Waterspirit Receives Three-Year Gift from LCWR Region 3

Leaders of communities of Catholic Sisters and members of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) in eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey recently joined together to provide financial support for two environmental nonprofits—Waterspirit in Rumson, N.J., and PennEnvironment in Philadelphia. The donation will support both organizations’ work to raise awareness of climate change and slow down its harmful impact so future generations will have access to clean air, water and energy. 

The Catholic women religious leaders represent more than 20 religious communities collaborating to mitigate the harmful impact of climate change. Although each community of Sisters educates, takes action and advocates for the protection of the environment, they are strengthening their influence by partnering with each other to support agencies whose work correlates with their values. 

The three-year donation commitment comes as governments around the world recently met in Montreal for COP15, a United Nations biodiversity conference. Blair Nelsen, executive director of Waterspirit, attended the conference on behalf of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace.