Ways
of Support
The Franciscan Life
Center has many opportunities available to you to help support its mission.
Mother Shaun Endowment
Fund
In order to assure the future and continued vitality of the mission of
the Franciscan Life Center and Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care
and our services of counseling, education, care of the sick and end of
life care, an endowment fund has been established in the name of Mother
Shaun Vergauwen, F.S.E., Co-foundress and Mother General of the Franciscan
Sisters of the Eucharist. Contributions to the endowment fund are accepted
in the form of cash, securities, life insurance or will bequests. All
gifts are unrestricted. An endowment gift can be made in the form of
a pledge or matching gift. Call the Franciscan Life Center for more information.
Special
Events
The Franciscan Sports Banquet - Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Aqua-Turf Club, Plantsville, CT
The Franciscan
Golf Classic - Monday, June 30, 2008
Shuttle Meadow Country Club, Kensington, CT
The
Franciscan Annual Appeal - Saturday, October 4, 2008
The Franciscan
Christmas Fair - Saturday, November 22, 2008
Franciscan Life Center Campus, Meriden, CT
For more information on
the special events, call the Franciscan Life Center.
Memorial Plantings
In memory of a loved one, have a tree, shrub, plant, rose bush
or garden planted on the Franciscan Life Center campus. Each
memorial is given
a permanent marker inscribed with the names of the donor and the
person remembered. Memorials range in price from $75 to $5,000.
Pledged
Support
Be a regular supporter by specifying a monthly, quarterly or annual
donation. Programs needing support include counseling for those without
insurance, land-based programs for youth, and the ongoing improvement
of the grounds.
Will
Bequests
By remembering the Franciscan Life Center in your will, you are sharing
in the mission and helping to ensure the future growth of the programs.
In-kind
Gifts
Donations of time and needed items help tremendously, e.g., postage
stamps.
Call the Franciscan
Life
Center
to check on current needs.
Volunteer
Projects
Volunteers of all ages help the center with various projects. Call to
find out what projects need helpers.
Saturday
Work Days
Outdoor projects and seasonal activities of clearing, planting, gardening
and clean-up are opportunities to work with the Sisters and others while
offering your time and energy to support the mission.