When it’s time to taste the food, you know an event is getting close. Yesterday, Board Member Jennifer Galvez, Head of Programs Julie Carlberg, Be A Gift Foundation’s Elaine Donovan and (lucky) me, joined for a tasting for the next Maggie’s Place fundraiser. The Fun-Raiser Fandango is the second time Donovan and her Be A…
“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth.” — Muhammad Ali “Volunteers don’t get paid, not because they’re worthless, but because they’re priceless.” – Sherry Anderson “Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.” ― H. Jackson Brown Jr. Volunteerism is the lifeblood of Maggie’s Place. We’d…
Are you up for the challenge of love, service, compassion and babies? If so, MissionCorps might be for you. At Maggie’s Place, it is the MissionCorps members that serve our moms and babies in each of our homes. They generally spend a year helping mothers and babies, along with helping in the home and…
Thanks are always in order at Maggie’s Place. We are blessed with donations, volunteers, meals and love. Today, we celebrated that love and community at a luncheon provided by Dignity Health Mercy Gilbert. That’s right–the employees at Dignity Health Mercy Gilbert brought lunch to Maggie’s Place moms, staff and board members to celebrate Valentine’s Day.…
Blessings come from everywhere. Did you know you can gift your car to Maggie’s Place? Currently, we are so very grateful for a vehicle gifted to us just this past week. A donor, who found us online, donated a 2000 Chevy Impala with only 38,000 miles to help our moms and babies all across the…
Lent is a week away. What are you doing to prepare? Thought, reflection, prayer? In a meeting with the Maggie’s Place staff yesterday, we took time to reflect on some words from Pope Francis. Perhaps these thoughts will help you prepare for the season as well. Do You Want To Fast This Lent? In the…