Current Events
Merrillville Curves Donates To Sojourner Truth House
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Photo caption: Sojourner Truth House Executive Director, Sister Peg Spindler, CSA, accepts a check from Merrillville Curves Owner, Pamela Keith, as Merrillville Curves Manager, Jannette Downing, unloads donated supplies.
Story by Jane Bomberger
While the Merrillville Curves is a workout facility to train and strengthen each woman who enrolls there, it has also reached out to help the homeless and at-risk women of Sojourner Truth House in Gary.
In a multi-faceted charitable effort, said Merrillville Curves Owner Pamela Keith, an annual food drive became a contest for the Curves members who brought in the most donated food, resulting in more than 1,300 pounds of food.
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Local Surgeon Donates To SojournerTruth House
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Story by Jane Bomberger
Clinical Assistant Lauren Baker, (left), and Dr. Gus Galante, a plastic surgeon (center), are shown with Sojourner Truth House Special Projects and Events Coordinator Lillian Beasley as she receives a supply of new and gently used bras for the homeless and at-risk women of Sojourner Truth House in Gary.
Hobart Peoples Bank Hosts Sojourner Truth House Fundraiser
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Photo caption: Shown in the Peoples Bank lobby in Hobart during the Womenade fundraiser are (l-r) Sojourner Truth House Executive Director, Sr. Peg Spindler, CSA; Legacy Foundation CEO/President, Harry J. Vande Velde III; and Peoples Bank Hobart Banking Center Assistant Vice President, Jenny Gunning.
Story by Jane Bomberger
When a group of ladies and a few men carried their appetizers and desserts through the after-hours doors of the Peoples Bank Hobart Banking Center recently, they were there to raise funds for the needy clients of Sojourner Truth House in Gary.
The event, known as Womenade, was founded in 2003 to bring community-minded women together to provide short-term financial assistance for those in need.
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MoonTree Studios Supports STH!
Monday, June 25, 2012
MoonTree Studios, in Donaldson, IN, will be hosting its First Annual Walk-Through Raku fundraiser to assist some homeless and at-risk women of Sojourner Truth House in Gary, IN.
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Sr Peg Featured on WJOB
Monday, April 30, 2012
Jim Dedelow of WJOB AM 1230, recently interviewed Sister Peg Spindler, CSA, Executive Director of Sojourner Truth House.
During the interview, Sister Peg explains that Sojourner Truth House, a ministry of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ, is a day shelter for homeless and at risk women and children in Gary, Indiana.
Giving a Big Hand for Little Hands
Monday, March 26, 2012
Some little people enjoy table time in the new Child Enrichment Center at Sojourner Truth House.Story by Jane Bomberger
GARY, IN – March 26, 2012 – A room inside Sojourner Truth House has been converted into a new Child Enrichment Center, thanks to the creativity and generosity of some Northwest Indiana partners.
The newly refurbished room, which opened March 20 at the Gary day center, is intended to inspire interaction, in a healthy environment, among homeless and at-risk mothers and their children who are clients of Sojourner Truth House.
Peoples Bank provides panels of support for Sojourner Truth House
Tuesday, March 06, 2012
Shown (l-r) in photo: A window of opportunity: Standing among cubicle divider panels that were donated by Peoples Bank to Sojourner Truth House day center in Gary are (l-r) Peoples Bank Vice President, Schererville Banking Center Manager Michael Cronin; Assistant Banking Center Manager Jessie Maldonado; Sojourner Truth House Facility Maintenance Coordinator Saul Barbosa; and Facility Maintenance Assistant Tom Mattes.
SCHERERVILLE, IN | Peoples Bank made an investment of its own recently when the Schererville Banking Center donated a large supply of cubicle divider panels to Sojourner Truth House in Gary. Once installed at the day center, the panels will provide increased privacy for approximately 1,500 homeless and at-risk women and children who seek the services of Sojourner Truth House each month.
“Sojourner Truth House is very blessed to have Peoples Bank in its generosity corner,” said Executive Director Sr. Peg Spindler, CSA. “We have needed panels like this for a while now, both to assist our clients, and also for additional, sorely needed office space.”
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