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COMMUNITY MATCHING FUNDS

Community Matching Funds
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Tennesseans for Life Annual Fundraising Banquet
On Saturday, September 28, the Tennesseans for Life
Annual Fundraising Banquet was held where all of the
net profits raised goes towards five pregnancy support
Community Matching Funds centers in the Tri-Cities area of Eastern Tennessee. The
Upper St. Clair, pa event qualified for GCU Community Matching Funds,
which helped increase profits from the event.
Fundraiser Breakfast
Fr. Valerian Michlik and Dorothy Mayernik recently Peter Nelson | GCU Agent / Nelson Insurance
presented a GCU Community Matching Funds check
to Deacon Michael George for his daughter Kimberly,
who is undergoing treatment for Acute Myelogenous Community Matching Funds
Leukemia. The parish held a fundraiser breakfast to help ellwood City, pa
with the family’s extra expenses related to Kimberly’s
many months of inpatient and outpatient treatment. The Dueling Pianos
GCU Match added greatly to the financial success of The event held on
the event as well as letting Kim know that St. Gregory’s Saturday, November 23
and the GCU care and pray for her recovery. was a fundraiser to raise
funds to support the
Dorothy Mayernik Municipal Women’s Club
Scholarship Fund. The club
awards two (2) $1,000. scholarships each year. The
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event included entertainment, light refreshments, a small
Community Matching basket raffle and a 50/50 raffle. The event was open
Funds to the public and received GCU Community Matching
weirton, wV Funds—thank you!

Barbara Beachem

Community Matching Funds
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Annual Apple Dumpling Sale
St. Mary’s Ladies Aid Society made and sold
apple dumplings to raise money for Our
Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church.
Marilyn Charnie presented St. Paul’s Orders were taken the month of October
Christian Mothers representative Debbie and the dumplings were delivered at the
Marino, a GCU Community Matching end of the month. The sale takes place each
Funds check. The Christian Mothers have year and parishioners look forward to the
an annual card party fundraiser to assist sweet treat. A heartfelt thank you to the Deacon Chris Evans, President of
their philanthropy. They would like to St. Mary’s Ladies Aid Society Susan
thank the GCU for the generous match. GCU for the Matching Funds grant. Stacy, GCU representative Chris
Chris Chamberlain Chamberlain and pastor of Our Lady
of Lourdes Fr. Chad Johnson.

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