Written by Jack Ahern, MagnaliteCatholic.com
In 1985, the SVdP Phoenix Council decided to inform the public that St. Vincent de Paul exists. To help with this, they formed the SVdP Eyedentity Program. Ozanam PR Corp. was created to run it. Under the leadership of Phoenix Council board member, Jack Ahern, it began to operate. Jack ran it out of his company warehouse.
When word got out about the program, it quickly spread from Phoenix to throughout the United States. In 1996, the SVdP National Council contracted with Ozanam PR Corp. to be an official company promoting and producing SVdP logo merchandise.
From a dozen products in 1985, Ozanam PR Corp now produces and warehouses over 100 SVdP items. This includes apparel, awards, statues, medals, rosaries, lapel pins, prayer boxes, lanyards, name badges and much, much more. Having almost $100,000 worth of products in their warehouse, they can generally ship orders within a couple of days.
With four generations of Vincentians, the Ahern family has a pretty good idea of what items are needed to help us Vincentians with our vocation. The dedicated staff of Ozanam PR Corp is honored to have served their fellow Vincentians for 40 years. We hope to continue our service for many years to come. Please visit us at www.MagnaliteCatholic.com for a complete catalog of our products.
What terrific products by a group of wonderful Vincentians. Best wishes, Jack, from a longtime customer, and congratulations on 40 years!