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38 Noteworthy News n November 5, 2010, Brother Thomas Dominic Vance conducted the drawing for the annual Christian Brothers Benefit Raffle at the Provincial Office, Burr Ridge, Illinois. Seventeen winners were chosen and a total of $19,500 was awarded. Congratulations to the winners, and a special thanks to all those who bought and sold the tickets. The winners and their prizes were the following: $5,000 Mollie Hughes (Genoa, IL) $5,000 Justine Cabrera (Westchester, IL) $2,500 Maria Przada (St. Louis, MO) $1,000 Corina Baldwin (Chicago, IL) $1,000 Jose Gonzalez (Berwyn, IL) $1,000 Denise Pulphus (Chicago, IL) $500 P. Gruszczynski (Maryland Hts., MO) $500 Marvin Posey (Westchester, IL) $500 Salvatore Grigola (Hinsdale, IL) $500 Passion Dobbins (Broadview, IL) $500 Dwayne Shaffer (Romeoville, IL) $500 Robert McNaughton (Chicago, IL) $250 M. Volpe Bednorski (Hamilton, MT) $250 Daniel Grzanich (Sandwich, IL) $250 Robert Ortbal (Chicago, IL) $250 Ron Shapiro (Lockport, IL) $250 Maribel Rose (Chicago, IL n For the second year, Development Officers from schools throughout the Midwest District met on November 8, 2010, at Cretin-Derham Hall High School, St. Paul, MN to share information and “Best Practices,” so that all could learn from each other. Participants from twelve schools and the Provincial Office discussed their experiences with Annual Giving, Capital Campaigns, and Planned Giving. This will be an annual event. Back Row: Jack Kelly (Holy Family, Victoria, MN), Br. Thomas Hetland (Provincialate, Burr Ridge, IL), Dick Engler (Cretin-Derham Hall, St. Paul, MN), Mal Scanlon (CDH), Frank Miley (CDH). Center row: Shannon Gahagan (De La Salle, Minneapolis, MN), Tony Leseman (CDH). Front row: Margie Mei (St. Patrick, Chicago, IL), Jean Ann Hankins (Bishop Kelley, Tulsa, OK), Iris Gist-Cochran (De La Salle, Chicago, IL), Hayley Berrisford (CDH). Not pictured Pat Oxley (CDH). n The Huether Lasallian Conference was held November 18 through 20, 2010, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The District Lasallian Educator Awards were presented to seven educators from the U.S./Toronto Region. The Midwest District had two members receiving the award: Judith McMaster, Bishop Kelley High School, Tulsa, OK, and Kurt Schackmuth, Lewis University, Romeoville, IL. Judith is the Academic Dean at Bishop Kelley and attended the Lasallian Leadership Institute. She is an integral part of keeping the Lasallian spirit alive on campus. Kurt, a former member of the Midwest District Mission and Ministry Council, is the Associate Vice-President for Mission and Director of the First Year Experience on campus. The cover of “De La Salle Today” featured the Lasallian Educator Award winners.
Noteworthy News n On January 5, 2011, the members of the Brother James Miller Social Justice Fund committee met to award grants for 2011. The committee awarded 13 grants totaling $10,475. The grant applications are solicited from educational facilities with the primary criteria being the effort to serve the economically poor in memory of Brother James Miller. The funds are distributed from contributions made annually in memory of Brother James Miller. (l-r) Brother Thomas Hetland, Mrs. Lori Dressel, Sr. Marlene Schemmel, CSJ, Brothers Charles Kelly and Kevin Convey. n The theme for this year’s celebration, January 30 through February 5, 2011, was “Catholic Schools: A+ for America.” This annual week long celebration focuses attention on the good work being done by the nation’s Catholic Schools. Catholic Schools Week is a joint project of the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA) and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB.) As the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) explained: “Catholic schools give a high level of service to the nation (the A+ level) by serving students from all economic backgrounds and giving them a strong academic and moral foundation, allowing them to succeed in life, serving in the government, industry, business, non-profit and educational fields.” n February 22, 2011, Mr. William Almon was affiliated at an all school mass at Christian Brothers College High School, St. Louis, Missouri. A graduate of the school, Mr. Almon was also the school’s first recipient of the Midwest District’s Lasallian Award. Mr. Almon, in his ninth year as a school board member, and his family have been generous benefactors to both the school and ministries within the District. Brother Francis Carr, Provincial, and Mr. William Almon. Brother Mark Snodgrass, FSC. n In a letter dated, February 23, 2011, the Superior General appointed Brother Mark Snodgrass as the next Auxiliary Visitor of the Midwest District. Brother Mark has served for ten years as the Principal of De La Salle at Blessed Sacrament in Memphis. He has served on the Mission and Ministry Council and was a representative from the District in Rome at the Center for International Lasallian Studies (CIL) on Association. 39
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