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Bridgewater, Massachusetts

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St. Vincent de Paul Society

Founded: 1920

Table of Contents
Who Are We
Our Members
How You Can Help
Pictures of the Food Bank
Who Are We

We are an international charitable society organized in 1883 by Frederick Ozanam, a student of the University of Paris. He wanted to address the needs of the poor during the industrial revolution. He also wanted to improve the lives of young people by urging them to perform works of charity rather than just talking about how they ought to be done. The group took as its patron the great French priest St. Vincent De Paul, who had alerted the world of his day to many social problems. The group began by visiting the poor in their homes and assisting them both spiritually and materially. The Society spread throughout Europe and to the USA in 1845. Today there are over 4,300 active conferences in this country with about 65,000 active members. Annually the Society distributes over $100 million in direct aid to the poor in the USA.

The Society of St. Thomas Aquinas
President Bill Ferioli
Vice-President Norman Levesque
Treasurer Edmund Woronicz
Secretary Irene Sennott
Members
Joseph Silva
Sandra Ferrari
Joseph DeMoura
Kenny Pruya
Murray Sennott
Theresa Figueiredo
Norman Levesque
William Crehan
William Parker
How You Can Help
Pictures

The EggmenThe PantryMurray Sennot, Bill Ferioli, and Ed WoronitzDick HennesyTom FitzgeraldThe Pantry