by John Freund, CM | Sep 20, 2014 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
Ending Poverty, One Step at a Time – 2.1 million steps last year Society of St. Vincent de Paul™ hosts 7th Annual Friends of the Poor® Walk/Run According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are about 46.5 million people, or approximately 15 percent of the...
by Gary Stevens | Aug 26, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
This is not yet another Ice Bucket Challenge but an invitation and a challenge to join to the 7th Annual Friends of the Poor® Walk/Run The Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) will sponsor the 7th Annual Friends of the Poor® Walk/Run on Sept. 20, 2014 throughout the...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 13, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Can you top this? 22,000 walkers raised over $2.1m Million in 2013! SAVE THE DATE: FRIENDS OF THE POOR® WALK/RUN Saturday, September 20th, 2014 The Friends of the Poor® Walk/Run began as a national program with the purpose of providing local Society of St. Vincent de...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 15, 2013 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
Depending upon your perspective 19,000 is a pitifully small or amazingly large number. Whatever, last year 19,000 friends of the poor walked their way to raising $1.8 million from events in 220 locations. That money, used to support local special work, would not be...
by John Freund, CM | May 9, 2013 | Vincentian Family
It’s not too early to begin preparations for the 2013 edition of the SVDP “Friends of the Poor Walk” on Saturday, September 28th, 2013 The Friends of the Poor® Walk/Run is a National Program coordinated by the Development Team at the National SVDP...
