Giving Tree

2016-17 Annual Report
In 2016, over 75 parishioners donated 400+ service hours for planning, sorting, packaging and delivering gifts to families and agencies for our Giving Tree.. Once again, the Norton Commons community supported the Giving Tree by adopting 100 doves.  Through the generosity of our parishioners, we provided gifts to over 550 needy individuals within our Louisville community.  Gifts included toys, books, school supplies, bicycles, clothing, shoes, linens, cookware and other personal and household supplies.  Recipients included the elderly, teens, children, families and expectant mothers.  Among the recipients, were 32 families with 92 children referred by Atkinson Elementary Resource Center, 13 refugee families (71 individuals) from six countries that were referred to us by Catholic Charities and 8 teens residing at the Westport Group Home.   We also provided hundreds of gifts to individuals and families referred to us by Sister Visitor, EACM, Central State, TAPP, Catholic Charities Mother-Infant Program, LifeHouse and St. Vincent DePaul.