Calvary’s Executive Director Kris Thompson received an honorable mention this week for the 2010 EXCEL Award! http://bit.ly/ceNH5B Losing your job doesn’t just take a toll on your pocket, it can have negative consequences for your health too: htt…

Olivia Devereux first started volunteering at Calvary Women’s Shelter in 1998. Now, over 10 years later, Olivia is on the Board at Calvary and still loves the volunteering experience. Introducing the second generation of Devereux volunteers to Calv…

“I’m looking forward to the excitement in the air when over 50,000 people come together for one cause.” Natalie Sorkin was recruited to join the walk through her friend Catherine Bisson, Calvary’s Operations Director. She and fellow Calvary C…

Kris Thompson participated in her first Walkathon only weeks after coming on board as Calvary’s Executive Director in 1994, and after 17 years, it is still one of her favorite fundraisers for the organization. Besides the obvious rewards (and joini…

After her friend Cindy Schwarz urged Virginia Hume to go on a tour of Calvary, Virginia “felt compelled to help… Once you’ve been there, how can you not?” Although Virginia has sponsored her daughters in Help the Homeless walks at their s…

Tabitha Beck & George Newbury are our Walkathon power couple! Tabitha got her introduction to the Walkathon through Calvary staff member Heather Laing, and Tabitha & George have been walking together for Calvary ever since they moved to D.C.…

Susan Ivey’s favorite Calvary volunteering memory? Meeting a former resident who came back to pick up her mail and hearing how well she is doing now that she has completed Calvary’s program. It was through her time volunteering that Susan fir…

“It’s hard to think of a better way to spend a beautiful fall morning, and by 11 a.m. you’ve been part of something special that raised money for an issue that’s so important in Washington.” Last year – also her first year on the Calvary…

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ended Domestic Violence Awareness Month by introducing new protections for domestic violence victims: http://bit.ly/bDXpdV This survey found there is an alarming stigma surrounding individuals str…

This will be Gretchen Rydin’s first year walking with us, and we are happy to have her on the team! After being a regular volunteer at Calvary, Gretchen was interested in the Walkathon as a new way to get involved with Calvary. Gretchen is particul…