A crowd of about two hundred supporters of the Natchitoches Women’s Resource Center gathered at the Natchitoches Events Center for the Center’s annual Celebration of Life Gala. The popular fundraiser, now in its 18th year, featured an enjoyable dinner, fellowship and a compelling speech by sisters Michele Smith of Many and Rose Fenchel of Morristown, New Jersey. The sisters, both survivors of abortion attempts, are speakers and ambassadors for the Abortion Survivors Network. The Gala is the WRC’s signature fundraiser.

The Women’s Resource Center, an integral part of our community since 1989 and an eminently worthy cause, serves several hundred women of every race and station in life each year. The center assists women from the moment they realize they are pregnant through their child’s first year. The expecting mothers receive prenatal vitamins, baby supplies such as car seats, diapers, baby clothes and other items. The center does more than help with baby supplies, however. The mothers are offered classes in parenting, healthy relationships, car seat installation, budgeting and much more. The WRC is there to assist with every aspect of a new mother’s life. Above all, the women know that they are not facing the situation alone. The volunteers of the Women’s Resource Center are there to help and support them.

If you wish to donate or volunteer your services to help some of our community’s young people who find themselves in difficult circumstances, please call the WRC at 318-357-8888.