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2020 has not been an easy year but through hard work, dedication, and your support we were still able to accomplish great things. Rise Up! Waco did not go as planned but thanks to the generosity of Roy Daily we were still able to raise the funds we needed. The Stimsons showed us just how much a single family can do to help those around them. Read about these stories and more in our 2020 newsletter!
On January 18, 2020 my family and I started a revitalization of the butterfly garden on the infant/toddler playground at Talitha Koum Institute. Due to Covid-19 we had no scout helpers. After many months of planning and fundraising, the project was a go.
For the first time in McLennan County, a girl has earned the rank of Eagle Scout, just two years after she got the chance to join a Scouting program previously limited to boys.
February 14, 2021, Waco Tribune-Herald
Students in Baylor’s Philanthropy and Public Good class, in an ongoing partnership with The Philanthropy Lab, presented more than $75,000 in grants to six Waco nonprofit organizations.
January 14, Baylor University Media, by Robert Rogers
Second annual fundraiser celebrates Talitha Koum's 15-year history and features ABC News' Nightline co-host, Byron Pitts, author of Step Out on Nothing which chronicles how faith and family helped him overcome enormous challenges.
March 1, 2018, Waco Today, by Lesley Rascoe
The Talitha Koum Institute takes its name from the Aramaic phrase “My child, rise up,” spoken by Jesus when he brought a girl back to life in Mark’s biblical account. A special fundraising effort is underway to give the Waco nonprofit organization a boost up in its work with young children. Becky Lindsey and Linda Baker have organized a series of fundraisers with the aim of raising $100,000 for Talitha Koum. Proceeds from the “Hottest Ticket in Town” — eight parties/dinners during a five-month period — will bring vital support to the cognitive and sensory integration program there.
October 30, Waco Tribune-Herald, Claire Masters