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February 15, 2026

Winter Walk

Winter Walk 2026

Thank You!

For 27 years, Winter Walk has brought our community together for a one-mile walk through downtown South Bend. We walk in solidarity with the women who rely on their own two feet for daily transportation—no matter the weather.

Thank you so much to everyone for making this year’s Winter Walk a huge success! We had over 500 walkers and raised more than $80,000. Special thanks to our lead sponsors:

Tire Rack
Old National Bank
Nationwide Janitorial Service

Winter Walk participants pose with Stu & Ivy
Winter Walk participants pose with Stu & Ivy

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2026

Mother’s Day

Send a gift that celebrates the power of love and support!

This spring, when you make a donation of $30 or more to St. Margaret’s House in honor of a mother (grandmother, auntie, godmother, etc.) who is special to you, we will send you a beautiful Mother’s Day card featuring artwork created by women in our Silk Creations program.

Bonus! For gifts of $200 or more, we will include a pack of six beautiful notecards (with envelopes) each featuring images created by Silk Creations artists.

Interested in receiving more than one card? Please contact us at lauren@stmargaretshouse.org

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2025

School Supply Drive

School Supply Drive

Help kids start strong.

It may be summer, but we’re already thinking of how our families of St. Margaret’s House can get off to a good start in school this fall!

Items may be purchased anywhere and dropped off at St. Margaret’s House. Items may also be purchased on our Back-to-School Amazon Wishlist.

Most needed items include:

  • Clear backpacks
  • Spiral-bound notebooks
  • Crayons, colored pencils, markers
  • Blue & black pens
  • Scissors
  • Binders + loose-leaf notebook paper

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2025

Summer Appeal

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2025

Welcome to our next chapter

Original liturgical clipart used in prior SMH logo

Where we began …

Fr. Brian Grantz, pastor of the Cathedral of St. James recalls the day when Deacon Sarah Shrewder Tracy, the founder of St. Margaret’s House, chose the artwork for the original logo from a liturgical clipart book. The image depicts the Visitation, when Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth.

Today, a refreshed logo carries that history, of the women who envisioned a ministry of accompaniment 35 years ago, forward into the next 35 years–and beyond.

Prior SMH Logo
St. Margaret's House logo
Women in new SMH logo highlighted showing relationship
The element:

Relationship

Everything at St. Margaret’s House happens in the context of relationship. Whether guest, volunteer, staff, donor or community partner, we are each stronger because of our connection to one another. This guiding principle was depicted in the original logo–and is proudly repeated in the new mark with the recurrence of two women in an embrace.

The element:

Love

The curve of the women’s heads reveals a heart that is deeply ingrained in our mission: “Through the healing power of a loving community, we affirm the dignity of women and children by providing a safe space and meeting essential needs.” St. Margaret’s House is also rooted in the heart of South Bend, where it was set into motion 35 years ago, inspired by the gospel of Matthew 25–which remains at the heart of this work still.

Heart in new SMH logo highlighted showing love
Border in new SMH logo highlighted showing opportunity
The element:

Opportunity

The outer shape of the new mark implies a door or a window, which alludes to both opportunity and hospitality. Every woman who opens the door to St. Margaret’s House may realize new connections, opportunities, or perspectives. The arched shape also symbolizes the church community that first embraced, and continues to support the ministry of St. Margaret’s House.

The element:

Hopefulness

The rays set in the background evoke a sense of hope which radiates from connection. Whether connection to God, to one another, to the community partners and resources that our guests find when they come to St. Margaret’s House, those connections help pave a path forward. Perhaps not surprisingly, the rays also mimic the shape of a shell; the very symbol which represents the Cathedral of St. James, our first and deepest mission partner.

Rays in new SMH logo highlighted showing hopefulness

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May 26-30, 2025

Undie 500

Thank you!

Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s Undie 500, a “race” to serve women with dignity and grace—and brand-new underwear and bras.

Over the course of a year at St. Margaret’s House, we distribute more than 4,000 pairs of underwear and bras. During this year’s Undie 500 drive, we collected 3,381 pairs of women’s and children’s underwear and bras. Thank you so much for racing with us!

Woman holding sign that says Goal: 5000 and the number 783
Women holding sign that says Goal: 5000 and the number 1284
Woman holding sign that says Goal: 5000 and the number 1544
Women holding sign that says Goal: 5000 and the number 2337
Women holding underwear and a sign that says Goal: 5000 and the number 3051
Women holding sign that says Goal: 5000 and the number 3381
Woman holding sign that says Goal: 5000 and the number 783
Women holding sign that says Goal: 5000 and the number 1284
Woman holding sign that says Goal: 5000 and the number 1544
Women holding sign that says Goal: 5000 and the number 2337
Women holding underwear and a sign that says Goal: 5000 and the number 3051
Women holding sign that says Goal: 5000 and the number 3381
Woman holding sign that says Goal: 5000 and the number 783
Women holding sign that says Goal: 5000 and the number 1284
Woman holding sign that says Goal: 5000 and the number 1544
Women holding sign that says Goal: 5000 and the number 2337
Women holding underwear and a sign that says Goal: 5000 and the number 3051
Women holding sign that says Goal: 5000 and the number 3381
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February 16, 2025

Winter Walk

Mother and child walking in the snow

Thank you!

In 2025, we hosted the 26th annual Winter Walk, a one-mile walk through downtown South Bend to support the women and children of St. Margaret’s House. We intentionally walk in February, the coldest month of the year, as a show of solidarity with our guests who have to walk, no matter the weather.

Thank you so much to everyone for making this year’s Winter Walk a huge success! We had nearly 500 walkers and raised more than $106,000, which is a new Winter Walk record. Special thanks to our lead sponsors:

HRP Construction
Nationwide Janitorial Service
Navarre Services
Premier Planning Partners of Raymond James

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October 17, 2024

A Common Thread

Hexagon shaped images of SMH guests on a woodgrain background

Thank you!

A Common Thread 2024 was hosted by the College of Arts & Letters at the University of Notre Dame in the Patricia George Decio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center at Notre Dame

Thank you to those who supported this year’s A Common Thread, a storytelling event celebrating the connections and community experienced at St. Margaret’s House. Thank you especially to our sponsors, including:

Angie & Marcus Cole
Nationwide Janitorial Services
The College of Arts & Letters at the University of Notre Dame

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