Activities for 2012/2013 year
Monthly activites included pick-up and delivery of donated Panera baked products to local charities and food pantries10+ times per month. Charities including but not limited to: The Carmlite Monastery, St. Thomas of Villanova food pantry, St. Theresa, St. Joseph's Home for the Elderly/Little Sisters of the Poor, Greencastle of Palatine, Miles Jesu, CEDA Northwest, Society of Divine Word Missions, Maryville Academy, Christian Appalachia Project, Appalachia Service Project and others. Eucharistic Adoration at St. Theresa Church, providing desserts to the St. Theresa Hospitality Committee for "Welcoming Sunday".
In May Auxiliary members attended the annual Knights of Columbus convention in Lombard at which they won six KC awards an numerous door prizes. Awards won incuded:Best Council/Auxiliary Joint Function Award (plaque), Community Award (plaque), Church Award (plaque), Public Relations Certificate - 3rd place, Scrapbook Certificate and plaque - 2nd place AA division, and :Lady of the Year. They enjoyed a Cinco de Mayo Party at the regualr mnthly meeting, held a three day garage sale to raise funds for charity, assisted the KC's at the annual dinner for the Intelletually Disabled at which the KC distributed thousands of dollars in checks to numerous charities, they assisted at the 40th ordination anniversary reception for Fr. Tom, Pastor of St. Thomas of Villanova, and assisted the St. Theresa Respect Life with the annual Mothers Day flower sale to benefit the Women's Center, all of this in the first half of the month!