Council 4442, under the direction of Brother Joe Stafford and the Scholarship Committee, is pleased to support the young people of our community who strive to enhance their education at the college/university level.
Council 4442's Family Day Picnic and Scholarship Drawing was held on July 24, 2011 and attended by approximately 90 members, family and friends. We were truly blessed with the weather, considering two days prior, the temperature was 103 degrees. Thanks to Father Tom for our opening prayer. The food lasted, with extra/leftovers to spare. A special thanks goes to Ralph Miele for donating the very tasty hot dogs. Next year we will add more sweet sausages to the menu and a lobster for Stan Gorgol.
Our tents need work and perhaps we should consider purchasing a new one. Thanks to Chanel Simard & Ralph Miele for patching up our tent covers. Our Gas Grill was once again outstanding, only needed a little clean-up. The Bounce House was donated by Don Gagne's son's business. The children loved it and was a big success. Thanks Don! A big "Thank You" goes out to Tilly Lilly the Clown (Mary Downing), who donated her time/performance. The Magic Show was fantastic and it was nice to see all the children and adults laughing.
I want to personally thank Al Hamel and George Masciarelli who through their perseverance and charm collected $250.00 for the 50/50 drawing and Larry and Verna Belair for donating four tickets to Victorian Park Family Entertainment Center. Repeatedly, this year we had an army of volunteers that made up the "Cooking Team" and set-up/clean-up Crews which I'm truly grateful for. I just want to list a few, not in any particular order:
Liz Stafford
PGK Ken Akerley
Brian Stanton Sr.
PGK Chanel Simard
PGK Gene Bryant
Jose Moreno
Bob McQuinn
Mike Petrilli
PGK Dick Collopy
PGK Ralph Miele
Don Simmons
Paul St. Amand
Bill Richardson
and many others.......Again, a big Thank You!
Scholarship Drawing: There were 28 qualified applicants. There were a total of 12, $500.00 scholarships. The twelve $500.00 Scholarship awardees are:
Arielle Tiner
Adam Lemieux
Meghan Collopy
Cortney Garside
Joshua Goulet
Marissa Johnston
Nicole Routhier
Samantha Murray
Danielle Robie
Hilary Gorgol
Mikayla Cadoret
William Gagne
The Council Checks were mailed out on July 25th, 2011.
Respectfully submitted,
Joe Stafford
Chairman
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