{"id":700,"date":"2019-11-20T16:08:58","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T16:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fcsla.org\/district\/chicago-news\/?p=700"},"modified":"2019-11-20T16:08:58","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T16:08:58","slug":"2019-junior-branches-christmas-party-matching-funds-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcsla.com\/district\/chicago-news\/2019\/11\/20\/2019-junior-branches-christmas-party-matching-funds-event\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 Junior Branches Christmas Party Matching Funds Event"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Anna Hurban District of Chicago welcomed in the holiday season by celebrating the District\u2019s first Matching Funds event at the combined annual Junior Branches Christmas Party. On November 10, 2019,\u00a0 <\/sup>the weather cooperated by giving us a clear but unseasonably cold day as we welcomed almost 70 district members, with an equal number of adults and children taking part in the day\u2019s festivities.<\/p>\n

The party was held at St. John\u2019s Church Community Center in Mokena, Illinois, and the matching funds activity was a combination of a \u201cSplit the Pot Cash Raffle\u201d and a \u201cSplit the Pot Bingo.\u201d Both activities raised funds for the St. Vincent DePaul Outreach Ministry at St. Anthony Church in Frankfort, Illinois. The Outreach Ministry coordinates events such as monthly food drives, a yearly coat drive, an annual Easter Basket Giving Tree, Christmas Giving Tree, and other collections throughout the year. This team of volunteers devotes their time and talent in helping those in need.<\/p>\n

In addition to the money raised in the matching funds activities, members attending the party also donated canned goods for the food pantry coordinated by this Ministry.<\/p>\n

Thank you to our members for their generosity in raising funds totaling $470 and for the outpouring of non-perishable food products they brought to this event.<\/p>\n

To view\u00a0photos\u00a0from this event, visit the\u00a0Photo Gallery<\/a> on the Chicago District Web site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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