10/25/12 - Special Ministries of Livingston County held a fundraising dinner at the Howell Opera House last night. Special Ministries is a nonprofit associated with Saint George Lutheran and Saint Patrick Catholic Church that is celebrating its 40th year of operation. It provides social services and programs to adults living with disabilities with more than 200 participants over the last year. The fundraising dinner last night sold out its 195 seats and included an auction of goods and services donated by local businesses, some worth hundreds of dollars. It was the largest fundraising event in the organizationâs history. Advisory Board volunteer Nancy Hall helped plan and organize the event, and she tells WHMI the organization hoped to raise about $10,000 from the event to help subsidize its programs for participants living on limited incomes. The funds will go to pay for transportation, facility use, and other expenses associated with the programs. Hall adds that the organization is in constant need of volunteers, especially now that other sources of funding have been cancelled and larger fundraising events like this have become more necessary. For a link to the Special Ministries website, click on the link below. (TD)
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