Next Step Breakfast: May 8, 2007
at the National Press Club
| On May 8th at 8am, Samaritan Ministry hosted a fundraising event called the Next Step Breakfast at The National Press Club in downtown Washington, D.C. The event, attended by more than 300 people, included a compelling vision of Samaritan Ministry's work told from the perspective of staff, volunteers and participants who together impart an emotional message. Washington-based, Senior Correspondent for PBS, Ray Suarez was master of ceremonies for this special event. During the breakfast, attendees had the opportunity to view Samaritan Ministry's new program video which features the compelling stories of many of Samaritan Ministry's program participants. A choir from St. Andrew's Episcopal School provided the music. |
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More photos from the Next Step Breakfast - Go to Page 3 |
For more information about
this memorable event, please contact Samaritan Ministry's
Director of Development, Diane Aten at 202-722-2280 or at
daten@samaritanministry.org .
Did You Know?
Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington began in 1986 when 11 Episcopal parishes in the Greater Washington area decided to join St. Stephen and the Incarnation in Adams Morgan to do more than just provide emergency assistance to the growing numbers of homeless people and others in need in the city. They believed that they could do more together than they could do as individual parishes and that has proved to be true. With more than 45 Partner Parishes now, Samaritan Ministry has come a long way since its early years. There is still lots to do - the disparity between the minimum wage and a living wage continues to grow, affordable housing is less and less available to low wage workers, and every year more people lose their jobs and more people become homeless.
