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Ministries within the Ministry: Communications
After receiving our most recent Mission Appeal, a longtime supporter commented, “I’ve noticed a huge improvement in your literature over the last few years. Has My Brother’s Keeper hired an outside fundraising consultant?” The answer is an emphatic ‘NO’… good stewardship is far too important to us… but what a tremendous compliment! To help us with our printed and digital …
The 1st Fall River Delivery…
In 1988 when God began My Brothers Keeper in the basement of our Taunton home, I would head north to Brockton each morning in the “Green Monster,” a beat-up farm truck which broke down as often as it ran. Now, twenty-four years later I was driving through Taunton again. This time I was in Saint Peter, a reliable, closed-bodied delivery …
Privilege to Serve
Volunteers Jack Cahill, Sheryl Gray and I recently delivered furniture to a man named John who lived in a Brockton Housing Authority apartment. Jack drove the truck while Cheryl navigated. When we arrived, we entered a very small one bedroom apartment without basic furniture to sit on. The kitchen was also sparsely equipped, lacking many common necessities. John was sitting …
The Best Lovely Ladies Night Yet!
In March, a dedicated group of women hosted the 6th Annual Lovely Ladies event at Thorny Lea Golf Club in Brockton. In the words of many attendees, “It was the best Lovely Ladies night yet!” The highlight of the evening was guest speaker Tiziana Dearing, former President of Catholic Charities, Boston. Dearing is currently Chief Executive Officer of Boston Rising, …
Men For Others
This past academic year, I was proud to be part of the My Brother’s Keeper Special Interest House, a program offered through Stonehill’s Office of Residence Life which allows students to live and work together around a common purpose. Our group consisted of eight seniors with unique personalities. Our majors ranged from accounting and finance to communications and international studies. …
Shining Our Light Brighter in: Fall River
Over the past five years, My Brother’s Keeper has significantly increased the numberof families served in Christ’s name. In 2011, we made a record 7,300 deliveries to29,000 children and parents—a 57% increase in total deliveries, including 125%growth in our Furniture Assistance Program since 2007. Today, we are continuing to broaden our outreach—this time geographically. MyBrother’s Keeper has always provided Christmas …
Mission Accomplished!
The Claddagh Fund—the charity established in 2009 by Dropkick Murphys founder Ken Casey— joined forces with My Brother’s Keeper to strengthen the ministry and raise money for furniture and food deliveries to local families in need. My Brother’s Keeper launched a Facebook page on December 6th and the Claddagh Fund issued a very special challenge grant to add excitement: they …
A Season on the Brink
The second floor apartment was exceptionally neat and nicely decorated for Christmas. It was certainly a little small for a family of six but a nice home nevertheless. It was here that I received the strongest hug of my life. This was a Christmas season full of families on the brink. On countless deliveries we heard stories of someone losing …
A Sobering Call
“Hello. . . My Brother’s Keeper. How can I help you?” I answered the phone. “Is this the My Brother’s Keeper Christmas line?” In those eight words, I could hear both stress and a tremendous feeling of relief on the other end of the line. “It is,” I answered. “What would your kids like for Christmas?” “My four kids all …