Brothers and Sisters:
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO MADE THE SECOND ANNUAL ST. MARGARET MARY SHAMROCK SHAVE SUCH A RESOUNDING SUCCESS!
Thanks to all of you for your efforts in making the Second Annual Shamrock Shave an incredibly successful fundraising event for our parish community and for cancer research.
Thanks to your efforts, we collectively raised over $33,500 for the needy in our community (St. Vincent DePaul Society) and cancer research (Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation). We also had 48 men, women and children shaves, an estimated 400 adults and children in attendance, and served over 300 Irish dinners (combined adult and children).
It was a few years ago that the idea of the Shamrock Shave was born in the second floor bar at Emmett's Tavern in Dundee (thanks to Kevin Fitzgerald)... and it became a reality as a result of Fr. Mike's "call to action" regarding those in our parish in need of assistance. It is great to see our parish pull together and "answer the call". To see members of the Knights of Columbus, St. Vincent de Paul Society, CRHP teams, Cub Scout and Girl Scout families, and other parishioners volunteer to make the event happen made me proud to be a member of this parish community. Thanks to your commitment to the event, we exceeded all our goals and had a lot of fun raising money for two very worthwhile causes... more than $33,500...unbelievable!
To all the Shavees: Your commitment to the parish community and helping those in need is inspirational... may your bald heads be examples to those in the parish and community of our parish's commitment to charity!
To the Planning Committee: Chris Cimaglio, Ken "Chef" Prigge, Bob Armstrong, Mitch Kaminski, Ralph Melgosa, John Schneider, Brett Leifer, John Wolak, Adam Smith (our event MC) and Bill Casey (our event photographer). Thank you for your hard work, creativity and planning.
To the Event Volunteers including members of the following parish groups and ministries who helped ensure the event ran smoothly: Knight of Columbus Council #11091, Cub Scout Pack 152, St. Margaret Mary Youth Ministry, St. Vincent DePaul Society, CK Gourmet, and the Girl Scouts.
Also thanks to many of the wives (and kids) for their efforts in making this event a success: Norma O'Neill, Ingrid Prigge, Theresa Gibron, Cindy Cimaglio and all those wives and kids who volunteered to work the event... we couldn't have done it without you!
Lastly, thanks to Fr. Mike for his support of the event (and his ever spontaneous role as auctioneer)...your leadership and enthusiasm always makes this event memorable!
Thanks to each and every one of you for your contribution of time, talent and treasure in support of these two very worthwhile causes.
God Bless.
Your Brother in Christ,
Kal Gibron
Event Organizer
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