Friends Of The Poor Walk Organized by Society of St. Vincent de Paul Goes Over The Top In 2009

Over $1.2 million: Second annual event exceeds goal set by St. Vincent de Paul
ST LOUIS, Mo./EWORLDWIRE/Oct. 20, 2009 — The Society of St. Vincent de Paul USA today announced the 2009 results of its national, annual Friends of the Poor Walk, held this year on September 26.
“The 2009 Friends of the Poor Walk raised over [...]

Update on the 2009 Friends of the Poor Walk revenue

The National Council reports that, although some Walk reports are outstanding, as of today we are well over a total of $1Million raised nationally in the 2009 Friends of the Poor Walk—already a 20%+ increase in both revenue and participating walkers over the inaugural 2008 Walk.
We will keep you posted. Please [...]

All Souls is one of 164 locations …

and counting hosting the 2nd Annual Friends of the Poor Walk on Saturday, September 26 (along Sanford’s RiverWalk). Click anywhere on this article and it will hopefully take you to a new video about the walk. There’s also this message to share from the national SVDP office:
Announcing the new 2009 Friends of the Poor (r) [...]

Friends of the Poor Walk planned, more than 20,000 expected to participate

The second annual National Society of St. Vincent de Paul USA Friends of the Poor Walk will be held Saturday, Sept. 26, at locations across the country.
The inaugural 2008 Friends of the Poor Walk raised more than $830,000 for participating St. Vincent de Paul conferences and councils in their service to the poor.
Last year more [...]

In this weekend’s All Souls Bulletin …

News from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Food Pantry Need of the Week: Canned tuna and chicken. Thanks!
Promote your business through SVDP: We are expecting hundreds of people to turn out for the 2nd Annual Friends of the Poor Walk on Saturday, September 26 at Sanford’s RiverWalk and we would like your support. We’ll [...]

Friends of the Poor Walk Press Release

Over 10,000 walkers were brought together in 2008
Media Advisory
ST. LOUIS/EWORLDWIRE/Jun 3, 2009 — The second annual National Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) (http://www.svdpusa.org) USA Friends of the Poor Walk will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2009; the alternate/rain date is Sunday September 27, 2009, the Feast Day of St. Vincent de Paul.
Everything [...]

Sanford’s Officially a Walk Location for this year’s Friends of the Poor Walk

Sanford, FL
Walk Contact Person: Trace Trylko
Walk Organizer: All Souls Catholic Church
Walk Alt Contact: Dennis Roman
Walk Location: Sanfords Riverwalk City: Sanford State: FL Zip Code: 32771 Contact Phone: 407-312-4827 Contact Email: svdpallsouls@yahoo.com
Comments : We’ll begin at Fort Mellon Park for a walk that takes you along Sanford’s beautiful riverwalk. Join us as the community [...]

From the national SVDP office: Update on 2nd Annual Friends of the Poor Walk

The 2nd, annual, national SVdP Friends of the Poor® Walk will be held on:
Saturday, September 26, 2009;
alternate/rain date, Sunday September 27, 2009
Feast Day of St. Vincent de Paul.
Everything you need to Operate a Walk/Register/Pledge to a Walker, go to:
www.svdpfriendsofthepoorwalk.org. We have made some enhancements on the site, based on some of your comments last year.
Walk [...]