|
 April
10, 2007The
Kiwanis Club of St. Petersburg chose as its One Day
Event to host an Easter Eggs-travanganza for the
children of Sallie House on Saturday, April 10th. Sallie
House is operated by the Salvation Army providing
shelter and care for children ages 0-11 (most are 5-7)
who have been removed from their homes because of
neglect or abuse and are being moved into the foster
care program. Cyndi Mulligan reported that
eighteen children enjoyed a day of crafts (making Easter
bonnets, bunny masks or hand-print bouquets), coloring
or playing tag with adult volunteers, all culminating in
an Easter egg hunt on the Salvation Army playground.
Chick-fil-A provided Kids’ Meals and DJ Ed Stillo
provided kid-friendly music for the day. Volunteers
included Angie Bosewell, Debbie Deeb, Bruce McKelvey,
Susan Doll, Jane Baldwin and her boyfriend Dave
Millard (as well as Jane’s daughter Jennifer
and her friend Josh), Jeff Francis, Cynthia
Mulligan and her boyfriend, Joe Frisbie,
Dennis Sitarevich, Patrick Kraujalis, Cathy Swanson,
her daughter Amy and her friend, Nicole.
Jack Collins (who played like a
ten-year-old most of the day!), Bob Piplitz and
his son, Joey, Richard Carpenter and his wife
Robin, Maryanne Lynch, and Dr. Ron O’Neal.
Other volunteers included Bob Piplitz’ friend,
Lorraine Dlugosz, Cyndi Mulligan’s friend,
Theresa Jones and her two sons, Christian and
Jeremy.
Special thanks to: Debbie Deeb
for shopping, Angie Boswell for putting together
18 Easter baskets and filling 180 plastic Easter eggs,
Dr. Ron O’Neal for his help in securing donations
of entertainment and food, and Maryanne Lynch for
photographing the event.
Extra-special thanks to: DJ Ed Stillo (546-4723) for
providing the musical entertainment, and David Neely of
Chick-Fil-A Fourth Street and 43rd Avenue for donating
delicious food for all of the children and the
volunteers.
To protect the
identity of the children at Sallie House, pictures are
not posted here. Believe us, they are adorable. |
