December - Harvest House Happenings


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What's New?

  • The New Hope Education Center -- Expansion Project is moving ahead!   Read more.
  • Warm coats for kids have been donated to the Baby and Children's Ministry just in time for the beginning of winter. Read more about these wonderful donors.   (read more)
  • On October 13, 2011, Trocaire College, President Dr. Paul Hurley presented Linda and Gary Tatu the President's Award for Community Service at the annual Reflection Dinner.  The award was made even more special because Dr. Hurley is retiring, and this will be the last award he will bestow.


  • In September 2011 Erie 2CC BOCES graduated another class of Licensed Practical Nurses. The graduates attended class at the New Hope Education Center and held their graduation ceremony at Harvest House in the beautiful sanctuary.



  • On May 1, 2011, Linda and Gary Tatu received the Annual Christian Service Award by the Canisius College Alumni Sodality "in recognition and thanksgiving for their service to the Diocese of Buffalo and the WNY community." 

  • Sister Bernadette Geiser, a Harvest House volunteer, was featured in the Spring 2011 edition of Mercy Moments.

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  • Watch a recent interview with Linda Tatu, founder of Harvest House, as she discusses the history of Harvest House on TCT.

         Click Here To Watch The Interview

  • Harvest House received $15,000 from the M&T Foundation towards the expansion of the New Hope Education Center.  That brings the total raised to $480,000!  This money will help to expand classroom and office space; allowing more classes and services to be offered at the Harvest House Ministry Center.  It will also allow the Baby and Children's Ministry to move to the Jefferson Avenue location. 
  • We are happy to report that the Patrick P. Lee Foundation awarded Harvest House $50,000 towards the expansion of the New Hope Education Center!  Harvest House is proud of the faith the foundation put in this project. 

                       

(Jennifer Lee McNamara and Fred Cook of the Patrick P. Lee Foundation present Gary and Linda Tatu with a check for $50,000 towards the New Hope Education Center expansion) 

Located in Key Largo, FL and Amherst, NY, the Patrick P. Lee Foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to providing support to not-profit organizations that empower families and communities with the resources needed to create positive change in areas of education, cancer treatment/research, mental health and human services in Southern Florida and Western New York.

For more information on the foundation, visit http://www.patrickpleefoundation.org/

  • We are excited to announce plans to expand the second location by enlarging the New Hope Education Center at the Harvest House Ministry Center.   Harvest House received a $300,000 grant from the John R. Oishei Foundation, a $90,000 grant from the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo (see their web site) and a $25.000 grant from the Robert J. Stransky Foundation towards this project which means we already have half the funding necessary for this project.  The school will expand from 5,000 square feet to 17,000 square feet.  Once the Education Center is moved to its larger space the Baby and Children's Ministry will move to the space vacated by the school.  This is exciting for both programs!

The retreat center on Seneca Street will remain open and the former Baby and Children's Ministry will be used as additional meeting space!