Knoxville DCCW (Knoxville, TN)

Here in the Knoxville Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (KDCCW), in combination with our KDCCW Service Commission, we chose a service project for the year that we have been promoting since December 2023.  It’s a combined project that both Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW) have done for a number of years. They are the Madonna Plan and Water for Life.  The Madonna Plan focuses on maternal health through vaccinations for infants and children as well as breastfeeding support and education.  Water for Life focuses on building sustainable wells in areas that need clean and dependable water sources. Each parish, deanery, as well as individuals have donated monetarily to the project.  Some of the parishes used funds from Fish Fry’s or International Dinners to donate those funds to our Service Project.  We thank all for them for their service to God and others. We are proud to announce that we raised $6,250 for our 2024 Service Project!  We split this service project between Water for Life and The Madonna Plan and left it up to the donor how they wanted that donation to be applied. Of the total, $3,662.50 will be sent to Water for Life and the remaining $2,587.50 will be given to The Madonna Plan.

Pictured are Karen Vacaliuc, KDCCW Service Commission Chair and Michelle Peckham, KDCCW President