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Real Change and UW Donate to SVdP
Earlier this week, we saw a call for help online from Real Change, a unique news outlet aimed to “provide opportunity and a voice for low-income and homeless people while taking action for economic justice.” Real Change was the recipient of a donation from the University of Washington of toiletries and emergency survival backpacks for…
Read MoreFury Donates to SVdP Stores
Our friends at Fury Consignment donated some beautiful shoes, as well as several bags of designer brand women’s clothing to be sold in our thrift stores. Our five thrift stores in Seattle, Burien, Kenmore, Kent, and Renton sell donated clothing, housewares, furniture, books, and all kinds of miscellaneous items seven days a week. The sales…
Read MoreCleveland Donates Flour
Thank you to the students from Cleveland High School who donated more than 600 lbs of flour to our Georgetown Food Bank. Students participated in a flour-baby project and then donated the flour to us last week. Long-time volunteer and Honorary Vincentian, Leo, worked hard to break up the bigger bags of flour into smaller…
Read MoreHoly Rosary Bake Sale Donation
We would like to thank the 4th graders at Holy Rosary in West Seattle for donating to St. Vincent de Paul. The students raised $1,088.44 from their bake sale and donated the money to SVdP to support our program to help our neighbors in need. Thank you, Holy Rosary students!
Read MoreNicky Sells Cookies to Help the Poor
Second grader, Nicky Mills, was asked to do a community project in his class at Lakeridge Elementary. When Nicky was asked what kind of charity he would like to benefit from his hard work, he said a charity that helps families and old people who are homeless or are hungry and don’t have enough food.…
Read MoreOn Sale Now – Tommy Bahama
Last week, Tommy Bahama donated an assortment of men’s and women’s clothing to SVdP. These Tommy Bahama items are on sale now at our five thrift stores. Thank you, Tommy Bahama, for this generous donation.
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