Roseland Community "Good News" Day Care Center
Christmas 2008 Mission
The mission work of Presbyterian Women (PW) includes caring for individuals, our church, our community, and people in need throughout the world.
Prior to Christmas PW had a drive with a donation box in the Rotunda to collect 100 books for the Roseland Community "Good News" Day Care Center in conjunction with our church's centennial. We actually collected a total of 418 books! After the families had finished shopping at our Christmas Sharing mission,while the items left were being boxed up, Sue Drinan and Kathleen Schwartz pulled things for the Day Care Center, knowing we were going to deliver the books. We wound up with more books, making it over 500 books, plus clothing and accessories for the children and the moms. We really had a mission within a mission going!
Randy Foster and Jan Foster from
First Presbyterian pose with
Pearl Willis (on the right)
|
Pearl Willis, the founder and director of Roseland Community "Good News" Day Care Center, traveled to Israel with a group from First Presbyterian Church in 2008. She also spoke about about the Day Care Center at the Presbyterian Women meeting in October 2008.
The Roseland Community “Good News” Day Care Center provides free day care for children of teenage moms, college moms, and low income moms in the Roseland community on the south side of Chicago. Their mission is to provide Christ- centered child care in a nuturing environment and to give encouragement and hope back to their community. More information can be found on their website at http://www.roselanddaycare.org. |
 |
 |
Lots of boxes were ready for delivery
to the day care center. |
Both of the cars being driven to the day care center were fully packed. |
| The person on the left is Sue Drinan from First Pres delivering a carload of items to Roseland Community "Good News" Day Care Center. |
 |
 |
Roseland Community "Good News" Day Care Center
Pearl Willis is at the foot of the steps. |
Our thanks to Jan and Randy Foster for the photos and information!
Return to Past Events 2008
Return to PW Christmas Missions 2008
Return to Presbyterian Women Page |
