St. Jude House hosts annual Mommy, Dolly & Me Spring Tea April 20

CROWN POINT | Calling all little princesses in Northwest Indiana! Mommies, if an afternoon of princesses and dollies are your cup of tea, then you won’t want to miss St. Jude House’s annual Mommy, Dolly & Me Spring Tea.

Saturday breakfast and dress auction will aid St. Jude House

CROWN POINT | A special occasion dress auction and pancake breakfast, organized by Crown Point High School junior Yazzmyne Lopez and her classmates, is Saturday at the Crown Point Public Library, Tri-Kappa meeting room.

A place of solace: St. Jude House opens larger library for moms, kids

Volunteer librarian Pene Castor creates a card catalog Tuesday for the new library at St. Jude House.

A place of solace: St. Jude House opens larger library for moms, kids

The new library at St. Jude House in Crown Point now occupies four times more space that its former home in a storage area. People in the community donate books to the library for mothers and children staying at the domestic violence shelter.

A place of solace: St. Jude House opens larger library for moms, kids

Volunteer librarian Pene Castor creates a card catalog Tuesday for the new library at the St. Jude Family Violence Shelter and Prevention Center in Crown Point. Castor worked for weeks to catalog books and arrange displays before opening day Tuesday.

Sheriff raises funds for St. Jude House

CROWN POINT | Sheriff John Buncich was pleased to announce that the Lake County Animal Adoption Center was able to make a $200 gift card donation to St. Jude House in Crown Point today.

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Inspiring Fitness, inspiring humanity

CROWN POINT | Owner of Inspiration Fitness Angela Ramos donates $900 to Mary Govert of St. Jude House. The $900 was collected for St. Jude House through their annual 6 Week Sexy Slim Down Team Challenge.

Halloween photo opportunity to benefit St. Jude House

HOBART | The 17th annual Make a Difference Day, a Halloween portrait benefit, is planned for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at County Line Orchard, 200 S. County Line Road, Hobart.

NWI House Raffle to prize goes to Chesterton woman

Phil Maller, the CEO of Crossroads YMCA, and Mary Govert, the executive director of St. Jude House, inform Nancy Jo Funk, of Chesterton, via speakerphone, that she is the grand prize winner of the Northwest Indiana House Raffle

NWI House Raffle top prize goes to Chesterton woman

Audience members anxiosly wait to find out the winners of the Northwest Indiana House Raffle Friday morning.

NWI House Raffle top prize goes to Chesterton woman

CROWN POINT | Nancy Jo Funk couldn't believe her good fortune on Friday. 

Winner of Northwest Indiana House raffle is drawn today

CROWN POINT | The grand prize winner of the Northwest Indiana House raffle will be drawn this morning at the Marian Education Center at Franciscan St. Anthony Health in Crown Point.

Annual NWI House Raffle could extend ticket sales

CROWN POINT | Ticket sales could be extended for an annual raffle with a top prize of a new home or $225,000 in cash, organizers said.

House Raffle ticket sales off to a good start

CROWN POINT | St. Jude House Executive Director Mary Govert describes the 2011 House Raffle kickoff celebration as a "success."

Tri Kappa chapter delivers gift bags to shelter

Making wishes come true

Unloading wish list supplies at St. Jude House in Crown Point are American Hellenic Progressive Association Chapter 78 members Sam Benjamin, John Demetrakis and Nick Tournis.

Making wishes come true

CROWN POINT | Honoring Mother's Day, members of Merrillville's Chapter 78 of the American Hellenic Progressive Association, along with some of their wives, visited St. Jude House in Crown Point, a family shelter for victims of domestic abuse and their children.

Stop and smell the roses at anniversary open house

Join Rosemary De St. Jean from 5 to 7 p.m. March 31 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Rosemary's Heritage Flowers, 51 W. Walnut St., Crown Point, just south of the downtown square.

INSIGHT: St. Jude House to benefit from First Look for Charity

This is the time of the year  I talk about First Look for Charity, that fabulous black tie gala that gives folks the first peek at all the newest models from the automotive industry the night before the Chicago Auto Show opens. The best part is the cost of the ticket goes to charity.