The Pregnancy Resource Center (PRC) of Tracy is having its annual fundraising Banquet and Silent Auction on WEDNESDAY October 24th at the Tracy Portuguese Hall. Doors open at 6PM. This year the keynote speaker is homegrown! Melissa Herrmann (SEE BELOW FOR BIO) graduated from Tracy High School in 1999. She is the founder of Maliza Consulting and the co-founder of M3 Transformations, spending the last 16 years focused on working directly with children-at-risk and vulnerable women across the globe. (See below attachment for more info.)
 
Presently the PRC is looking for table sponsors and hosts. Table sponsors underwrite the costs of the Banquet. It is a great way to advertise your business or group. Sponsorship levels are Presidential $1,000;  Executive $500; Corporate $250; Table $150. Please mail or drop off your sponsorship donation (1039 Central Ave. Tracy, CA 95376) by October 10th to have your name included in the brochure. Table hosts invite guests to the banquet, which is a good way to introduce your family and friends (adults only please) to this Ministry. You can do either or both! Or just come as a guest yourself….and enjoy the fellowship and find out more about this life affirming Ministry. Please contact the Center by October 11th to make your reservations.
 
The PRC is also seeking silent auction donations. Maybe you and some friends could come up with a themed basket, or donate some items for a basket? Auction items can also include weekend get-aways, amusement parks or museum tickets, sporting events tickets, and gift certificates, etc. Please drop off these items by October 10th to the PRC during office hours. Special arrangements can be made if the office hours do not work with your schedule. The PRC website is www.tracyprc.org and their phone number is 209-836-4415.
 
The PRC is supported solely by you and me, the Body of Christ. Together we can offer hope and encouragement to those in need right here in Tracy.
 
Thank you for your generosity,
 
Linda Wihl
St. Bernard’s Parishioner

Melissa Herrmann 

Melissa Herrmann was a 1999 graduate of Tracy High School.  She is the Founder of Maliza Consulting and Co-Founder of M3 Transformations, has spent the past 16-years focused on working directly with children-at-risk and vulnerable women across the globe.  Her efforts have entailed establishing and directing numerous children’s homes and residential facilities, developing community based programs, training thousands of professionals and organizations around the world, and providing lay trauma counseling and psycho-education.  Her program models have been recognized by multiple governments, which led her to assist the government of Rwanda in nationalized orphan-care policy reform.  Her work was in collaboration with organizations such as UN, USAID, and World Vision.
  
Melissa has sat on numerous counsels, collaborative groups, and NGO board of directors seeking to provide insight into policy reform and program development for traumatized populations.  Her efforts have spanned Africa, Latin America, Asia, the South Pacific, and North America. Melissa has her MA in Human Services and Counseling from Regent University (2017) and her BA in Sociology from Vanguard University (2003).  In 2010, Melissa was the recipient of the American Red Cross Hero Award.