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The
2008 Notre Dame Pork Dinner fundraiser for the retired Notre Dame Sisters
was held on May 4th. Members of the Knights of Columbus and parishioners
from Mary Our Queen, St. Philip Neri and Blessed Sacrament worked to help
make the day a huge success. Don Trouba, Tom Sladek, and the group of
Sr. Pat Guizic, Nancy Krostad, Sr. Christine Elias and Sr. Stephanie Matcha
provided wonderful Czech music for all to enjoy. Thanks to all who came
to Notre Dame and enjoyed a great Czech Dinner!
Before
Lent, Sr. Lucille Jelinek and Servite Sister Ann spoke to the children
of St. Wenceslaus School in Omaha about being retired Sisters. On Ascension
Thursday, the children of St. Wenceslaus presented their Lenten gift to
the retired Servants of Mary and the retired Notre Dame Sisters. Sr. Rita
Ostry, Provincial Team member, and Sr. Christine Elias accepted the children's
gift on behalf of the retired Notre Dame Sisters. The picture, taken by
the statue of St. Wenceslaus, also includes the Principal of St. Wenceslaus
School and Mark Zimmer, counselor at St. Wenceslaus.
On
April 23 the Notre Dame Sisters and Seven Oaks of Florence invited volunteers
to come to Notre Dame for an Appreciation Supper. One hundred and thirty
volunteers, residents and Sisters enjoyed a casual supper prepared by
the Seven Oaks staff and the Notre Dame Kitchen. Julie Kaminski, Administrator
of Seven Oaks of Florence, thanked Juanita Harding and Joel Hoyt for their
outstanding service to others. Mary Wood, Development Director for the
Notre Dame Sisters, spoke about the good accomplished by the volunteer
work being done by those present, including the Notre Dame Sisters.
The
eighth grade of La Salle Middle School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, spent an
afternoon at Notre Dame as part of their Rays of Hope journey to Omaha.
For the thirteenth year, students have spent three days in Omaha doing
service and volunteer work. This year 32 students entertained the Sisters
and the residents of Seven Oaks of Florence with dramatic presentations
and singing.

Sr. Cynthia Hruby, center, with Award
Excitement was high on Wayne State College campus for
the events for Honey Sunday activities, November 12 – 19th, 2007.
For the third consecutive year, Wayne State Counseling Center (WSCC) and
the Catholic Newman Center (CNC) are partnering in their
coordination of plans for Honey Sunday, the annual fundraiser of the Arc
of Norfolk.
WSC Counseling Director, Lin Brummels and CNC Secretary, Adrianne Svitak
are the co-chairpersons for the project. Joining them this year, and expanding
the fundraiser, was the Theta Phi Alpha sorority, chaired by Ashleigh
Anikputa. The sorority was gratefully welcomed as a wonderful expansion
of this effort to assist people with disabilities.
On November 15, 2007, the Arc of Norfolk honored Wayne State Counseling
Center and Catholic Newman Center with recognition awards for their contribution
and dedication to the mission of the Arc, an agency that assists individuals
with disabilities and their families. The program also included Travis
Shaffer who presented his personal story regarding his life as a person
with a developmental disability and how the Arc has been instrumental
in his life.
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