Center for Lay Ministries

CLM wishes to thank the Clark County Community for voting us as the Best in Clark County in these areas (in the News and Tribune):  Best Charity Venue, Best Non-profit, and Best Social Services organization!   We are honored and thankful for your confidence in the work we are doing for our community.  THANK YOU!  

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The Center for Lay Ministries (CLM) OFFERING COOKING WORKSHOPS~

Interested in learning new recipes? CLM is offering two separate group workshop sessions.

In partnership with Purdue Extension, CLM is offering FREE cooking/nutrition classes for the community, providing simple solutions to help families to eat smart and move more. The Nutrition Education Program participants will learn how to prepare healthier recipes for participants and their families. These one-hour workshops will be held once a week for four weeks, beginning Wednesday, September 18, 2019 beginning at 11 am at the CLM Food Pantry, 213 East Maple Street, Jeffersonville, IN 47130. Please register by calling CLM at 812-282-0063.

CLM has also teamed up with Clark County 4-H Junior Leaders to offer Cooking Classes at CLM. Kids and adults are invited to attend! Classes are FREE and will last one hour. Classes will be held on the following dates and times: September 10 (2-3pm) and (3-4pm), September 17 (4-5pm) and (5-6pm), and September 24 (2-3pm) and (3-4pm). All participants will receive a free cookbook and be able to eat the recipe prepared that day. Please register by calling CLM at 812-282-0063.

The purpose of the Center for Lay Ministries is to provide services to vulnerable populations in the local community with compassion, dignity and respect. The CLM Food Pantry is open six days a week to meet the needs of Clark County residents who struggle with food insecurity. We provide food to 800 clients and their families each month. 

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The Center for Lay Ministries/Bonnie’s Food Pantry and Meijer Partner to Provide Hunger Relief in Southern Indiana Through Retailer’s Simply Give Food Pantry Donation Program
This donation program has ended, but CLM wishes to thank each person who donated to the Meijer Simply Give program.  It helps us keep food on the shelves for those in need.  

Hunger to Hope Gala - a Luau

The Gala was held August 22 at the The Refinery South, and a good time was had by all.  Bonnie Ryan was honored at the Volunteer of the Year, while Melissa Wolf was the Bliss House Alumni Speaker.  Entertainment was provided by Jeremy Sharfe, who we sincerely appreciate.  He not only was our DJ, he was also the Master of Ceremony and then entertained playing the guitar and singing.  Thank you to our primary sponsor, Clark Memorial Health, and to our table sponsors:  Park Memorial Church, First Savings Bank, Lee and Linda Overpeck, The New Washington State Bank, The Louisville Bats, and the American Commercial Barge Line, Rev. Jim Moon, Jeremy Sharfe, to all who worked hard planning the Gala...and to everyone who attended this event. 

B0nnie Ryan, accepting the Center for Lay Ministries Volunteer of the Year award from CLM's Executive Director, Kara Brown.  

Some of our younger philanthropists~

Lily and Ada Morrill, with help and guidance by their parents, Bethany and Tim Morrill, have been selling lemonade in their neighborhood for three years and donating their proceeds to charity. Their efforts resulted in a whopping $242.47 this year, which resulted in 215.5 pounds of food donated, (plus their remaining cash was given as a donation) to CLM. CLM wishes to thank Lily (10 years old) and Ada (8 years old), their family, and those who supported them in this charitable endeavor. The generosity of Lily and Ada is so very much appreciated.

Bethany Morrill stated, “We had a GREAT time shopping this morning and then delivered everything to the Center for Lay Ministries, where we weighed it on the big scale. We focused on purchasing protein items, so we chose eggs, soups with meat, canned ravioli/spaghetti/lasagna, and tuna (in addition to cereal, instant oatmeal, etc.).”  

CLM appreciates the efforts of these young servant leaders.  

Pictures:  Top:  Ada and Lily Morrill serve a customer from their lemonade stand

Bottom:  Ada and Lily Morrill, along with shopping assistant, Nathan Ottinger, shop for donations to be made to the food pantry for CLM

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THANK YOU!   

Center for Lay Ministries Bliss House received a $17,630 grant from the Horseshoe Foundation of Floyd County. The grant will be used to support Floyd County residents in their recovery at Bliss House. We are so grateful to the Horseshoe Foundation for their continued support of our work with women in recovery. 

Kara Brown, CLM Executive Director, left, and Stephanie Satterly, Bliss House Assistant Director, right, are shown accepting the grant from Horseshoe Foundation of Floyd County Board Member Renee Nadeau. 

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A giving group of employees from BriovaRx spent the company's serve day helping at the Center for Lay Ministries Food Pantry. They cleaned, sorted clothing and prepared food kits for homeless clients.

Thanks BriovaRx for volunteering with us!

STEEL DYNAMICS' employees donated $1800 to purchase food for the Center for Lay Ministries. With this generous donation, Steel Dynamics was able to purchase bread, milk, eggs, cereal, tuna, and chicken to be given to Food Pantry clients.

CLM Executive Director Kara Brown is shown accepting the food donation from Steel Dynamics employee Christopher Eiteljorge, his son Carter and wife Susan.

CLM is so extremely grateful for this generous donation to our mission. THANK YOU.

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The City of Jeffersonville donated funds collected from marina rentals during Thunder Over Louisville to the Center for Lay Ministries and the Clark County Youth Shelter.

Mayor Mike Moore (left) and City Councilman Dustin White (right) and shown presenting the check to Kara Brown, Executive Director at the Center for Lay Ministries.

Thanks to the City of Jeffersonville for their continued support of our CLM services!

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Thank you to the Hughes Group for their generous donation to the Center for Lay Ministries. Their donation will help us feed our clients in Clark County.

WOW!

Thanks to our faithful community of volunteers and supporters, we swept the Clark County Reader's Choice awards this year.

The CLM Bliss House was selected as the Best Non-Profit!

The Center for Lay Ministries was selected as the Best Social Services, AND the CLM Bliss House Valentine Bliss was selected as the Best Charitable Event!

The CLM Staff and Volunteers who work so hard to ensure we meet and surpass our goals couldn't be more grateful to all who voted and believe us to be doing our jobs well in the community. You are the best and we truly are pleased to be able to serve Clark County, Indiana. Thank you, News and Tribune for having this poll each year.

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