65 Years of Caring for Children

St. Mary’s Home opened on Dec. 8, 1944, as a home for young children with no homes of their own or who needed a temporary place to stay while their mothers were at work at war plants and their fathers were serving their country. Sisters of the Daughters of Wisdom arrived in March 1946 to supervise the Home. St. Mary’s mission expanded through the years and by the 1980s the Home had evolved into a private, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization.

Please join us as we celebrate 65 years of comfort and caring with a special event:

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Reception 5:30 p.m.
Dinner 6:30 p.m.

Norfolk Waterside Marriott
235 E. Main Street
First Floor

Keynote speaker Fern Kupfer, who advocates choices for people with disabilities, will share her experience with her son, as captured in her poignant memoir “Before and After Zachariah.”
Book signing to follow.

$35 per person; $65 anniversary special when reserving for two; $350 for a table of 10.

RSVP by March 10 to Mary Helen Hilton at (757) 446-6793 or mhilton@smhdc.org. Or, register online.

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