Easter Lilies Help the Hungry

Written by: Kate Snyder, Development and Donor Communications Coordinator

The great fundraising ideas just keep coming! Today our thanks and appreciation goes to the members of East Liberty Presbyterian Church.

Lilies are a ubiquitous visual representation of the Easter holiday in most churches -- on Easter morning, sanctuaries overflow with beautiful flowers and the scent is enough to give you a head rush. But this year, ELPC decided to give their members an option: purchase a lily for the Easter worship service or donate a comparable amount to East End Cooperative Ministry's Food Pantry.

The response was terrific! Altogether, the Easter Lily fundraiser raised $2,244.00 for the Pantry. That's enough to provide groceries to 56 hungry families. Wow! Thanks to all the members of ELPC who participated in this terrific project.