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Ann conceived of and wrote the foreword for a cookbook, We Gather Together: A Cook Book of Menus and Recipes by the Wives of Episcopal Bishops, published in 1976. Proceeds from sales of the book were donated to feeding the hungry through the…

VIM funds were used for a variety of purposes. This pamphlet, c.1978, identifies the four major categories of mission opportunity.

Allin with VIM materials, c.1978. Allin considered mission to be the "true business" of the Church. Venture in Mission (VIM), a large scale fundraising program for mission, was arguably his greatest success as Presiding Bishop.

"Response to the Risen Lord: Through study and commitment." Part of the VIM program was a "Year of Study of Christian Mission" in order to identify the mission opportunities throughout the church and how members would be able to contribute and…

VIM brochure cover, 1978.

Exceeding the initial goal of $100 million dollars, VIM had reached $150 million by 1982.

Allin with Olivia de Havilland, Gone with the Wind actor, Episcopalian, and VIM Cabinet member. In 1977, Allin called on de Havilland to be a part of VIM.