Benedictine Medal
 
 
 

Community to Host
Eighteenth Annual Testimonial Dinner

 
     
The Park Ridge Country Club provides a lovely setting for this annual event On Wednesday June 13, 2012, the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago will host their 18th Annual Testimonial Dinner at the Park Ridge Country Club.  In this continuation of the celebration of the community’s 150 years in Chicago, the Testimonial Dinner honorees this year will be the members of the Monastic Development Council:  Katherine Gehrke, Mary Ann Harrington, Dan Henrick, John Hourihane, Mary G. Kaye, Virginia Malter, Sheila McGuire, Anthony Rizzato, and Joanne Rooney.  Planning for the event is well underway and the dinner promises to be a memorable evening.
     
     
         
  Two of the youngest dinner attendees pull raffle tickets

The Testimonial Dinner committee includes Oblate Patricia Ballard, Oblate Kevin Chears, Maureen Dondlinger, Joanne Kelly, Pat Musto, Oblate Kathlyn Myers, and Linda Oddo. These enthusiastic volunteers are working hard to make this year the most successful Testimonial Dinner ever.  Raffle prices include a $1000 gift card, tickets to Murphy’s Rooftop Company for a Cubs game, and an Amazon Kindle Fire.  Other raffle prizes include a newborn baby themed basket, featuring a beautiful baby afghan hand-crocheted by Sister Mercedes Moore, and a basket filled with gift cards and gift certificates generously donated by the community’s Oblates. All the proceeds from the Testimonial Dinner support the community's ministries as well as providing for the care of the elderly and infirm Sisters.  

 
  Two of the youngest dinner attendees
pull raffle tickets from the bin
to give to MC Don Heidkamp		  
         
     
  Testimonial Dinner Honoree Virginia Malter volunteering at a raffle table  
   
   
   
   
Joanne Rooney, who graciously emceed last year's dinner, accepting a raffle ticket Honoree John Hourihane with family and friends
Testimonial Dinner Honoree Virginia Malter
volunteering with Testimonial Dinner Committee member,
Pat Kane Musto (left), at a raffle table
 
 
 
 
Honoree Joanne Rooney, who graciously emceed
last year's dinner, accepting a raffle ticket		   Honoree John Hourihane with family and friends
at a previous Testimonial Dinner
     
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