Women get help from the Men!
Article by Lisa Lott
Pictures by Karen Lake
It seemed like one project wasn’t enough for the adult women from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the Rancho Santa Margarita area. On July 24 at the Humanitarian Night of Service, the projects included collecting food for South County Outreach, collecting professional clothing for Working Wardrobes, sewing diaper-changing pads for Casa Theresa, and creating quilts for the teens at Orangewood Children’s Home.
Cheri Taylor and Michon Miller, of Trabuco Canyon, gather clothes, purses and shoes for Working Wardrobes
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, is known for helping people of all faiths following disasters worldwide. Last year alone they provided assistance in 179 countries. Despite those impressive statistics, church headquarters has encouraged each congregation to spend time and resources to help those in need in their local areas.
At this local event, over 200 women attended and all seemed willing and eager to give of their time to help in the endeavor. Anne Procuniar, Stake Humanitarian Specialist, was asked to organize and execute the event. She explained, “It was exciting to see so many women and even kids come together to help others in our local area. People were very generous with their time and donations for the less fortunate.”
With so many in attendance, the work went quickly. At the end of the evening the collection included more than 5 trash-can-size barrels of food for South County Outreach as well as 4 full racks of clothing donated for Working Wardrobes. The women were able to construct 22 diaper-changing pads for Casa Theresa, 2 tied quilts for Orangewood Children’s Home, and 73 fleece blankets for the children’s home.
Susan Daly and Jeff Starr discuss quilt tying while Alicia Smith threads her needle.
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WHO: Women of the Santa Margarita Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
WHAT: A humanitarian day of service to collect food for South County Outreach and clothing for Working Wardrobes. The day also included making blankets for the children at Orangewood Children’s Home and making diaper-changing pads for Casa Theresa.
WHEN: July 24, 7-9pm
WHERE: Santa Margarita Stake Center
WHY: To collectively provide relief and aid to people locally.
