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SVdPUSA will not be listed as a member of the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) during 2007 due to an administrative oversight of our own. We will be included in the 2008 CFC. Please check back for our CFC listing in the fall of 2008. We are sorry for the inconvenience and don’t want to lose our CFC donors for more than one year!
        
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Announcements
If You Talk the Talk, You Need to Walk the Walk! - Thursday, March 06, 2008
For nearly two centuries, the poor and needy of the world have found a friend in the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. This year, on September 27th, the Society will hold its first annual nationwide Friends of the Poor® Walk. We invite you to participate and become Friends of the Poor®, too. Pledges made on behalf of registered walkers in a given community will benefit those most in need in that same community. Please join us. Walk a mile in someone else’s shoes and find out how good it feels to give. read more ...

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Supply Is Down, Need Is Up - Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Jackie Manthos, president of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Hillsborough County, Florida, said "a different clientele" is now coming to its pantry. The indigent and the homeless are still referred there, but so are others who are affected by changes in the economy. read more ...

Council Keeps on Truckin' As Gas Prices Rise - Tuesday, May 13, 2008
As a cost-saving measure, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Baton Rouge, Louisiana has cut the number of workers on their thrift store collection trucks from two to one. Before fuel prices skyrocketed recently, there were always two staffers on each truck. read more ...

San Antonio Council Feels Crunch - Tuesday, May 13, 2008
The economic crunch is hitting charitable organizations across San Antonio, including one that's been working for the city's homeless and working poor for nearly 140 years. read more ...

Keeping Up with Pope Culture - Thursday, May 08, 2008
Ever gotten a text message from the pope? Well, to commemorate the Catholic Church's annual World Youth Day this July, thousands of young Catholics in Australia will be able to say that they did. read more ...

Solidarity in Action - Thursday, May 08, 2008
This year's Vincentian Family Gathering in New Orleans was the largest ever held in the United States! The delegate of the Superior General to the Vincentian Family, Fr. Manuel Ginete, CM from Rome, Italy, joined 215 members from all over the United States, Canada, England, Australia, and Colombia, SA. read more ...

One Man's Trash . . . - Thursday, May 08, 2008
Money that could have been used for a new bed for a child in need will instead be used to haul away someone's trash. read more ...

Run for the Poor in Cincinnati - Thursday, May 08, 2008
The St. Martin District Council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul will host its annual "Run for the Poor" on June 14th in Cincinnati. read more ...

Escanabans Celebrate Anniversary - Tuesday, May 06, 2008
In honor of the 175th anniversary since its founding, members of the Escanaba, Michigan St. Vincent de Paul Society hosted a celebration at Holy Family Parish in Flat Rock. Following Mass, the youth group served breakfast. read more ...

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Reminders
Giving Vincentians Credit - Tuesday, November 13, 2007
SVdPUSA credit card users generated more than $15,000 in revenue for the National Council's operating income in the last fiscal year -- at no cost to themselves. Thank you, and keep up the good work! Apply online! 

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