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Queen Bees Buzzing about Shelter Services
Queen Bees Buzzing about Shelter Services
Six local women are gathering funds this summer to help women, men and children living in Catholic Charities Wichita shelters to blossom as they move past domestic violence and homelessness.
The 2019 Queen Bees are Mary Billings, Monica Bowmaker, Jordan Kieffer, Amanda Maier, Niki Parks and Jessica Tarbell. They are part of a friendly competition to raise much needed funds for Harbor House Domestic Violence Shelter and St. Anthony Family Shelter. The competition culminates July 17 at Bags to Riches when the results will be announced and the top fundraiser will be named Queen Bee Woman of 2019. The 2018 campaign raised more than $58,000 for the shelters. Why a bumble bee?
Why a bumble bee?
The bumble bee is symbolic of the many families who have experienced the despair of domestic violence or homelessness. The bumble bee’s body is quite heavy yet its wingspan is quite small. The weight of its body seems too much for its wings to bear. Yet, despite this perceived “limitation,” the bumble bee takes flight. It is precisely that bee’s resiliency to grow past assumptions and stereotypes that Catholic Charities hopes our clients gain while in shelter.
To learn more about the 2019 Queen Bee candidates or to donate to one, visit https://give.classy.org/queenbee2019.
Your donation can help cover these common costs:
$25 provides bath towels for a family while they stay in shelter.
$50 provides gas for one week to travel to appointments and school.
$75 provides bedding for a family in shelter.
$100 provides healthy snacks for one month for the children in shelter.
$250 provides new school uniforms for 10 children.
$2,000 funds one family in shelter for one month.
Mary Billings
Monica Bowmaker
Jordan Kieffer
Amanda Maier
Niki Parks
Jessica Tarbell
