Good Evening, 100 Women Who Care,

It is such a pleasure to be here with you again this evening.

I can’t begin to express the gratitude of everyone on the Michael House team for your
over-the-top generosity and goodness to us. Over $18,000 was raised by you, this
amazing group of caring women. That is so amazing and incredible to think about.

As I shared the last time, I was with you, Michael House has 2 separate live-in
programs that support single moms and their little ones as they learn and grow, adapt to motherhood and learn how to do life as single moms. Once they move into the
community, we have our family outreach program that continues to provide life-changing and ongoing support.

It is through our programs that the moms begin to see themselves in a light that says I
can do this, I am capable of change, I want to become the best mom I can be
regardless of the circumstances I was raised in or am leaving behind to raise my child.

The resilience of our women is profound and is encouraging to all of us on the team as
we walk alongside them on their journeys.

Our counselling program continues to walk with our moms as they deal with big things
to overcome and that continues to be a game-changer in their lives and is making the
difference from surviving to thriving. This amazing gift to MH is helping to fund our
programming. These funds will be used for our group counselling, our parenting
programs, our life skills programming and our one-on-one counselling which has given
us the ability to plan and prepare and serve into the needs of our families for over 6
months. THANK YOU!!

So, thank you for walking with us, for your gifts, your generosity and your support. We
cannot do this work without the time and effort from many community members. And it blesses me so much to see us as women linking arms and helping other women
through the ups and downs of life.

Karen Kamphuis, ED of Michael House