EC2016 Dinner Supporting: The James Foley Legacy Foundation

At the Dinner on Saturday 2nd April 2016 in support of Suffering Christians Worldwide we will be offering patrons the opportunity to donate to the James Foley Legacy Foundation.  Following Diane Foley’s address at the Dinner, Corrine Smith, a retired Healthcare Executive and family friend of the Foley’s will give a short overview of the works currently undertaken by the Foundation. James’s Obituary from legacy.com mentions the establishment of the Foundation.  There is also a link to the Foundation website at the end of the article.   ROCHESTER – James Wright Foley was born on Oct. 18, 1973 in Evanston,
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EC2016 Dinner Supporting: Open Home Foundation International

The Eucharistic Convention is supporting the non-denominational Foundation, Open Home International at this dinner function. A donation from ticket sales to the Dinner in Support of Suffering Christians Worldwide will be made to the founder of Open Home Foundation International in New Zealand Mr Ewen Laurenson. Ewen and Gillian Laurenson established Open Home Foundation (OHF) in Wellington New Zealand in 1977 to provide care and protection services for children and young people at risk of neglect and abuse. Services included social work, foster care, kinship care, counselling and parent education. Subsequently OHF launched and grew in 14 centres around New Zealand.
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