Schools Support Assumption Chapel Food Pantry
Teachers and support staff from public schools in Blair and Centre counties raised over $2,500 for the SVDP Assumption Chapel Food Pantry in Altoona.
Altoona Thrift Store Featured on WTAJ
The WTAJ morning team stopped by the SVDP Altoona Thrift Store to help with sorting and interview Linda Irvin, one of our volunteers.
Shoe Drive Nets Over $1,400.
The Altoona human needs office raised $1,489.20 with the help of local churches and businesses who collected gently worn and new shoes. The committee banded and bagged the shoes and were paid $.40 a pound. That’s a lot of shoes; over 3,000 pairs! Many were brand new shoes. The shoes will go to other countries like […]
First Annual Food Truck Rodeo Raises Nearly $6,000.
On Sunday, June 16, 2019 the 1st Annual Feed the Need Food Truck Rodeo was held from noon to 4 p.m. at Peoples Natural Gas Park in Johnstown. The nearly $6,000.00 raised will go toward an ongoing freezer/cooler project for the Johnstown warehouse.
Conference President Receives Msgr. William M. Griffin Award
The Msgr. Griffin award was established by Catholic Charities Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown and is given annually to men and women who demonstrate a “significant, long-term commitment to serving the poor, marginalized and most vulnerable within the diocesan community in Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clinton, Fulton, Huntingdon, and Somerset counties.” This year three people were chosen […]
Johnstown Kitchen Receives Check from Empty Bowl Project
Executive Director, Sonny Consiglio, attended the check presentation at Greater Johnstown High School from the Key Club’s 10th Annual Empty Bowls project held April 26, 2019. Pictured are members of Key Club, representatives from the Women’s Help Center, the Cambria County Backpack Project, Sonny, and advisers of the club. Each organization received $1,640. These funds […]
St. Rose Conference Gets a Website
The St. Rose conference in Altoona has been busy with local fundraising events. To make it easier to keep up-to-date on the happenings, the conference set up a new website, strosesvdp.org.
State College Thrift Store Holds Ribbon Cutting
On the day of the ribbon cutting, Saturday, January 12, 2019 cheers rose from the crowd as the ceremonial ribbon was cut, marking the start of a new era for the store, founded just over 20 years ago by members of the Our Lady of Victory Conference. The retail space, 55% larger than the previous […]
SVDP Youth Ministry Installs Students
The 6th graders at the Divine Mercy Catholic Academy in Johnstown, PA were installed into the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Youth conference on Thursday, January 10, 2019 at Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church.
Christmas for Kids 2018
This year over 100 kids received gifts due to the generosity of others. Throughout the year fundraisers help the ministry raise money for many projects including Christmas for Kids. The fundraisers alone cannot support all the children that are in need. Individuals in the community contacted SVDP council office and offered to purchase gifts for […]