The Birthday Gift that Keeps on Giving
St. George’s Society Board member, Mark Aiston, was saddened when he had to cancel his 60th birthday celebrations because of social distancing measures in place during the pandemic. But then he “turned a disappointing situation into something hopeful” when he asked his friends and family to donate to St. George’s Society in lieu of gifts raising over $1200 for The Weatherstone Families Support Fund.
Rising to the Challenge for our Neighbors in Need
Social workers, Mary Lamasney and Julie Rosenberg, share how the St. George's Society community has risen to the unprecedented challenges presented by the pandemic providing a lifeline for our senior beneficiaries.
A First Step Towards A Brighter Future
St. George's Society team members, Eliane Abou-Assi and Hastings Hill, share an update on the Society’s programming and activities throughout the summer.
Phoning A Friend
To help ease the lingering isolation of the pandemic, St. George's Society launched the Phone Pal initiative, pairing volunteer callers with our senior beneficiaries. Volunteer, Yvonne shares her experience and how a baking snafu turned into an unexpected friendship.
Beating the Odds and Being Together Apart
Anna, St. George's Society's Executive Director shares another video update on the Society’s charitable programming and activities.
#GivingTuesdayNow… Thank you.
On 5 May—#GivingTuesdayNow—we celebrated the many people and partners that make our work possible. We shared words from our members and recognized the supporters who have championed our 250-year mission to help people in need in New York.
Things to Keep You Going While Social Distancing
As social distancing continues, we wanted share a list of resources to keep you going during these uncertain times and help navigate our “new normal”. Together we can get through this.