Dear Friends and Supporters of Saint John’s:
Halloween is a very special time at Saint John’s. For many of our kids, this marks their first experience dressing up and learning how to “trick-or-treat.” Below are some photos of our costume-clad kids collecting sweet treats door-to-door at our offices – no wonder this event is a staff-favorite!
The month of November started on a high note with our very successful Party for Change event, held at the Mather Jet Center. We presented our Champions of Change awards to long-time supporter and Capital Campaign contributor
Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation
, who came to our aid with a building sponsorship when we needed it most, and to
Chef Santana Diaz of U.C. Davis Health
, who has served as a mentor to the women in our program for many years, and has paved the way for many of our clients to gain employment, earning a livable, sustainable wage!
Great energy and excitement come with the holidays here at Saint John's! We will be busy with the December 5 Guest Chef Dinner at Plates Café, where we will celebrate the graduation of 14 more women from our Employment Training Program (a link to purchase tickets is below). There are many ways to volunteer and join in the holiday fun – these opportunities are also outlined below.
As always, thank you for all you do for the women and children at Saint John’s!
With warmest wishes,
Marc Cawdrey, Interim CEO
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Party for Change Breaks Fundraising Record!
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We are so grateful to the
many sponsors
, the 650+ attendees and 170+ volunteers of 2019's Party for Change. Your support made this event an amazing success raising over
$580,000
in support of the women and children at Saint John’s! Thank you to our presenting sponsor
Allstate Foundation
(third year presenting) for their continued support and to our host and venue sponsor, the
Sacramento Jet Center
(sixth year hosting). Please visit our Party for Change
event website
to see our complete list of sponsors and visit our
Facebook page
to see all of the photos!
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Guest Chef Dinner and Graduation
Decembe
r 5, 2019, 6:00 p.m.
Plates
Café a
nd Catering
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Join us on December 5 for our final 2019 Graduation and Guest Chef Dinner featuring Bella Bru Cafe, when 14 women will graduate from our Employment Training Program as we gather for a fun and festive evening. This is always a very special night that you won’t want to miss! Click the button under the photo for tickets, menu and additional information.
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Holidays at Saint John's - How Can I
Get Involved?
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Thanksgiving Food Donations:
Our kitchen is accepting donations of the following items: turkeys, potatoes, yams, canned green beans, cream of mushroom soup, Durkee fried onions, shelf-stable apple cider. All items are needed by Monday, November 25.
Volunteer:
The holidays bring several activities in need of volunteers including gift wrapping events and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day activities. Please contact our Volunteer and Community Engagement Manager
Karen Edwards
if you'd like to help.
Adopt a Family:
We organize an Adopt-a-Family Program to provide Christmas gifts for 120 client and alumnae families. Please contact
Karen Edwards if you'd like to be matched with a family.
Purchase Holiday Cards:
Are you shopping for someone in your life who has everything? You can make a donation to Saint John's in their name and we'll send them a personalized holiday card. Please visit
saintjohnsprogram.org/holidaycards
.
Guest Chef Dinner Tickets:
Guest Chef Dinners make wonderful gifts! Go to
eatatplates.com/guestchef
to see our dates for 2020 and consider joining our Guest Chef Dinner Club.
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Allstate Sponsors Reverse Guest Chef Dinner
October 24
th marked the fourth annual “Reverse Guest Chef Dinner,” a highly anticipated event sponsored by the
Allstate Foundation, where the “tables turn” to honor the women of Saint John’s and to recognize their hard work toward affecting real and lasting change in their lives. Some 70 women enjoyed a four-course meal provided, prepared and served by Allstate employees. The evening included a fun photo booth, a live DJ and dancing. Thank you Allstate for all you do for our families at Saint John’s!
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Blog Post: Saint John's,
A “Before and After” View
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Ever wonder how Saint John’s went from 20 homeless women and children on the steps of St. John’s Lutheran Church in 1985 to a full residential program serving up-to-270 women and children per day? For some answers, we asked Michelle MacLellan, executive assistant to our Interim CEO, Marc Cawdrey.
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Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! Six New Women Have Just Entered the Work Force!
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Congratulations to
Jessica P.
and
Alishia P.
for their positions at UPS;
Whitnee M.
for her dream job as a bakery assistant at Food Source;
Latonia M.
for being hired by Culinary Staffing,
Kirsten W.
for her position at CYS, and
Ariel B.
for her new job at Vitalant!
We are so excited for and proud of these women who are making Real Change in their lives and in the lives of their children!
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In 2017 we purchased and renovated an 11,000-square-foot building adjacent to our campus, allowing us to increase our capacity to serve from 180 to 270 women and children per day. We have secured funding commitments for $3 million of this $4 million Building for the Future Project, with a goal of raising the remaining $1 million by December 31, 2019.
By giving generously today, you will help secure the future of programs that hold the promise of an end to homelessness for so many. Naming a bedroom, office, bench or a commemorative brick to line our walking path offers a great tribute to an individual, family or corporation - connecting your name with the meaningful work that happens every day at Saint John's Program for Real Change.
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Gear Up for Giving Tuesday, Dec. 3rd!
Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of organizations to transform their communities and the world. Created in 2012, Giving Tuesday inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate and celebrate generosity.
To give to our Building for the Future Project, click
HERE
. To make a general donation, click
HERE
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Today is a Perfect Day for a New Beginning!
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Together, we will give more women and children the opportunity to start a new life - a life filled with hope, joy and endless opportunities. With your gift today, you will provide a family at Saint John's not only a safe home, but also a hand up through an educational program that empowers mothers to provide for themselves and their families.
For more information, please
contact info@saintjohnsprogram.org
Saint John's Program for Real Change
Nonprofit, 501(c)(3)
Tax ID: 68-0132934
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