Veterans receives funds |
| 1/17/2012 | Catholic Service Centers Receives $375,000 Donation |
| | KLFY.com post - Opus Christi Magnum 2011 Fundraising Totals |
| 1/17/2012 | Events help raise funds for services |
| | theadvocate.com - OCM Fundraising Totals |
| 11/30/2011 | Feeding Body and Spirit |
| | Daily Advertiser article - Thanksgiving lunch (at St. Joseph Diner) |
| 11/30/2011 | Food Center Needs Public Aid
The Advocate - article on St. Joseph Diner |
| | Article on the needs of St. Joseph Diner. |
| 11/30/2011 | Pictures - St. Joseph Diner Thanksgiving Day
Daily Advertiser |
| | View photos of Thanksgiving lunch at St. Joseph Diner. |
| 11/16/2011 | Third Annual Homeless Connection |
| | Mary Speyrer, Vice Chair of ARCH, speaks about the purpose of the Homeless Connect event. |
| 11/10/2011 | St. Michael Center for Veterans Helping in Acadiana |
| | Home for the Holidays helps to fund the St. Michael Center for Veterans. |
| 11/8/2011 | Want to Help Homeless Veterans in Lafayette have a Merry Christmas?
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| | St. Michael Center for Veterans would appreciate a Christmas tree donation that can be used from year to year. Also, a request to donate red, white and blue patriotic ornaments to decorate the tree. |
| 8/9/2011 | Lafayette wins "Best for Food" title in national competition |
| | Lafayette took top honor for the "Best of Food" category in Rand McNally's "Best of the Road" competition. |
| 5/8/2011 | Hopefest at St. Thomas More |
| | Lafayette Catholic Service Centers was awarded $16,000 by the St. Thomas More junior class. The funds were raised through the annual Hopefest event. |
| 4/8/2011 | Shelters of Hope |
| | Shelters of Hope tells the story of Courtney Chapman, a United States Veteran who found himself out of work and eventually homeless. St. Michael Center for Veterans helped Courtney acquire a new job skill, while providing him a safe place to sleep each night. After the invaluable support he received, Courtney is now employed and living on his own in Lafayette. |
| 3/10/2011 | Mark Your Calendars for Dimes for the Diner, Wednesday, May 4, 2011 |
| | Eat Out to End Hunger on Wednesday, May 4th at any of the participating restaurants for the 11th Annual Dimes for the Diner event supporting St. Joseph Diner. The restaurants listed have agreed to donate 10% of their sales from May 4th. Start making plans now for breakfast, lunch, and /or dinner. In support of the diner: all you need to do is EAT OUT. |
| 3/10/2011 | Opus Christi Magnum in Party Girl |
| | Photos from the first 2011 Opus Christi Magnum event hosted by IBERIABANK and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Neuner, held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Fenstermaker, are posted in the Independent Weekly's Party Girl today! |
| 3/10/2011 | Penance and Prayer |
| | Lent is a season for prayer, discipline, and almsgiving. Lafayette Catholic Service Centers has many volunteer opportunities and donation needs. Anyone interested in further details of how to become involved with Lafayette Catholic this Lenten Season please visit catholicservice.org. |
| 2/18/2011 | Hopefest Keeps the Hope Alive - The Independent |
| | St. Thomas More's Junior Class of the 2010-2011 school year, hosted an event, Hopefest, to raise money for Lafayette Catholic Service Centers and the STM Options Fund. |
| 1/12/2011 | Series Nets $371,240 for Aid - The Advocate |
| | LAFAYETTE - The community raised $411,350 to benefit services for the homeless and hungry during the Diocese of Lafayette's series of fundraisers, Opus Christi Magnum. |
| 1/11/2011 | "Great Works" Continue - The Daily Advertiser |
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| 12/12/2010 | Cold Challenges Homeless - The Daily Advertiser |
| | When temperatures plunge below freezing in South Louisiana, as they did last week, the conditions require residents to make adjustments in lifestyle and routine. |
| 12/1/2010 | St. Joes Shelter Opens For The Cold - KATC TV3
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| | Shelters across Acadiana are open tonight for those with no place to stay in the cold. |
| 11/30/2010 | Shelters prepare for cold - KLFY TV10 |
| | While many of us look forward to winter, it can arrive with some not so welcomed conditions |
| 11/29/2010 | A place of their own - The Daily Advertiser |
| | Davika Johnston has come a long way from her children begging for a place of their own. |
| 11/26/2010 | Thankful, helping hands - The Daily Advertiser |
| | The work of organizations devoted to helping the less fortunate epitomized the true meaning of Thanksgiving Thursday. |
| 3/9/2010 | Men's Shelter Seeks Funding - The Advocate |
| | Economy is causing spike in men seeking shelter as funding becomes, simultaneously, more difficult to obtain. |
| 11/25/2009 | Diner Sets Move, Gets More Space - The Advocate |
| | By March, the St. Joseph Diner will begin serving meals in its new home after spending 26 years helping the needy from its location at Madison and Simcoe streets. |
| 1/11/2011 | Series Nets $371,240 for Aid - The Advocate |
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| Upcoming Event | |
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| 11/8/2011 | Purchase a Home for the Holidays Ticket
and help support St. Michael Center for Veterans. |
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Tickets are on sale now for $100 per ticket through the Acadiana Home Builders Association; click on the link above to purchase a ticket from the Home for the Holidays website. |
| 10/19/2011 | Coats Available Now |
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Anyone in need of a coat is welcome to stop by:
Msgr. Sigur Service Center
M-F, 8:30am-12pm, 1pm-3pm
Coats are available in all sizes, including men, women, boys and girls!
Please pass this information along to anyone who may need a coat, and help us spread warmth across Acadiana this fall/winter. |
| 3/28/2011 | View a complete list of participting restaurants for Dimes for the Diner 2011 |
| | Eat Out to End Hunger during the 11th annual Dimes for the Diner event on Wednesday, May 4, 2011. View a full list of participating restaurants and start making plans to eat out. These restaurants will donate 10% of their sales on May 4th to support St. Joseph Diner. All you have to do is EAT OUT. |
