Our Volunteers Shine!
St. Joseph’s Family Center is blessed with many wonderful volunteers. A few of them have volunteered to tell us a little bit more about themselves and what led them to Get Involved in serving at St. Joseph’s Family Center.
In Diversity There Is Beauty And There Is Strength
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Respecting each other and showing love for one another builds strong communities. This was illustrated beautifully at The Lord’s Table recently when AAi, Abrahamic Alliance International, cooked and served a delicious BBQ dinner for our homeless community in the South County. The spicy barbecue chicken, seasoned beans, garlic bread, fresh tossed green salad, colorful fruit […]
Read More »Service as a Way of Life
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St Joseph’s Family Center wants to acknowledge all who served our country…and continue to serve. Two of these such veterans are Robert Scholtens and Chet Kirby. Bob served in the Marine Corp in Okinawa and Germany (1960-1967). He has been a passionate and unwavering volunteer with SJFC for 16 years! Chet served three tours […]
Read More »Volunteering All in the Family
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Ken and Nancy McDonald have been volunteering at SJFC faithfully for the past 6 years! When a call went out at Gilroy Presbyterian Church for a need of volunteers, Ken and Nancy immediately responded. “We enjoy meeting new people and spreading the word about SJFC and all of its services to the community.” In addition […]
Read More »Volunteer Profile: Roger and Carol Bennett
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Roger and Carol Bennett started volunteering at St. Joseph’s Family Center about six years ago, when a discussion at a bible study prompted them into taking action to fend off poverty in their community. “As our group discussed many scriptures regarding not forgetting the poor, it became very clear that serving others needed to become […]
Read More »Volunteer Profile: Olivia Altamirano
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For 18-year-old Olivia Altamirano, life is more than just going through the process of college and finding a job. This young lady has taken that extra step in helping the community around her through volunteer work as well. Olivia volunteers for St. Joseph’s Family Center, assisting at the Wheeler Manor hot meals program. She helps […]
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“So many times you feel helpless on what to do to help others, volunteering and donating to SJFC makes me feel less helpless and that I am making a difference in someone else’s life.”~ Cindy