One of our main activities is supporting the Knights of Columbus in their endeavors. For the last two weekends in July, the Knights built a 2 car garage for St. John Neumann. Now, the ladies could have joined in with our hammers, but Doris and Caroline decides to bring lunch instead.
This year, Julia Cooper donated a Melin Golf hat to the basket. The cap was included with our normal collection of coffees, coffee liqueurs, cookies and candy. Thanks to Charity Davis for putting this basket together for the Ladies Auxiliary. It was one of 13 baskets at the event where all proceeds were donated to Corbella Clinic.
After the Covid hiatus, Beaver Shredding returned to the Crane Road parking lot just after tax day. Our supporters generously gave over $900 in a free-will donation. Thank you to those that came out. Also, a big thank you to our Shred Event Chairperson, Denise. She and her family are moving to Virginia — we will miss you!
The Auxiliary matched member’s personal donations up to $750. Members donated $1,400. Our $2,150 donation will purchase nearly 9,000 nutritious MannaPack™ meals and helped bring the 2-day service project event to St. Patrick Crane Road Church.
Knights of Columbus 12497 and the Ladies Auxiliary made a $100 contribution to sponsor the Rockford Walk for Life on January 15, 2022. St. Patrick chartered a bus for all those that wanted to stand up for the unborn. We also supported Jeanna Desideri – Executive Director of Corbella Clinic, Elgin, Illinois, who was one of the speakers.
The Joshua Tree Community is a Day Program for people with Intellectual Disabilities over the age of 22. They serve 25 participants. Our $225 donation helped to cover the cost of the reading program which enhances the lives of the people they serve. To learn more, visit their website.
Webmaster Elf Ann DeMartino shares:
Breakfast with Santa was very well attended! Tons of kids participated in the poster contest, along with the arts & crafts. Check out the photos on our website Gallery.
Everything was perfectly set up in the morning from the crew from the night-before! The corner for Santa was home-y, even with stockings hung by the chimney with care.
Denise created a nice poster (to keep for years to come) for the Keep Christ in Christmas poster contest. Lois did a great job organizing us all, as well as supplying the certificates for each participant.
Doris brought some no-sew blankets for us to tie for a well-deserving recipient… a dialysis center, with patients in need of warmth from a blanket in such a trying situation.
So many other Ladies Aux participants, too (Rita, Julie, Julia, Cathy, Denise, Lois, Doris, Janet, Donna, Carol, Caroline, April…and I’m sure I am missing some other Ladies). It was also nice to see the many families of our members, with their husbands, kids, grandkids, and godchildren. Some of our helpers were our Ladies’ very own children and grandchildren.
This was the perfect way to stay in the spirit of Christmas, for sure! I just wanted to say my sincere ‘Thank you’ for such a great morning!! And most of all…I hope that each of you have a very Blessed and Merry Christmas. God bless.
Thanks to all of our Charity Garden Market customers who came out this fall to support Geneva’s Living Well Cancer Resource Center. We are delighted to donate $2,137 to provide access to quality care and support for cancer patients and their families throughout their cancer journey. Serving seven counties in the western suburbs, Living Well relies solely on donations from the community to provide 100-plus programs and services free of charge.
Angela McCrum, Living Well’s director attended the Ladies Auxiliary’s November meeting to accept the check from Celeste Marc, while Caroline Ehmann looks on.
We were blessed with a beautiful day to unload 393 mums and sort the orders for our 96 marvelous customers.
This year proceeds will be going to the Living Well Cancer Resource Center in Geneva, Illinois.
