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Local, State, National Projects & Charities
Uganda Basket Project
Uganda Basket Project
Uganda Basket Project
The Uganda Basket Project is a voluntary
donation taken at each meeting to support the program where mothers learn about nutrition for their children and learn how to make a nutritious porridge. The goal of this program is to help these women become self-sufficient and able to feed their families in spite of their male- dominant, polygamist society. At the end of each meeting, one donor will receive a basket with the name of its weaver attached.
Life Saver Project
Uganda Basket Project
Uganda Basket Project
Iowa’s Catholic Daughters Lifesaver Project is an important, mandatory project that involves each of Iowa’s 60 courts… and benefits countless men, women and children who are victims of domestic abuse. If we listen to the local, state, and national news we are aware of the rise in violence in our society. Violence not only strikes others… it happens in the homes of our families, our friends, our neighbors, schools, communities, state, and nation. Abuse does not have to be physical, it can, and often is verbal and emotional. Abuse is often “hidden” and not a black eye or slap marks.
APRIL IS DESIGNATED AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MONTH BY THE CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS!
The focus of the Lifesaver Project is the collection of funds in the respective parishes/facilities around the individual court for donation to facilities who assist victims of domestic violence.
Annual Garage Sale
Uganda Basket Project
Annual Garage Sale
Each summer, Court St Rita, with the help of a few invaluable volunteers, gather and sort through donations from the community to raise funds. Proceeds are split between Sacred Heart Parish of Oelwein and the Court's projects. Pictured above: On the final day of the Sacred Heart garage sale, a quilting frame was left unpurchased. CDA member Mary Chapman was quick to think about which charitable organization would be able to use it. She called on Daryl Brandt who makes Quilts of Valor for local veterans who was thrilled to get it.
Legislation
Circle of Love
Annual Garage Sale
As Catholic daughters, we believe that it is an obligation to become better informed on public issues while supporting church teachings. This includes human rights, justice, peace, and especially Human Life, embracing the Catholic Church's position against abortion, euthanasia and the death penalty.
1903 Society
Circle of Love
Circle of Love
Our National Headquarters building, located at 10 West 71st Street in Manhattan’s historic Upper West Side, is not only the home of our National Office and the place of employment for our support staff, it is a treasure which belongs to every member of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas. The care and preservation of this Grand Old Lady is, likewise, the responsibility of each and every member of our order.
Any State, Court or individual can pledge to become a member of the Society and support the upkeep and maintenance of our beautiful, historic brownstone in New York City.
Upon completion of your pledge as a Perpetual Member of the 1903 Society, you will enjoy these added benefits:
- Your name inscribed on a plaque at National Headquarters.
- Certificate of Membership
- 1903 Society Membership Pin
Circle of Love
Circle of Love
Circle of Love
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