Bread Receives $5,000 Donation from Sisters of Charity, BVM
July 14, 2021 By Jennifer Gonzalez Earlier this year, when the federal government began to send stimulus checks to individuals and families around the country, the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (BVM) in Dubuque, Iowa didn’t keep the money for themselves. Instead, they pooled their stimulus checks and with generous benefactor contributions donated their money to 120 organizations – mainly food banks and pantries – working to alleviate hunger in the United States and abroad. Donations totaled just over $165,000 and went to organizations in 21 states, Ecuador, and Ghana. Si...
Source: bread.org