Sara Hilmer and Sylvia Shives represent Chesapeake District at 2023 LWML national convention
Sara Hilmer and Sylvia Shives represented the Chesapeake District at the LWML Convention in Milwaukee, where 21 of 45 mission grant requests were funded toward a $2,350,000 goal; servant events produced 566 backpacks, 50,000 meals, 1,167 Braille items and fleece blankets, the opening featured a procession of banners from 40 districts and flags from 83 countries, and ingatherings totaled $16,296 for Phil's Friends, $26,793 for A Place of Refuge, 2,078 quilts for Orphan Grain Train, and 10,510 eyeglasses for MOST Ministries. Members had been invited to donate gift cards for Phil's Friends and A Place of Refuge.
