Category: Clara Kirk

Clara Kirk needs our help: deadline is looming

Clara Kirk has spent her life helping those in need. She helps shelter and care for abused women and their children. Clara Kirk is there when others are not. Clara Kirk is there when the men who said they’d love these women forever showed they were liars. Clara Kirk is a tiny 72-year-old widow who... Read more »
By Bittersweet,
December 15, 2013 at 9:09 pm
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So many in need, who do you help?

The holidays are a beautiful time to reflect on your faith, those you love and the blessings you are grateful for. But we can’t deny that this also can be a tough time of year for families everywhere. Even if you have a good job, a typical family usually has each dollar earmarked for a... Read more »
By Bittersweet,
December 3, 2013 at 8:43 pm
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Helping Clara's cause

  I’d like to re-share my post about Clara Kirk, founder of Clara’s House and Clara’s Place, now that I have officially set up a fundraising site to help her continue to help the many abused and homeless children in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood. Please help me in raising $500 by Dec. 21. Please donate by... Read more »
By Bittersweet,
November 12, 2013 at 10:28 pm
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A heart like Clara's

In my life, I have learned there are people whose live’s are so perfect they tend to invent problems and conflicts just to get attention and make their lives appear to be a bit more interesting. Then there is Clara Kirk. At 72 years old, with little means of her own, this beautiful little woman... Read more »
By Bittersweet,
November 4, 2013 at 2:31 pm
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