On Sunday, June 4, Trinity Sunday, the Parish of St. John the Evangelist, North Vancouver welcomed Megan Bowers, North Shore Community Liaison Coordinator, and Jana Sasaki, Director of Operations, from the Lookout Housing+Health Society to present them with a cheque for $13,458.56 from the Long, Long Night of Hope fundraiser.
Since Donna Lawrence created this fundraiser in 2017, the parish has raised awareness of homelessness in our community and over $100,000 for the North Shore Shelter. Thanks, Donna, for inspiring the team and the entire diocese. On May 13, 2023, the Members of the 122nd Synod of the Diocese of New Westminster identified Homelessness and Housing Affordability as the number ONE 'priority' for the ministry of the diocese for the next 1-2 years.
(Photos and Article prepared with files from the St. John the Evangelist Facebook Page)
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- Megan and Jana from Lookout Housing and Health Society with the cheque
- LLNoH founder, Donna Lawrence speaks
- Long Long Night of Hope Participants