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 Winter Walk 2008

Our ninth annual Winter Walk was held on Sunday, February 10th at 2:30 pm at St. Margaret's House.

Amount raised as of 3/12/08:  $51,348

The weather for Winter Walk 2008 was terrible!  The thermometer read 4 degrees above zero but the wind chill made it feel like 10-20 degrees below zero. The group of heros that came out to walk was small but mighty.  Twenty five walk volunteers and over 125 people joined with Mayor Steve Luecke, Congressman Joe Donnelly and State Senator John Broden to brave the elements. 

 On behalf of the Board of Directors, staff, volunteers and the Walk committee, we want to thank our corporate and media sponsors, all who walked and those who supported the walkers for Winter Walk 2008.  In 2007, we served over 20,000 meals.  An average of 67 women and children visited each day.  Some came for a meal. Others came to attend one of our programs to help them find employment, improve their health, to develop their parenting skills, participate in an art project or to make concrete plans to move themselves and their families out of poverty.  All came to be part of a caring community, to be treated with dignity and respect. Winter Walk 2008 will help us to continue these vital services.  

Because of the efforts of all of those involved with Winter Walk 2008, we will continue to make real difference in the lives of the women and children of St. Margaret's House.    

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  Neighborhood Assistance Program 2007-2008
 UPDATE AS OF 12/31/07
We have sold all of our credits for this year.  Thank you for your support of St. Margaret's House.

For a complete explanation of NAP credits see below:

St. Margaret's House has been awarded $23,700 in Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) Indiana state income tax credits.   These credits are given to donors to help them increase their contributions to non-profit agencies by giving them a credit on their Indiana State taxes.  Contributors who donate $100 or more may receive a tax credit worth 50% of your donation to St. Margaret's House. The full amount of the gift is deductible on your federal taxes for those who itemize.

The tax credits will be available for contributions made after July 1, 2007. Here are some examples of the actual cost of your gift to St. Margaret's House using our tax credit program:

Tax credits must be claimed for the tax year in which the contribution is made.  If you wish to take advantage of this credit, fill out the two above forms and return them to St. Margaret's House with your donation.  This year, the state is asking donors to fill out two forms.  The short form that will not contain you social security number will be sent to the office of Indiana Housing, the office that sponsors the NAP credits.  The NC-10 will be sent directly to the office of tax revenue.  We will submit all requests for tax credits for this quarter September 17, 2007.  Four to six weeks later, you will receive a form from the state that will confirm the amount of your credit.  You will submit this form with your 2007 Indiana State taxes.

The next quarterly report to the state will be made December 27.  We urge you to take advantage of this opportunity to lower your 2007 taxes.  Though we have until June 1, 2008 to distribute all the tax credits, we expect they will be claimed by the end of the year.  If you have any questions, please call Kathy Schneider at (574) 234-7795.

Thank you for all the ways you improve the lives of women and children by contributing to St. Margaret's House.