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Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary staff member Kathy Day and Sr. Pat Donahoe staff the snack bar table in assembling welcome backpacks for Afghan refugees in September at Mount Carmel Bluffs in Dubuque, Iowa. The congregation assembled 50 backpacks as a way to assist refugees. (Courtesy of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary staff member Kathy Day and Sr. Pat Donahoe staff the snack bar table in assembling welcome backpacks for Afghan refugees in September at Mount Carmel Bluffs in Dubuque, Iowa.