Docking Cruise night means individual gifts will light the way

Docking Cruise Night means individual gifts will light the way

by Wendy Glick, Executive Director

Late in 2020, Catholic Charities issued a challenge and the community generously responded, allowing the organization to receive $60,000 in matching funds for our Be the Blessing annual Christmas appeal.

We were truly blessed by the generosity of those who donated during 2020, including 312 people who made first-time gifts to

Catholic Charities at the end of the year. We have long believed that people truly want to help others during times of crisis, and that belief was reaffirmed for us throughout 2020.

We pray for that generous nature to remain strong in 2021 as the crisis is not yet over. The long-term economic impact of the pandemic continues to cast a dark shadow over a growing number of families in our community. Now, more than ever, Catholic Charities is relying on charitable gifts to be the light that lifts the darkness for these families.

For the first time in nearly 30 years, one of Wichita’s premier galas did not happen in February.

Just as the coronavirus has shut down many real cruises, it also docked our annual Cruise Night fantasy fundraising gala, the event which funds many of the services we offer during the second half of our fiscal year.

Rather than trying to convert the popular in-person event to a virtual experience, we are asking individuals and businesses within the community to help us replace the funds Cruise Night would have raised.

You can help the hungry, homeless, disabled, lonely and abused in your community by making a gift to Catholic Charities today.

Gratefully,

Wendy