Vol. 25| Iss. 8| August 2021
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All ladies and little ladies are cordially invited to attend the St. Vincent de Paul Annual Ladies Tea, which benefits the food pantry and financial assistance program. Last year, during the pandemic, the pantry stayed open and gave out over 18,000 lbs. of food and $64,600 in financial aid for rent and utilities. The majority of the funds are given to the group by parishioners. This tea is the group’s only fundraiser. “We are greatly indebted to the ladies and gentlemen who dedicate themselves to supporting our ministry,” said Liz McLaughlin with the Tickets are now on sale for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s annual tea event. pantry. fet, with each person selecting Attendees may be a hostess for a table and set it with their items that will be served to their own dishes or paper prod- them. Younger ladies may choose an optional menu of PB&J sanducts. “Choose a theme for your ta- wiches, juice and desserts. They ble if you wish and invite all your are invited to decorate flowered friends to join you or come and headbands and model their crejoin someone else’s table and ations in a parade. New this year is the entertainmeet new ladies,” said McLaughment provided by St. Stephen lin. The menu includes delicious tea, Catholic School Music Group. traditional scones, tea sandwich- Raffle prizes include a 55” smart es and desserts served as a buf- TV, iPad Air and Magnolia and
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Vine Versa purse. All money from ticket sales and donations go to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul to assist those in need. Additional monetary donations beyond the $20 per person would be greatly appreciated. The group requests that laundry soap be donated to help those who come to the pantry in need of this expensive product. Please make checks payable to SVDP. For more information or reservations, please call Arlene Stein 284-5884 or arstein@outlook.com. The deadline for reservations is Wednesday, September 8. Can’t make it? Make an online donation of the price of a ticket at svdpriverviewfl.org by September 8 and you will still be eligible for the raffle prizes. The event will take place on Saturday, September 18 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Family Life Center of St. Stephen Church Catholic Church, located at 10118 St. Stephen Cir. in Riverview.
MEET ME IN THE STREETS MINISTRY COLLECTS SCHOOL SUPPLIES
By Anika Shah
ministry’s weekly meals. Christine Thanks to a local nonprofit group, explained how she and her husband some local kids will be more ready began the nonprofit: “We started five for going back to school. years ago buying five pizzas and servMeet Me in the Streets Ministry ing them in the Winn-Dixie parking lot is holding a school supply drive to in Ruskin. We now serve a hot meal benefit kids in need. The group partat two locations every Tuesday and nered with Arise Church at Southprovide for over 100 guests. We send Shore and collect donations at the a menu out weekly, and all the volWinn-Dixie parking lot in Ruskin by unteers pick an item to prepare and Saint Anne Catholic Church on Tuesbring to the feeding. It is a community day nights between 6 and 7 p.m. effort.” Christine Lynn Hicks, co-founder Last year, the ministry collected of Meet Me in the Streets Ministry, over 900 gifts and some of the othsaid that the drive is more than just er events it participated in include an event: “The fundraiser provides A weekly community dinner on Tuesday night at the Ruskin holding coat, toy and food drives. This for children of the community, alWinn-Dixie parking lot. year, it is planning to partner with anlowing children to start the school for Ruskin Elementary students and other nonprofit to collect pop-top ravyear with everything they need. It teachers in the past and plan to ioli, single-serve tubs of mac and cheese and also brings us together as a comcontinue next year. Speaking on the fruits cups for a backpack food program that munity knowing that we take care impact of drive, Christine stated, provides food for the weekends. of each other and those that can “We expect to provide 100 children To support, please visit the Meet Me in the provide have the opportunity to help … this with a book bag filled with supplies and addiStreets Ministry Facebook page at www.faceadditional expense can be hard on their famtional items for the classroom.” book.com/meetmeinthestreetministry/. It is ilies.” Tuesday nights are also the time of the always accepting donations and supplies. Christine and David Hicks have hosted drives
