St. Vincent de Paul honors Meals on Wheels director

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Los Angeles Council, which has served Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties for more than a century, honored Sister Alice Marie Quinn, director of St. Vincent’s Meals on Wheels program, during its “Evening with the Society” benefit last Saturday at the Universal Sheraton. 
More than 300 guests feted “Sister Sam,” as she’s known to many, and raised thousands of dollars for the Society which will benefit its Circle V Ranch Camp program and Cardinal Manning Center on Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles. 
Quinn and her team serve over 4,700 meals each day, delivered to homebound seniors throughout the Los Angeles area. Funds raised from the event will send hundreds of at-risk children to summer camp at St. Vincent’s Circle V Ranch Camp in Santa Barbara County. Additionally, the benefit will provide housing, food and other essentials for thousands of homeless men and women with children at the Society’s Los Angeles Cardinal Manning Center on Skid Row.
“Our annual benefit honors local citizens who have committed to improving the lives of members of our communities in the region we serve in Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties,” said David Fields, executive director of the Council. “It’s our way of thanking them and awarding them with some well-deserved recognition from over 300 community leaders who will be joining us that evening.”