Volunteering Sweetened by Office Romance

14 February 2013

To celebrate February, the month of love, we are dedicating a series of blog posts to couples who volunteer together. Last week we introduced to you Dick and Carol Anglin, who have been volunteering in our family dining room for 15 years. Today, meet Chris and Paula Theotocatos, who have been avid volunteers throughout their [...]

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Get to Know the Women of Ganamos

13 February 2013

This post was written by Ebony Holt with help from Brandon Mullan, both volunteers with SVdP OK show of hands….who was nervous for their first day of school? Be it grade school, high school, college, or graduate school, I think we have all been there.  Anxiety ridden and full of excitement, we embark on a [...]

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Love is in the Air: Volunteer!

7 February 2013

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! To celebrate February, the month of love, we are dedicating a series of blog posts to couples who volunteer together. First in the series is Dick and Carol Anglin, who have been volunteering in our family dining room for more than 15 years! How did you start volunteering [...]

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Annual Southwest Sale

1 February 2013

Our Apache Junction thrift store kicked off its annual Southwest Sale today! Much like last year, eager customers lined up around the block 30 minutes before the doors opened to get in. For the second year, we sold more than 70 Power Hour tickets so that customers can skip the line and shop an hour [...]

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We’re Back!

27 January 2013

What do you get when you mix determination, a strong will to succeed, and crafting genius? GANAMOS. St Vincent De Paul is excited and ready to kick off its third round of the Ganamos program. For those of you who do not know, Ganamos is a 13-week program where moms become entrepreneurs. Schedules have been [...]

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‘St. Vincent de Paul Saved Our Lives’: Program Helps Families Get Back Home

25 January 2013

Gregory and Delaha were so excited to move to Phoenix with their 3-year-old sun Marcus. They lived in a rough neighborhood in Tolido, Ohio and had been hoping for years to move to a better place. Gregory was the maintenance manager of their apartment complex and struggled to find another job that would pay enough [...]

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Christmas ‘Matchmakers’ Link Up Donors with Families in Need

11 January 2013

Christmas trees and holiday decorations are packed away by this time of the year, but did you know that for hundreds of Arizona families, Christmas would not have been possible without the help of four volunteers? Dottie Sullivan has been coordinating St. Vincent de Paul’s Adopt-a-Family program for the last five years. The program allows [...]

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Ganamos Graduation!

26 December 2012

Today’s post is brought to you by Brandon Mullan, a Realtor at Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage who volunteers with the Ganamos program, with help from Sarah Hose and Christopher Von Wilczur, ASU students and SVdP interns. On December 18, 2012, our Moms of Ganamos were honored with a graduation celebration for completing the Ganamos course. [...]

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Help St. Vincent de Paul Help Others and Save on Your Taxes!

22 December 2012

When you donate to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, the ARIZONA CHARITABLE TAX CREDIT allows you to receive a dollar-for-dollar tax credit if you itemize your deductions on your Arizona state income tax return.      You can receive a tax credit of up to $400 when filing a joint tax return, or [...]

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The Voting for Ganamos is Underway!

18 December 2012

Today’s post is brought to you by Brandon Mullan, a Realtor at Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage who volunteers with the Ganamos program, with help from Sarah Hose and Christopher Von Wilczur, ASU students and SVdP interns. After several weeks of classes, lessons, and creating a craft, our Moms of Ganamos are finally able to display [...]

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