Thank you for the Shelter at St. Francis Gym!!

Our St. Francis community hosted the Shelter Association's Rotating Homeless Shelter from March 12th to March 19th. About 20 men stayed in our gymnasium each evening. Almost 105 adults and students from St. Francis and Gabriel Richard supported the shelter. Their service included driving the men to and from the Delonis Center each day, providing snacks and beverages as well as serving food and drinks to the men each evening.

Adults as well as students with their parents also served as members of host teams staying overnight in the gym. St. Francis School participated in the shelter program through an ambitious service project. Students contributed personal care items, snacks and drinks for use by each of our overnight guests. All items remaining at the end of the week were donated to the Delonis Center in support of their ongoing work for the homeless. 

Thank you to all the students and volunteers who made this week possible!   And, Steve Lavender!!! Our coordinator.  Thank you!!!    Thank you all:  Justin Akinleye, Julie Allison-Conlin,  Michael Andaya, Joseph Arozarena, Robert Berarducci, Herbert Black, Andrew Blower, Daniel Blower, Pat Bogits, Rock Collins, Edward Conlin, Bob Conlin, Paul Crossley, Barbara Dankert,  Mariana DeMichele, Daniel Demlow, Katy Derezinski, Alexa Deutschmann, Kurt Deutschmann, Roy Deutschmann, AJ Diedrich, Drew Diedrich, Kellene Dishman, Ruthann Distler, Patti Dobbs, Gregory Dull, Nathan Dull, John Dunlap, Karen Dunlap, Thomas DuRussel-Weston, Libby Edwards, Lisa Edwards, Michael Edwards, Kristian Fansler, Brian Fitzgerald, John Fleszar, Jeff Fosdick, Mark Gawronski, Kelly Haas, Harmony Heath, Jane Heibel, Paul Hoffrichter, Jeff Holden, Steven Holodnick, Eduardo Icaza, Marty Javornisky, William Johnston, Philip Kearney, Chris Kempton, Rosaleen Kirk, Brian Koepele, Florence Kruzas, Bill LaCroix, Julie Lavender, Steve Lavender, Tian Lian, Marty Lucas, Marty Lutz, Alex MacKendrick, Theresa MacLean, Bernice Mathews, Cicie Miller, Johnny Miller, John Miller, Ann Moln, Bruce Moln, Lisa Morris, Tracy Nagy, Deborah Oberdoerster, Carl Opp, Stuart Parker, Robert Patulski, Kevin Pitcher, Barbara Pomey, Diane Purcell, Caitlyn Ryan, Ellery Sarosi, Kimm Sarosi, Matilyn Sarosi, Christina Schnug, Edward Scott, Kay Sekerak, Sam Singleton-Freeman, Michael Spath, Jim Spicer, John Paul Stando, Alyse Stemm, Christina Strahan, Emily Stumpo, Mark Sturgis, Tricia Suttmann, Emma Targett, Matthew Targett, Joe Tiberi, Aaron Tishkoff, David Traster, Anthony Waas, Dayamal Waas, Tuffin Wagner, Mary Wakefield, Tom Wakefield, Deanthony White, Jim Wiseman, Tristram Wolf, Sharon Wright, Jerry Wrubel, David Ziemba, Jacqueline Ziemba, & Rita Zyber.