Center for Lay Ministries Silent Auction 2025
The annual Center for Lay Ministries Online Silent Auction begins on June 8, 2025, at 8:00 am EDT. The offerings include 19 unique items and experiences with starting bids set at $50 each and values ranging from $100 to $625. Items include themed baskets, dining and entertainment experiences, getaway packages, and specialty items such as […]
Campbell Soup Foundation Grant
Thank you to the Campbell Soup Foundation for awarding the CLM Food Pantry with a $20,000 Community Impact Grant. This grant provided needed food for our clients. It also allowed us to partner with the Clark County Purdue Extension Nutritionist to offer a Nutrition & Cooking Class in the summer of 2022. Every participant in […]
New Volunteer Coordinator
Please join us in welcoming Susie Cooke to the CLM staff. Susie is our new Volunteer Coordinator at the CLM Food Pantry. Are you interested in volunteering with us? Contact Susie at volunteers@layministries.org
CLM Food Pantry Volunteer Wins Bell Award
Congratulations to Jack Banbury on being named a 2022 WLKY Bell Award Winner! Jack was nominated by Dare to Care Food Bank for his dedication to volunteering in their mobile markets and warehouse, as well as with Dare to Care partners the Center for Lay Ministries Food Pantry and the Franciscan Kitchen each week. Jack […]
From Hunger to Hope
Make plans to join us for our Second Annual Hunger to Hope Gala on Thursday, August 22. The casual luau-themed dinner and silent auction will be held at The Refinery South (formerly Kye’s II). The tickets are $75.
Summer Fun…
We always get excited when the warmer weather hits. Bliss House and our Bliss Alumnae plan different events to help the women we serve to explore having fun without a drink or drug. In June, we had a carwash to raise money for our ladies to attend Float for Recovery. Float for Recovery is designed […]
Leadership Class Visits CLM
The Leadership Southern Indiana Elevate Class of 2019 toured the CLM Food Pantry as part of their Ethics and Service class day. The group created 40 food kits for our homeless clients and cleaned up our lobby area. They learned what a difference they can make in our community by donating their time.
Blessings for Breakfast
In April, we hosted our first Blessings for Breakfast to raise awareness about our Food Pantry and Bliss House programs. Over 100 guests attended the event which was emceed by Sarah Jordan of 99.7 WDJX. Bliss House graduate Desaree shared her story with the group. The program was held at 300 Spring with breakfast provided […]
