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While the “Waiting for Miracles” dinner dance and auction at Drury Lane was always a lovely evening, we’ve decided to do something different . . . and something much more fun!

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Joliet proudly presents

a dueling pianos extravaganza

Friday, October 10, 2008  6:30 p.m. to midnight

Ashton Place - 341 75th Street, Willowbrook

Tickets $75.00 per person 

Casual attire

Includes open bar, incredible gourmet dining stations, fabulous entertainment,
an amazing silent auction, and our inspirational “Miracles Live Auction!”

Open seating or reserved tables for groups of 8 to 10.

Purchase Tickets or Make a Donation 

Famous for their antics and showmanship at Chicago’s Howl at the Moon, Tony Kidonakis and Andrew Blenderman combine their talents to provide a fun-filled, casual, high-energy, request driven, sing-along, clap-along, dance-along show with their dueling pianos.

Through your support of Playing for Miracles you can provide help and create hope for the children of Catholic Charities.  You can provide meals when they are hungry, specialized counseling so they can heal from abuse and neglect, shelter when they have no place to call home, and a warm to hand for them to hold when they are scared. 

Truthfully, it’s not miracles they need; it’s help from Catholic Charities and you can make that possible. You can give each child we help a chance to feel good about themselves by attending this event, purchasing items from our incredible silent auction and bidding on “miracles”.

Examples of Live Auction Miracles:

  • $20 can provide a healthy and nutritious meal for twenty children who come with their families to Shepherd’s Table, our soup kitchen. I’m sure you’ll agree that no child should ever have to experience hunger.

  • $50 can provide one week of warm and loving childcare for children whose parents are living in our Daybreak Shelter for the homeless.

  • $75 can provide emergency assistance funds so kids can have the basics – food, clothing and shelter.

  • $150 can provide specialized counseling for foster children who have been abused and neglected. Your gift may be the key to their future.

Catholic Charities programs serving children . . .

Foster Care, Adoption, International Adoption, Maternity Services, Daybreak Center (Homeless Shelter and Shepherd’s Table), Hope House, Transitional Housing, Head Start and Childcare, Counseling, and Emergency Services for basic needs.

 

For more information, call Sue Kaiser at 815-724-1139 or email Sue at skaiser@cc-doj.org

 

 

 

 

The Catholic Charities Fairway to Heaven is located on the rolling greens of Ruffled Feathers Golf Club in Lemont.  The afternoon shotgun start includes lunch, dinner, cocktails, beverages and snacks on the course -- and lots more!

Fairway to Heaven Golf Invitational
May 16, 2008

1:30 Shotgun Start


Ruffled Feathers Golf Club
1 Pete Dye Drive
Lemont, IL 60439

 

Click here for directions & map

 

Fairway to Heaven ONLINE Registration
Print Golf Outing Registration Form
 For additional information, contact Sue Kaiser
at 815-723-3405 x 1139.

Of course, the event also features an opportunity to win a prize.  Vehicle at Hole in One contest sponsored by the Webb Family of dealerships. 

 

If you don't think a hole in one is a possibility, you can always "Beat the Priest" by having a longer drive on the fairway than our competing guest priest.

 

Golf Registration Information 

1:30 p.m. Shot Gun Start (Includes Lunch, Cocktails & Dinner)

11:30 a.m. Registration and Lunch for PM Shot Gun

6:00 p.m. Top Shelf Cocktails/Auction/Raffle for PM Shot Gun

7:00 p.m. Dinner for PM Shot Gun

 

Fees:

$250 per golfer (before May 4)

$275 per golfer (after May 4)

 

Download Registration Form

 

Sponsorship Opportunities

  • Lunch Sponsor $5,000 - (Includes 1 foursome; corporate name/logo on signage prominently displayed at lunch; recognition in program book; and verbal recognition at lunch.)

  • Dinner Sponsor $2,500 - (Includes corporate name/logo on signage prominently displayed at dinner and recognition in our program book, verbal recognition at dinner, and company name/logo on photo folder.

  • Photo Sponsor $2,500 - (Includes corporate name/logo on signage prominently displayed at dinner; recognition in our program book; and verbal recognition at dinner.)

  • Beverage Cart Sponsor $1,500 - (Corporate name/logo on signage prominently displayed on the beverage cart and listed in our program book)

  • Beat the Priest Sponsor $1,000 - (Corporate name/logo on signage prominently displayed on the hole and listed in program book)

  • Driving Range Sponsor $500 - (Corporate name/logo on signage prominently displayed on driving range and listed in program book)

  • Putting Green Sponsor $500 - (Corporate name/logo on signage prominently displayed on putting green and listed in program book)

  • Locker Room Sponsor $500 - (Corporate name/logo on signage prominently displayed in the locker room and listed in program book)

  • Hole Sponsor $300 - (Corporate name/logo on signage prominently displayed on the hole and listed in program book)

  • Prize Sponsor $250 - (Corporate name/logo on signage prominently displayed at registration table and listed in program book)

  • Cart Sponsors $100 - (Corporate name/logo on signage prominently displayed on the golf cart and listed in program book)

Download Registration Form
 

For more info, contact Sue Kaiser at 815.723.3405, x1139.

All Proceeds Will Benefit Catholic Charities

 

Holiday Programs

The holidays have a way of putting additional pressures on families everywhere. Some of our neighbors find this season almost impossible to deal with both financially and emotionally. Through these programs you can make the holiday season a joyful one for a family, a child, a senior by participating in one of the following programs: 
Holiday Outreach Program
DuPage County
 This program matches low-income families with parish partners.  Private donors are encouraged to donate new, unwrapped winter clothing and outerwear and gift cards. To get involved or become a donor, contact Mary Tarnow at 630.495.8008		 Holiday Outreach Program
Will County
This program matches donors with low-income families from our Head Start and Early Head Start Programs. Head Start serves over 700 families each year. To get involved or become a donor, contact Judy Easley at 815.723.3405, x1108

Daybreak Center Holiday Outreach Program
Will County
 Daybreak Center is the largest shelter of its kind in Will County and provides emergency shelter for up to 100 persons each night. This program matches donors with the needs of families and children in the shelter. To get involved or become a donor, contact Jennifer Belshaw at 815.774.4663, x3122

"Sharing the Warmth"
Kankakee County
 This program matches donors with low-income seniors who have already prepared a wish list based on their needs. The program is new this year and hopes to meet the needs of over 100 seniors, most of them homebound. To get involved or become a donor, contact Jennifer Wick at 815.724-1129. 

Donate to a Holiday Program

February 12, 2009
 McCormick Place, Chicago
6:30 to 10:30 p.m.

See video...click here.

5:30 p.m. - Private Reception and Martini Bar
for patrons of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet

 Black tie attire required

Tickets $225 per person

 Benefiting Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Joliet
and 18 other Chicagoland charities

Purchase First Look for Charity Tickets

This black tie extravaganza offers more than just magnificent hors d’oeuvres, champagne, wine and soft drinks.  It offers you an opportunity to see the renowned Chicago Auto Show before it opens to the public.

When you purchase tickets through Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Joliet you are also invited to our private hospitality suite complete with open bar, martini bar (featuring the famous “Catholic Charitini”), entertainment, private coat check and other amenities.

The new-car dealers of Chicagoland and northwest Indiana, who form the Chicago Automobile Trade Association, present First Look for Charity and the Chicago Auto Show.

For more information, contact Margaret Wagstaff at 815-723-3405, ext 1140 or mwagstaff@cc-doj.org

 

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Will, Grundy & Kendall Counties
203 N. Ottawa Street
Joliet, IL  60432
815.723.3405
Fax: 815.723.3452

DuPage County
26 W. St. Charles Road
Lombard, IL  60148
630.495.8008
Fax: 630.495.9854

Kankakee, Ford & Iroquois Counties
 270 N. Schuyler Ave.
Kankakee, IL  60901
815.933.7791
Fax: 815.932.3030