The invitation may not be engraved, but it’s from the heart.
Members of several Society of St. Vincent de Paul conferences in the Madison area will hold an “Invitation to Serve” weekend at their parishes this Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 25 to 26, to invite fellow parishioners to join them in growing spiritually through service to the poor or suffering.
A hot July turns out to be a great time for Christmas giving to needy Dane County kids.
As gardeners make their spring trek to a popular local garden center, they’ll have a chance to pick one or more packs of young plants that will end up as fresh produce on the tables of Dane County families in need.
We may not always be aware of them, but they are there: people living in poverty. They are hanging on by a thread, barely making ends meet. They are often too proud to reach out for help.
With the main part of its new home now ready, Dane County’s busiest food pantry moved into its freshly built space and opened there on February 2.
With 2008 having given Madison its snowiest year on record, organizers of the annual “Recycle the Warmth” drive are hoping for an avalanche of blankets and bedding for people in need early in chilly 2009.
