Dear Sandy:
Thank
you for your support of An Angel’s Touch and for allowing us to advertise in
The FORUM. We held its first benefit, Christmas in August, on August 18th.
As I explained before, the last two years were incredibly hard. Because of the
economy, our school food drives brought in less than hoped for, and we wound up
spending more out of our annual budget than usual. We asked for canned and
boxed food, in order to make a difference now, before the Christmas season
begins.
We
had a steady flow of people all day long. The music, provided by Tommy Gerez
and Alex Fancois of the Soda Jerks was incredible, and the food, donated by
Beggars Pizza, D’Masti Catering and Browns (111th & Cicero), was delicious.
We received enough food donations to fill the flatbed of a large pick-up.
Blue
Island is a generous and a wonderful community to be part of.
Thank
you to RBM Motor Sales, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Mark and Kathy Kuehner,
the Robert Moran family, The FORUM, BITV, Calumet Township Senior Center, Beggar’s
Pizza, The Forge, Korbakis, the Mathis family, Iversen’s Bakery, Lucie
O’Connor, Franklin Framing, Jeben’s Hardware and the Jebens Family, Alderman Nancy
Thompson, Stefanelli’s, Flowers by Cathe, Lillian’s Attic, The Hair Cuttery,
Gayla’s Bar, Brown’s, McDonald’s, Double Play Saloon, Restorante de Tenochitlan,
Carr Gardens, Mariscos 7 Mares, Char’s Obedience
Training, Rachell Orozco, Marie Jones, Anna Stange, Lorie Campione, T&G’s, Debby,
Jill and Jon Coyle, Gloria Zaper, Chris Rondella, Angelina Kelly, Eric
Peterson-Finn, Grace Diaz, Samantha Kelly, Pele Hayes, Robert Frizell, Tommy
Gerez and Alex Fancios. A very special thank you to Becki Coyle. Without her
help, I might have lost my mind. And thank you to all those who donated.
Our
next activity is our annual can shake. This provides us with most of the money
we bring in and goes to cover our expenses throughout the year, as well as cost
of extra food at Christmas. Anyone interested in helping out should contact Jim
Reihel.
Thank you again,
Jude Coyle
An Angel’s Touch
