New Mission total

Here's the new final mission total for Besrate Gabriel School in Dire Dawa:

$3,237 !!!!

Almost 3 times last year's total - Thank you to ALL who helped or contributed in some way!

Summer gathering

1) Fundraising proposal is under consideration - I will let you know when I hear from the administration. Be aware that the potential face-painting day is either 5/14 or 5/15.

2) I will need the initial $50 deposit by May 11 so that I can get it to the District office by May 15.

3) If I didn't get paperwork from you yet, I will need it soonest! No later than May 11!

Thanks to all who have turned in paperwork!

Seniors

Congratulations again to our Lasallian Youth seniors, recognized at our Founder's Day mass today - Kevin Huber, Lily Hunter, Trevor Gudde, Joe Volz, Chance Norton, Lyndsay Hudson, and Alyssa Kerfeld. We are truly blessed by your time with the O'Hara community - We give thanks to God for these Lasallians who, wherever they are working, put their whole heart into the option for the poor, attempting, through their educational and evangelizing action, to build a world with greater solidarity and justice!

Final Dire Dawa count

Celtic Lasallians! You have raised $3066 for Dire Dawa! Congratulations, thank you, and well done! At $200 a student, you have raised just a little over 15 tuitions for Besrate Gabriel School. This is well beyond last year's total!

Now. Next goal - even better next year!!!!

O'Hara - Dire Dawa Talent Show

Congratulations to all of our 12 acts! The winners, and their categories -

Best freshman/sophomore act: Kaitlyn Fennesy, dancing to "That's How You Jazz"

Best junior/senior act: Nicole Krawczyk and Ashley Clark, guitar and vocals to "Hallelujah"

Best group act: JeVon Lyle, Keenan Wilkins, Emanuel Moore, and Raphael Spencer with their dance mix

Best solo performance: Tonia Kiesov, guitar and vocals to "Thunder"

Best overall: Alicia Bertrand, singing "Anyway"

Thanks to all who participated, our audience, judges, Alyssa Kerfeld and Lyndsay Hudson, coordinators, and Kayla Henderson, coordinator-in-training.

Also, thanks to all of the sophomores who brought food to sell, and sold it, during Dodgeball - particularly Amelia Ernstman!

Dire Dawa Dodgeball

Congratulations to our new Dire Dawa Dodgeball champions! Ashley Clark, Matt Falke, Alex Gaul-Pearson, Vince Saviano, and Travis Peter - well done to all of our teams, and thanks for helping raise money for Besrate Gabriel!

Update

After yesterday's advisory, we are up to $1861! Thanks to all, especially dedicated teachers who are reminding and educating about our Gospel obligations!

I'm waiting on Alyssa to PhotoShop the Talent Show and Dodgeball pictures, so stay tuned!