The Evansville District of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is looking for donors to sponsor its eighteenth annual "Friends of the Poor" Walk on September 27, 2025. Donations from sponsors fund the operations of the District Council in its support of the district's nineteen conferences, food pantry and thrift store. The District of [...]
10-3-2024 The District of Evansville of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul held their 17th annual Friends of the Poor© Walk on Saturday, September 28 at Evansville’s State Hospital Grounds’ park. The fundraising event began as an idea at the national council in 2008 and Evansville has been conducting a walk every year [...]
The 17th annual Friends of the Poor® Walk to support the work and ministry of the Evansville area Society of St. Vincent de Paul is scheduled for Saturday, September 28, 2024 at the Evansville State Hospital Grounds. The event will be held rain or shine beginning at 9:00 AM with registration open at 8:00 that morning. [...]
The District of Evansville of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is seeking sponsors for its 17th annual Friends of the Poor® Walk to be held on Saturday, September 28, 2024. Sponsorship levels begin at $100, with the Title Sponsor level at $2,500. Funds raised through walk sponsorships benefit those facing financial struggles in Gibson, [...]
The District of Evansville of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is seeking sponsors for its 16th annual Friends of the Poor® Walk to be held on Saturday, September 23, 2023. Sponsorship levels begin at $100, with the Title Sponsor level at $2,500. Funds raised through walk sponsorships benefit those facing financial struggles in [...]
The District of Evansville of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is seeking sponsors for its 15th annual Friends of the Poor® Walk to be held on Saturday, September 24, 2022. Sponsorship levels begin at $100, with the Title Sponsor level at $2,500. Ashley Homestore is the primary Title Sponsor for this year’s event. [...]
The 14th annual Friends of the Poor Walk was conducted Saturday, September 25 at the Evansville State Hospital Grounds. Over 150 individuals attended to "walk a mile in the footsteps of the poor." Walkers completed a one-mile lap through the hospital grounds. The walk was sponsored by over 60 corporate and individual donors, raising [...]
Registration for the Evansville St. Vincent de Paul's 14th annual Friends of the Poor Walk is now available online at https://www.svdpevansville.org/walk-for-the-poor/register/. The annual event is the largest fundraiser for the District Council and many of the nineteen conferences within the district. The Walk takes place Saturday, September 25, 2021 at the Evansville State Hospital Grounds [...]
The District of Evansville of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is seeking sponsors for its 14th annual Friends of the Poor® Walk to be held on Saturday, September 25, 2021. Sponsorship levels begin at $100, with the Title Sponsor level at $2,500. Tri-State Bearing Co., Inc. and Ashley Furniture Homestore are the primary [...]
Dear Friends of the Poor, The Evansville District Council hosted the 13th annual Friends of the Poor Walk on September 26. The virtual nature of the walk brought many changes. Three locations were designated for walkers to bring donations and pick up tote bags complete with walk T-shirts, face masks, and items provided by Ascension [...]
