Celebrating generosity to the Coalition of Immokalee Workers

Wow. Thank you! When we reached out to the PPF community in late May about giving a Pentecost gift, we knew you were generous, but we also knew that this season is difficult and that it might be challenging to raise funds right now. We are excited to say that because of your generosity, we’ve exceeded our original fundraising goal of $6,000 and received more than $10,000!  As you probably know, we planned to split every dollar we raised with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW). The CIW is an organization of farmworkers in Immokalee, Florida who organize for rights for farmworkers and who have been hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 Pandemic. We’ve been inspired by the Pentecost story, your generosity, and all the examples of mutual aid we have witnessed in our world in the last months. The same Holy Spirit who interrupted a fearful gathering in an upper room continues to interrupt our work, calling us into the world to engage more deeply, more meaningfully, and more generously. So, in addition to the money that we raised through the Pentecost campaign, PPF will match that amount from our endowment so that we can send a full $10,000 to CIW. The PC(USA) has a long history of supporting CIW, and folks from CIW even joined the 2018 Walk for a Fossil Free World for a few days. We feel deeply connected to the people of CIW and are inspired and called by their work to build a world where there is justice for all. Hear more from Julia, a CIW member, in the video above, about what they do and why your gift matters. Thank you for your incredible generosity, for supporting mutual aid endeavors, and for being open to the Holy Spirit’s movement in the world. We are so grateful!  With gratitude, Jessie Light-Wells & the PPF Development Committee P.S. - if you missed the Pentecost Bible study with Dr. Robyn Henderson-Espinoza on May 25 that kicked off this campaign, you can see it here! P.P.S. We'll use this opportunity to share gratitude again for all of the donations and pledges made to our Endowment 75 campaign, which we celebrated this Spring. We're so grateful after all the wonderful 75th anniversary events, celebration, and contributions. Presbyterian Peace Fellowship 845-786-6743 | presbypeacefellowship.org Instagram | Facebook | Twitter

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