Week of Giving Thanks Continues

How grateful we are to Father Brian Sullivan, pastor, and the parishioners of the Church of Christ the King in New Vernon, NJ, for awarding a "We Care We Share" grant to the Passaic Neighborhood Center for Women!  We have put the funds to immediate use in our English Language Learning program.  We continue to give thanks for so much generosity bestowed on us during our "Week of Giving Thanks."  We are truly grateful for the faithful support we have received from the Church of Christ the King.  Please enjoy these photos of yesterday's presentation:

"We Care We Share" Committee Member, Marianne Morris
and Pastoral Associate Sister Mary Joseph Schultz, SCC,
present the grant to PNCW Director, Sister Ann Marie Paul, SCC.

The Wednesday morning English class shares in the presentation of the grant.

Giving Thanks for Giving Tuesday

We are so very grateful to our Giving Tuesday donors!  In addition to those who donated through iGiveCatholic, donors visited us to deliver checks and other items.  We are extremely grateful for the financial donations, but we are also very grateful for the new relationships we formed and for the faithful relationships we strengthened.  We are grateful, too, for our benefactors who offered the $2,500 match which doubled each dollar we raised! 

We are grateful to everyone in the Development Office of the Diocese of Paterson.  Through their efforts and support, we were introduced to iGiveCatholic and had a very successful first attempt at Giving Tuesday. 

How can we ever thank you enough?  Perhaps by growing the ministry and continuing to serve the people of God in Passaic, one of the poorest neighborhoods in the country.  We'll do our best!  Thank you and God bless you!

49% with 8 hours remaining

We have now achieved 49% of our goal of $7,000!  Our online portal for Giving Tuesday is open until 11:59 CST.  Click here for information about donating to help the women of Passaic.  Thank you!

36%

We have raised 36% of our goal of $7,000 for Giving Tuesday.  Would you consider a gift to the Passaic Neighborhood Center for Women?  Click here for more information.  Thank you!

This is the Day!

Welcome to Giving Tuesday, friends!  The giving page is open and we sure would appreciate your help to provide our women with materials to continue their English learning!  As we told you yesterday, there are three ways to get to a site where you can donate online:

1.  Our website:  ncwpassaic.org.  There is form on the right side of the home page.  Please take three minutes to view our video while you are on this page.
2.  Our blog:  womenscenterpassaic.blogspot.com.  Again, there is a form on the right side.
3.  Our page on iGiveCatholic.org:  Here you can read more about the project we are attempting to fund and complete the donation form.

We are grateful for gifts of any amount.  Don't forget:  Generous benefactors are matching every donation up to $2,500!

Tomorrow!

As you know, tomorrow is Giving Tuesday!  We have made it easy for you to donate online to the Passaic Neighborhood Center for Women.

Here are your options:

1.  Go to our website, ncwpassaic.org and complete the "Giving Tuesday" form on our homepage.
2.  Go to our blog, womenscenterpassaic.blogspot.com and complete the "Giving Tuesday" form there.
3.  Go to our Giving Tuesday page at iGiveCatholic (click here) and complete the form there.

(The forms on all three sites will be active only from midnight to 11:59 PM CST on Tuesday, November 28.)

Thank you and God bless you for your generosity!

Advance Giving Update

As you know, our "Advance Giving Days" -- that is, the days in advance of "Giving Tuesday" -- began last Friday and will run through November 26.  We are pleased to announce that, including the matching funds, we are 28% closer to our goal of $7,000 to enhance our women's English learning possibilities.  Will you consider a gift today?  Visit our website, ncwpassaic.org, for more details.  As always, thank you!  God bless you!  We are grateful to #iGiveCatholic.org for providing the opportunity and Internet infrastructure for this fundraising project!

Advance Giving Begins Today!

Good news! #iGiveCatholic's  "Advance Day Giving" begins today, November 10, and runs through November 26!  What does this mean? You need not wait until November 28 to make your "Giving Tuesday" donation to the Passaic Neighborhood Center for Women; you can do it today!  Just go to our page (click here) on the site and complete the information.  Remember that our generous benefactors will match each dollar up to $2,500.  That bring us so much closer to the new computers for our women.

Thank you for considering a donation to our Center. May we ask another favor?  Would you please share this information with at least one other person?

Just a reminder (so you can tell your friends):  Our video is available here, and here is what we posted in October about our campaign:

This year on Giving Tuesday, we are offering you the opportunity to support the Passaic Neighborhood Center for Women.  In collaboration with the Diocese of Paterson and #iGiveCatholic, we are participating in #Giving Tuesday from midnight until 11:59 pm on Tuesday, November 28.  It's 24 hours of giving for the Catholic community, but you have the opportunity to make your gifts in advance beginning November 10 and running through November 26.  Transactions made on iGiveCatholic.org are secure and your donations of $25 or more are tax deductible.  You can find more information about #iGiveCatholic by visiting  iGiveCatholic.org (clicking on this link takes you directly to the Passaic Neighborhood Center for Women page).  We know that there are so many competing financial priorities at this time of year, and we thank you for considering Passaic Neighborhood Center for Women among them.  Thank you!

NCW Passaic from NCW Passaic on Vimeo.

Exciting News: A Challenge!

As you know, on November 28 we are participating in Giving Tuesday through iGiveCatholic. We are desperately in need of  new computers and accessories to sustain the Rosetta Stone portion of our English learning program.  Just yesterday, we received exciting news about our Giving Tuesday campaign:  Generous donors will match every dollar up to a total of $2,500!  So, if you are able to donate $25, it will equal $50; $50 will equal $100; and . . . well, you get the picture!  Your donation will go so much further with this "challenge match."  Thank you to our benefactors who are providing the match!

Remember that early giving begins on Friday, November 10.  We will be grateful for any amount you can donate.  Because of you, we can continue to serve some of the most vulnerable families in New Jersey.  We thank you in advance.

Share Our Mission

As we prepare for Giving Tuesday (and the "early giving" days of November 10-26 on our #iGiveCatholic page), we invite you to view the following video.  Hopefully, this brief video (only three minutes long) will help you to remember why you support the Passaic Neighborhood Center for Women.  (Email subscribers:  If a video is not embedded below, please click here to view it.)
Thank you and God bless you!