Pro-Lifers Seek Volunteers to Staff County Fair Booth

I received the following email from Karen Verr of McCullom Lake. She and Crystal Lake’s Kathy Chwedyk seek folks to help staff the Pro-Life booth at the McHenry County Fair next Wednesday through Sunday. Here’s the request for assistance:

As does the McHenry Deanery Respect Life Council, Catholic Charities Crisis Pregnancy Services will have a booth at the McHenry County Fair August 5-9, from 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. each day.

We want to make this the most Pro Life County Fair in the Nation. BUT, Catholic Charities is having a difficult time finding volunteers to man the booth all those hours.

It is very important to have someone in their booth at all times. The County Fair is ripe for women and girls in crisis pregnancy situations.

Today I was asked, just what is a crisis pregnancy? Is that a health problem?

A Crisis pregnancy is when a young woman or girl has become pregnant and her preborn baby is in danger is being aborted, either through pressure from peers, boyfriends, parents, grandparents, etc.

It is a crisis situation also when there is no money in the household or when a boyfriend or husband leaves the pregnant women/girl alone.

It is a crisis when a women or girl is in an abusive situation and needs a safe place.

If the county fair booth is not manned by a volunteer, there is the danger of passing up the opportunity to help those struggling and in need of kindness.

DO YOU HAVE AN HOUR OR HALF A DAY, OR EVEN A WHOLE DAY TO SPEND HELPING THOSE IN CRISIS?

PLEASE CALL Kathy Chwedyk at 8155-344-6956 to find out if you can help women, girls and Catholic Charities. You will be richly rewarded for your kindness.

In prayer and service for a Culture of Life,

Karen Verr

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That’s Karen and Steve Verr in the center of the top photo, taken at last year’s McHenry County Fair.


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