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September 15, 2005

SOME SUNSHINE

Our city government is a dismal business to be sure (see below), but the sun still shines.  Helen Lehman, one of the directors of Catherine's Care Center when she is not busy financing affordable housing for those of us on the lower rungs of economic success or hosting evacuees from the wreckage of Hurricane Katrina, got a hold of me a couple of days ago.  She reported that Catherine's Care, once a program of the Creston Neighborhood Association, is now an independent non-profit corporation.  Congratulations!

Since St. Mary's hospital abandoned its mission to support this unique northeast side medical clinic for the indigent last May, Helen and the rest of the Catherine's Care crew have reinvigorated the clinic and found new support for it in the community.  In just this past week:  On Saturday the Creston business district association raised new funds for Catherine's Care by hosting a car show; also Ronald McDonald's Charities approved a grant of $12,900 for the clinic.  As St. Mary's fades into corporate gray, the warmth of human kindness still colors River City.

Posted on September 15, 2005 at 03:43 PM in Non-Profit Organizations |

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Tommy

Correction:
"On Saturday the Creston Corridor Initiative part of CNA raised new funds for Catherine's Care by hosting a car show"

I just thought you would want to be acurate.

Posted by: Tommy | October 15, 2005 at 06:43 PM

The Executive Director

Thank you for the correction, Tommy. And thanks to the Creston Neighborhood Association for its good work in helping Catherine's Care Center.

Regards,
Bill Tingley
Executive Director

Posted by: The Executive Director | October 17, 2005 at 11:10 AM

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