World Class Industries brought a fantastic donation for students and their families.

The Catherine McAuley Center has been blessed with gifts of all kinds from our community this holiday season.  Many of our students and residents have few financial resources and holidays can be especially hard on those still trying to rebuild their lives. We are incredibly grateful to our community.

It means so much to each individual and family who receives these gifts. There is not enough space on this page to express our immense gratitude for these gifts, but we would like to acknowledge those who have contributed this year.

• Marian Arens donated childrens books for Christmas.
• Brook and Jeff Boetticher donated Christmas goodies to each resident.
• Coldwater Creek Outlet donated over 2,000 items from their Williamsburg store.
• Cornell College gave Angel Tree donations for each of the residents.
• Paula Ekstrom donated gifts for the residents.
• First Things First Foundation Sue Warner and Tom Miller brought stockings for each resident. You can read more about our excellent Christmas Celebration here.
  

  Nicole, Molly, and Anne from Geonetric delivered goodies and brought us a new sign to promote our new website (you’re on it RIGHT NOW!)

• Geonetric gave several items from our wish list included an ice chopper which we promptly put to use.
• Tom & Phyllis Grommon donated a crocheted blanket.
• Highway Equipment Company donated a trailer full of items from the wish list, including three brand new vacuums!
• Betty Lou Hyde donated gingerbread kits to the housing program.
• International Paper purchased gifts for students and families in the education program.
• Joan Martin gave holiday goodies and calendars.
• Mercy Medical Center Auxiliary brought Angel Tree donations for student families.
• Schimberg Company employees donated many many items from our wish list in honor of Joe Schimberg.
• Sisters of Mercy (here in Cedar Rapids) gave a large donation of food for student families.
• St. Ludmilla brought a large donation of items from our wish list ranging from a new snow shovel to cases of peanut butter and many more things we needed.
• St. Luke’s Hospital donated gifts for a student and their family.
• St. Paul’s Lutheran Church CREW donated holiday gifts for a student’s family.
• Sheri Winter donated holiday gifts and gift cards for a student’s family.
• World Class Industries donated gifts for several student families.