Chicago Nuns Need Heat
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UPDATE: The sisters of Fraternite Notre Dame have raised the money they need to replace the boilers that broke. Check out the video update from Windy City LIVE today. They are so thankful and so grateful for all of the donations. Any additional funds will go toward a new roof that their church desperately needs! AGAIN, thank you from all of us at Windy City LIVE and ABC 7 Chicago.
A fraternity of Chicago nuns desperately needs your help. The sisters of Fraternite Notre Dame in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood have no heating right now during Chicago’s coldest time of year. Their boilers broke and they were told it would take $40,000 for repairs. Since we first launched this GoFundMe, contractors have told the Sisters that their boilers cannot be repaired and must be replaced. A new system could cost them as much as $200,000. These are nuns who selflessly feed 200 homeless people each and every day and right now they are staying warm using only 4 space heaters. Even the Holy Water in the church has frozen. Sister Marie-Valerie says, “We have faith in God” that someone will help. ABC 7 Chicago's daily talk show, “Windy City LIVE,” launched this page help to keep these nuns warm during these historic low temperatures. You have respondeded generously, but more help is needed. Each church of the archdiocese operates independently, so these Sisters very much need our help. Please donate what you can.
The folks at GoFundMe have asked us to provide the following information:
1. Who you are - WLS-TV, ABC 7 Chicago, Windy City LIVE
2. Where you're from - Chicago, of course!
3. Your relationship to the parties you're raising funds for - We have volunteered to raise funds for the sisters.
4. How the funds will be spent (be specific as possible) - As outlined, the funds will be used for a new boiler system for their church and home.
5. How you intend to get the funds to those in need - We are meeting with the Sisters on Monday, Feb 23, and will show them how to withdraw funds so they can make the improvements they need.
Please note: In order for this GoFundMe to be listed in the search, I must connect it to a personal page. I am the Senior Producer of "Windy City LIVE." If you have questions, send a message through this page. Thank you!
CLICK HERE for more details on the Fraternite Notre Dame.
A fraternity of Chicago nuns desperately needs your help. The sisters of Fraternite Notre Dame in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood have no heating right now during Chicago’s coldest time of year. Their boilers broke and they were told it would take $40,000 for repairs. Since we first launched this GoFundMe, contractors have told the Sisters that their boilers cannot be repaired and must be replaced. A new system could cost them as much as $200,000. These are nuns who selflessly feed 200 homeless people each and every day and right now they are staying warm using only 4 space heaters. Even the Holy Water in the church has frozen. Sister Marie-Valerie says, “We have faith in God” that someone will help. ABC 7 Chicago's daily talk show, “Windy City LIVE,” launched this page help to keep these nuns warm during these historic low temperatures. You have respondeded generously, but more help is needed. Each church of the archdiocese operates independently, so these Sisters very much need our help. Please donate what you can.
The folks at GoFundMe have asked us to provide the following information:
1. Who you are - WLS-TV, ABC 7 Chicago, Windy City LIVE
2. Where you're from - Chicago, of course!
3. Your relationship to the parties you're raising funds for - We have volunteered to raise funds for the sisters.
4. How the funds will be spent (be specific as possible) - As outlined, the funds will be used for a new boiler system for their church and home.
5. How you intend to get the funds to those in need - We are meeting with the Sisters on Monday, Feb 23, and will show them how to withdraw funds so they can make the improvements they need.
Please note: In order for this GoFundMe to be listed in the search, I must connect it to a personal page. I am the Senior Producer of "Windy City LIVE." If you have questions, send a message through this page. Thank you!
CLICK HERE for more details on the Fraternite Notre Dame.
Organizer
Hank Mendheim
Organizer
Chicago, IL