Service to Others

June 16 the Sisters met for a lovely evening.  The evening started with a lovely meal of Hawaiian Haystacks.  (For those of you who might wonder what that was.  You have lovely rice on the plate, then a chicken gravy and then you put all sorts of toppings on.  Olives, onions, cheese, pineapple, coconut, nuts, etc.)

Our guests were two speakers from the Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery.  They showed a short video and then further explained the Nursery and its mission.

The Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery was founded in 1987 in memory of Vanessa Behan, who died from child abuse injuries at the age of two. The cause of death was a ruptured bowel caused by a blow to her abdomen. An autopsy revealed that during her short life, Vanessa had suffered many previous injuries, including a fractured arm, head trauma from having her hair pulled and twisted, a fractured skull and cigarette burns.


The tragedy of Vanessa's death outraged and saddened the Spokane community. A handful of people initiated a grassroots effort to create a safe place where parents could bring their children any time they are having difficulty providing them with safe and nurturing care.

Since then, the Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery has served as a safe haven for more than 60,000 children.

To learn more about the Nursery and its mission check out http://www.vanessabehan.org/
 
Sister Jennifer C. spoke on Service and the opportunities we have to serve.
 
The concluding portion of the evening were the donations to both the Nursery and Right ot Life of Spokane.  There were a great deal of donations to be delivered to both organizations.
 

Right to Life of Spokane desires to promote the sanctity and uniqueness of all human life, regardless of physical and mental abilities, from conception through natural death. We support the family as essential to a healthy society.   http://www.spokanerighttolife.org/

Thanks go to all the loving sisters that participated in these donation drives.