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GODFREY - Vitality Women’s Clinic will host its annual fundraiser this weekend, but there are other ways to support the pregnancy center.
Vitality will welcome nearly 400 community members to Lewis and Clark Community College on Friday, April 10, 2026, for their dinner fundraiser. While all the seats are full, Executive Director Jackie Duty outlined several additional opportunities for people to donate toward the clinic in the coming weeks. She believes this is a great way to support expectant and new parents.
“Momentum has been building, and now I think we’re going to ride the wave and just continue to build on it,” Duty said. “The team is getting excited, bringing ideas to the table. I’m like, let’s see what we can do. Let’s find a way to make it work.”
Vitality Women’s Clinic is a pregnancy center that aims to support people experiencing unplanned pregnancies. They provide free STI and pregnancy testing as well as ultrasounds. The clinic also offers parenting classes and a resource shop. They are a pro-life organization and do not provide or refer for abortions.
The upcoming dinner fundraiser is Duty’s main focus for now, but she’s also excited to kick off a Seven Weeks Coffee fundraiser. For every bag of coffee purchased, Vitality will receive 15% of proceeds.
Additionally, you can purchase a variety of Vitality-branded items through Schwartzkofpt Printing, including hats, shirts, hoodies and more. Vitality will run this campaign for two weeks, three times a year.
“Every little piece helps,” Duty said. “Sometimes when you take a step back and you reflect on all the incredible things that have been happening, it’s not one big thing. It’s a million little things coming together. I think all of these pieces have been getting pulled to paint this beautiful picture. So I’m so excited about where we’re going.”
Duty hopes these fundraisers encourage more people to donate. She is excited to partner with different businesses and organizations throughout the region.
“To partner with really great companies has been so valuable,” she said. “As we build more partnerships, as we lock arms with more people in our community, I think it helps all boats rise. We can sit there and cross-promote and talk about all the great things happening. I just see some beautiful things happen when those collaborations are on the table.”
Duty is looking forward to the fundraising dinner on April 10, and she can’t wait to share the experience with the community. She encourages people to come out if you can or contact her if you still need a ticket. But even if you can’t make it, she hopes you will consider supporting Vitality Women’s Clinic in the future.
“We’re going to have a beautiful night,” she said. “You’re going to hear these incredible stories of people in our community that have been impacted by the organization, and then you’re going to hear a vision of where we’re going, because there’s been so much excitement and momentum that’s been building. I feel like we’re just at the beginning of all these incredible things that are getting ready to come.”
For more information about Vitality Women’s Clinic, visit their official website.
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