2025 – That’s a Wrap!

Sister-Corps continued its mission of serving communities in crisis through women-led volunteer efforts focused on disaster recovery, environmental projects, community support, leadership development, and collaborative partnerships. The year included rapid response work, national initiatives, hands-on community impact, environmental support projects, and volunteer training opportunities across multiple states.

Sister-Corps Board

Leeann Moore, President
Sherry Gibbons, Vice President
Janice Ingle, Treasurer
Maddi Egan, Secretary
Gena Curtis, Joan Johnson, Debbie Grieve, Debbie Little, Brenda Williams, Patty Callahan, Cheryl Dutra
*new members

Newsletter Images – 2025 Wrap-Up

2017–2025 Reflection

From 2017 through 2025, Sister-Corps expanded its reach through disaster deployments, rebuilding work, environmental initiatives, leadership development, and community-based service projects. The organization’s steady growth reflects a long-term commitment to hands-on support, volunteer mobilization, and practical help where it is needed most.

Sister-Corps Projects Per Year

Sister-Corps project activity increased substantially over time, with major growth in the number of projects completed in recent years. This upward trend shows both stronger volunteer engagement and increased capacity to respond to community needs.

Volunteer Hours Growth

Volunteer hours also grew significantly from 2017 to 2025, demonstrating the scale of service contributed through field labor, leadership, coordination, and training. These hours represent real support delivered directly to communities, homes, parks, and local partners.

Impact at a Glance

• Dozens of disaster deployments across more than ten states
• Hundreds of homes repaired, rebuilt, or supported through direct services
• Thousands of volunteer hours donated through field labor, leadership, and training
• National initiatives distributing thousands of donated items
• A comprehensive training academy preparing future project directors and skilled volunteers

Sister-Corps maximizes every donor dollar through volunteer-driven labor, partner contributions, donated materials, and structured leadership development. The result is a service model built on compassion, action, and efficient use of resources.

Featured 2025 Project – Black Mountain, North Carolina

One of the featured 2025 projects highlighted in the newsletter was the May 2025 North Carolina Black Mountain bridge demolition and rebuild project. This work reflects the practical, community-centered support Sister-Corps is known for, helping restore essential spaces and infrastructure through organized volunteer service.

November 2025 – Rolling Fork, Mississippi

The newsletter also spotlighted service in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, during November 2025. These images represent Sister-Corps volunteers actively working on-site, continuing the organization’s commitment to meaningful response and direct support for communities recovering from hardship.

In Service of Others

The final page of the December 2025 Sister-Corps newsletter shares a moving reflection from the field, capturing the emotional weight responders often carry and the human impact of thoughtful support. The story serves as a reminder that even ordinary items can become meaningful tools of comfort in moments of exhaustion and recovery.

I wanted to take a moment to share a simple scene from yesterday that spoke volumes.

A member of one of the many Search and Rescue teams here in Comfort quietly took a muck bucket over to a calm corner of our distribution site. He turned it upside down and used it as a seat while waiting for his team to restock. He sat with his head bowed, elbows on his knees, face in his hands.

It’s a look we’ve seen more than we’d ever want to — and there are really no words to describe it. None. It reflects the weight of what so many responders have witnessed along the Guadalupe River. The pain. The exhaustion. The reality.

While that bucket wasn’t being used for its intended purpose in that moment, I wanted you to know how deeply it mattered. It became a place for someone carrying the unimaginable to pause — even briefly.

Thank you for the swift and thoughtful support from Sister-Corps. Your supplies are helping us clean, recover, and serve — but in this case, you also provided a seat for someone who just needed to stop, to breathe, and to process what words cannot express.

With heartfelt gratitude, April McDonald, Sister-Corps Supporter

Shout Out to Sister-Corps Quilt Makers

Thank you to the quilt makers whose generosity and craftsmanship supported Sister-Corps initiatives:

• Karen Cyson, Minnesota
• Sally Hurst, Virginia
• Sandy Keller, Texas
• Jane Meehan, Wisconsin
• Sue Notch, Minnesota
• Teri Stinson, Texas
• Joan Weiman, Minnesota

About Sister-Corps

Sister-Corps is a women-led service organization focused on helping communities in crisis through disaster response, environmental stewardship, community support projects, training, and volunteer leadership development. Through practical service, partnership, and compassion, Sister-Corps continues to support people and places across the United States.