During this Lenten Season, instead of giving something up, why don’t you give something away?

We will be collecting gently used clothing and house wares to benefit St. Vincent de Paul, beginning March 5, Ash Wednesday, through April 20, Easter Sunday. There will be a donation box set up in the Eddy Street Office Café.

Read on to learn about the inspiration behind Eric’s Promise:

On Ash Wednesday in 2002, Marian High School Senior Eric Henry made a promise to “try to be more giving.” So that evening, he put together several bags to donate to the Saint Vincent De Paul Society. Before he had the opportunity to deliver his gifts, however, Eric died in an automobile accident.

Thanks to many of his friends and classmates, however, Eric’s Promise lives on. Every year during Lent, school groups, businesses and other organizations seek to be more giving by donating food, clothing, usable items and cash to Saint Vincent de Paul to assist in the charity’s fundamental mission of serving the poor in our community.

Questions? Ask Beth Ferlic:  631-2593