Category Archive for ‘The Sister Isaac Center’

September has continued to be a really busy month.  Our halls have filled with people in need; most days, I opened the doors to large crowds, surpassing our usual limit of 35 . But, as promised, we take in everyone

The Center has been a busy place since we opened on September 5.  The Center looked great for opening day!   It was fun to see the reactions of the volunteers as they returned to ‘work’. They were pleasantly surprised to

I was happy to see to everyone that stopped in at our Open House last weekend after the Sunday masses.
Although we were ‘closed’ in August, it was still quite a busy place – the Knights had a food drive to

Summer break is over and the Center is ready to open its doors.  Although we’ve been ‘closed’, we’ve been busy!!  We’ve been deep cleaning, painting, moving furniture, shampooing rugs,  remodeling two bathrooms, installing new bathroom fixtures and a water heater,

Last week I spoke about the importance of the volunteers that keep the Center going.  Likewise, the other half of the formula for our success is  the donors.    We are so blessed to be supported by so many!  All of

Volunteers are the lifeblood of the Center. Each morning, we have about 20 working in all the various areas.  They handle guest registration and interviews, fulfilling guest’s needs, sorting clothing and housewares, managing furniture and incoming donations, clerical work and