Hello, everyone. Centro Santa Catalina is an organization I care about, which empowers and uplifts women and children in Juarez, Mexico. I am privileged to work at CSC’s Solidarity Gift Shop, where we sell products made by the Women of Hope and Faith sewing cooperative. This cooperative was founded through CSC nearly 30 years ago and is still going strong. In the accompanying photo, I’m wearing one of the large shawls made by the women. Check out more of their beautiful creative arts at www.centrodesantacatalina.org/shop.

For El Paso Giving Day this year, we have two exciting opportunities. First, we have a big matching challenge of $9,500. I am asking family and friends to help meet $500 of that challenge. Any gift helps.

In addition to the matching challenge, we are competing for the early morning Power Hour on October 16. The organization with the most unique gifts between 6 and 7 a.m. Mountain Time that day will win an extra $1,000. It isn’t the size of the gift that matters but the number of gifts; so again, any gift helps.

A gift at any time between October 9 and October 16 will help us meet our matching challenge; and if you make your gift between 6 and 7 a.m. MT on October 16, 2025, your impact is even greater because it helps us to WIN the Power Hour! Click the orange Donate button below to be counted in.