Please Support The Bishop DeFalco Retreat Center

August 25, 2020

Amarillo—Support is still needed for the annual TREAT fundraiser to benefit the Bishop DeFalco Retreat Center, according to BDRC executive director Linda Astuto.

“The Bishop DeFalco Retreat Center needs your help,” she said. “Funds raised through the annual TREAT fundraiser go primarily to provide for the operating expenses of the retreat center, with additional funds designated to special areas of need.

“Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the BDRC has suffered tremendous financial losses. With over 40 regularly scheduled retreats and business meetings cancelled and expectations of continued cancellations, the BDRC has found itself in the position of many small businesses and non-profit organizations who are struggling to survive. The TREAT fundraiser provides the community a chance to help.”

Astuto added that though the retreat center has cancelled the actual event scheduled this month due to current health mandates and restrictions, she is asking everyone who can to please donate via the BDRC website, bdrc.org/donations.

“If you have ever attended a retreat or event at the retreat center, I am asking that you please partner with us for one year by becoming a monthly donor,” Astuto said.

“This can be done on our website. Please consider giving a monthly gift of $10, $20, or any amount that fits your budget. Your monthly gifts will help bridge the devastating gap left by the COVID-19 pandemic. If you cannot give a recurring monthly gift, please consider a one-time financial gift. No donation is too small, or too large.”

The Bishop DeFalco Retreat Center has been and continues to be an asset to the Diocese of Amarillo, according to Astuto.

“Not only do we host an array of diocesan retreats, we also have the ability to provide many other services, including hosting business meetings, weddings, receptions and parties and celebrations of many kinds,” she said. “The community can help the BDRC in several ways. First, please consider booking the retreat center for your next business meeting, family reunion, wedding or private retreat. Secondly, recommend us to your friends. Third, we need your financial support. Please consider donating a recurring monthly gift, or a one-time financial gift. Lastly, we ask that you remember the DeFalco Retreat Center when considering your estate planning.”

For additional information about the Bishop DeFalco Retreat Center or the TREAT fundraiser, please call Astuto at 383-1811.