Here is Marilyn Kauffman shown with her friend Margie Neff after they celebrated Margie’s birthday at the home of Ruth Loyd. Marilyn is planning another trip to bring pencils, crayons, writing and drawing paper, books and the like to impoverished children. She has made other trips to the Middle East, notably Iraq, in the recent past. But her next trip will be to Columbia; she’ll be leaving Iraq alone for a while, sad to say. Marilyn does all this traveling at her own expense and loves every minute working with the children.
Augie Aleksy is in the news again. This time for teaching a class at Northwestern! He also came to the aid of a couple from Frankfort, Illinois who were doing a genealogy search for his father. Edwin and Pam Bloom had come from Waldheim cemetery where they were very well treated and informed by Margie, who is employed there. Margie sent the two of them to the bookstore where they got more assistance form Augie.
On Saturday April 8 at 7:30 p.m., Opus 3 Trio will present an all Argentinean composers program including works by Ginastera, Piazzolla, Gaito, Bragato and Guastavino. Dr. Gerald Anderson will perform at the piano,Sarah Gasse on violin and Dr. Daniel Gasseon cello. Light refreshments will be served and all this will be enjoyed in the splendor of the Cheny Mansion, 220 North Euclid in Oak Park. Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at the door. Call 383-2612 for more information.
There will be a special dinner fund raiser to benefit abused women and children on Friday, June 2 at Elmcrest on Grand Avenue in Elmwood Park. The dinner/fund raiser is being given by the Western Catholic Union from 7 p.m till 1 a.m . It will be a sit down dinner with one of Elmcrest’s finest entrees. There will be an open bar, a DJ, raffle items, “Elvis” will be there and so will “Cher”. It’s a worthy cause and promises to be lots of fun, too. Karen Lembke is our contact person . You can reach her for ticket or other information at (w) 366-4400 or (h) (773) 589-0344. The ticket price is $55 per person. Hope to see you there. Karen wants you to have plenty of lead time because social calendars fill up quickly as the weather warms up.
Mark and Amy Vobornik were happy to wish daughter Morgan Rae a happy first birthday on March 17. Morgan Rae is the granddaughter of Peter and Joyce Thiesse and Frank and Pat Vobornik.
On Saturday March 25 at 2 p.m. you can see the celebrated film Mad Hot Ballroom. The movie is about the fifth graders from all races and cultures in New York public schools who were taught ballroom dancing but learned much more than how to rumba, tango, fox trot, etc. This is a much celebrated movie and one not to be missed, I’ve been told, by people whose opinion I respect.
On March 24 and 25 at 7:30 p.m. and on March 26 at 1:30 p.m. you are invited to the new Harvest Christian Fellowship, 500 Hannah to hear guest speaker Mike Aldaco. Mr. Aldaco comes to us all the way from Manchester, England and he will speak on issues that deal with everyday life.
On March 22 say happy birthday to John Huebner and Natalie Mazzone; on the 23 to Tom Reich, Gary Steger, Terry Uidil, Hillary Rutak; March 24 to Jim Becker and Nicole Carlson on the 25th to Barbara Haeger and Victoria McKenzie; March 26 is the happy birthday of Michael O’Malley, Dan Haley, Tom Giers, Pat Krautz, Jim Papa, and Maeve Eloise White; on March 27 birthday greetings go to Lisa Bothie, Kathryn Greskoviak, and Sherry Maughm; on the 28th to Nancy Becker, Jim Whalen, Dolores Petersohn, and Grant Harrison Wojtas; on the 29th Julie Poisson, Patrick White, Rosetta Hall and Ronald Moravec.
