St. Martin's Ministries

	....an outreach to poor and homeless people on Maryland's Eastern Shore

Women & Girls Fund Award Honors Sister Patricia Gamgort

The Women & Girls Fund of the Mid-Shore recognized Sister Patricia Gamgort's commitment to meeting the basic human needs of impoverished people in Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, and Talbot Counties by presenting her with the Women and Girls Fund Award at the organization's Grant Awards Luncheon on April 28, 2008. This award was established five years ago to honor community members who have made outstanding personal or professional contributions towards understanding and addressing the needs of women, girls, and families in the Mid-Shore region. Fund President Valerie Lamont said: "The Women & Girls Fund was founded on the principle that pooled resources targeting local needs could positively impact the quality of life in our communities. Sister Patricia lives that principle and is an inspiration to us all."

Saint Martin's Ministries is sponsored by the Benedictine
Sisters of Saint Gertrude's Monastery and located in Ridgely, Maryland.

The mission of St. Martin's Ministries, the umbrella for Saint Martin's Barn and
Saint Martin's House, is to:

Help meet the basic human needs of impoverished
people, respect and affirm their dignity, and address
the root problems that perpetuate the cycle of poverty.

Saint Martin's Barn provides food, financial subsidies for housing, utilities
and medicine to low-income families of all religious affiliations.

Saint Martin's House offers a transitional residence for homeless women and children.

What makes Saint Martin's Ministries worthwhile is hopefully eliminating the choice between eating and paying rent.

Sr. Patricia Gamgort, Executive Director

To learn more about Saint Martin's Ministries, please click here to
view our video, "One Life at a Time."