ASHEVILLE — Asheville Catholic School in early March sponsored a Diaper Derby to collect needed supplies for Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte.
In total, school staff organizers reported that 9,782 diapers and 18,670 baby wipe packets were collected. Pictured, the floor of Asheville Catholic School gym spells ACS with collected items after all the school classes brought their collected items to the school gym.
Catholic Charities is grateful to all the students, school staff and their families who made such a generous donation of needed items possible.
Would you like to help Catholic Charities collect more needed supplies of diapers and wipes?
Consider having your parish and/or school group host a Diaper Derby. Catholic Charities can help provide the promotional flyers. For details, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 1-800-227-7261.
— Photo provided by Joe Purello and Leila Menon
WINSTON-SALEM — Members of the St. Monica Guild of St. Benedict the Moor Church and the St. Theresa Guild of St. Leo the Great Church in Winston-Salem recently held a baby shower to benefit the Wee Care Shoppe at the Winston-Salem office of Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte.
Pictured are (from left) Charlesetta Taylor, president of the St. Monica Guild; Becky DuBois, director of the Winston-Salem office of Catholic Charities; and Marguerite Clark, president of the St. Theresa Guild.
The volunteer-run Wee Care Shoppe provides infant and toddler clothing to parents in need.
It is currently closed to in-person visits during the COVID-19 pandemic, but it is still providing diapers, wipes and other much-needed supplies for clients to pick up when arranged in advance.
Donations of diapers and baby wipes are always needed, as well as financial donations for Catholic Charities to meet the specific needs of families in all the regions it serves.
For details, go online to www.ccdoc.org.
— Photo provided by Mary Carter