Catholic Charities receives donation of new winter clothing from Thrivent

Published on January 13, 2025

By November 30, 2024 the Food Pantry & Mobile Food Pantry of Catholic Charities Diocese of Gary this year served 32,607 people living in Lake, Porter, LaPorte and Starke Counties who were in need of food. Most of these people were children and the elderly.

December 18, Jason Gena of Thrivent/Third Coast Group delivered two huge Santa Claus bags filled with new winter hats, gloves, mittens and scarves collected and donated by members of Thrivent/Third Coast Group’s team and their clients and presented them to Tina Gunnum, Manager of the Catholic Charities Food Pantry & Mobile Food Pantry. 

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