On February 16, 2011, the Evangelical Lutheran Church Women of Thunder Bay, invited their Anglican sisters to join them in preliminary discussions on poverty. The group has developed and organized the following three point mandate (1) to help eliminate poverty in Thunder Bay through education; (2) to hold fundraising events to fund an annual bursary and assist other poverty related charities and (3) to educate members on poverty related to issues in Thunder Bay and promote education as a way out of poverty. A key project is the Bursary (up to $5,000 annually) awarded to an individual entering a post-secondary program thus assisting them to begin to break a cycle of poverty. We keep ourselves educated regarding local poverty through speakers and by volunteering at a variety of organizations.