Mardi Gras Brochure 2

The Council's annual Mardi Gras fundraiser was held in Sacred Heart of Jesus' Lower Hall on Tuesday evening, March 4.  It was attended by 180 who paiid $18 per person.  The BYOB social hour began at 5:00pm with set-ups provided.  Dinner followed at 6:00 with dance tunes at 7:00 by Blue Velvet.

The event was coordinated by Dan Murphy who was also the MC for the evening.  The menu consisted of garden salad, authentic shrimp creole and jambalaya, and king cakes. The shrimp creole was prepared by Dan and Kathy Murphy and Scott and Jean Krantz.  Ed and Mary Ann Miller prepared the jambalaya.  The king cakes were baked and decorated by Jean Krantz, Carol Luchesi, Rosemary Miller, Kathy Murphy, and Janice Spaniel. 

Scott Krantz pushed the 50/50 tickets totaling $550 with the following three $92 winners: Darlene Garstecki, Father Bill, and Dianne Hardin.  Dianne immediately invested some of her winnings by purchasing an umbrella.  For the auction, Kathy Murphy as well as Ed and Mary Ann Miller made umbrellas, and Mary Ann also made a wreath.  For the third year in a row, Bud Campbell bought an umbrella, which he and his wife immediately donate to another fundraiser.  Jean and Scott Krantz bought the wreath, and Mary Ann Miller submitted the highest bid for the Razorback umbrella.  The auction of the four umbrellas and the wreath raised $250.  The king and queen were Michael Welsh and Marcia Viers.

As of March 6, the net profit for this very successful fundraiser was $1,964.00.  A special thanks to all of the dedicated volunteers for hosting this event and to those supporting it with their attendance.

The publicity was handled by Council Director Gary Wolfer, and ticket sales were coordinated by Ed Doyle with assistance from Bob Bowman, Tom Donnelly, Dan Murphy, and Gordon Wilson.

The kitchen crew worked under the direction of dave salman and consisted of Ed Harrigan, Rick Hiemenz, Chuck Ralph, Tony Raymond, Jack Wallisch, and Ron Wilging.  The refeshmment center was monitored by Ron Cuba.

Under the leadership of Ron Cuba and Milt Spaniel, the hall was decorated with the help of John Bodensteiner, Gary Joy, Gerald Krawczynski, Terry O’Brien, and Gordon Wilson who also led the table settings with assisatnce from Bud Campbell, Ron Cuba, Dan Murphy, and Jack and Pat Widlowski. 

The photos taken by Carolyn and John Bodensteiner can be seen by clicking Photos.