FCSLA Junior Branches 174, 322, 339 and 427 sponsored a Christmas Party for its members on Sunday, November 13, 2011 at St. Simon Slovak Parish.
The 33 children and 35 adults participated in a snowman beanbag toss, cookie decorating, face painting, a coloring contest, and several games of bingo. The children were even greeted with a special appearance from Svätý Mikuláš (St. Nicholas), the Bishop of 4th Century Myra, Turkey. St. Nicholas encouraged the children and parents to bring the story of Svätý Mikuláš back to life. Svätý Mikuláš passed out apples to all the children and posed for photos with the children. The Coloring Contest had three, $30.00 prize winners: Elizabeth Hirschbeck, Jr. Branch 174; Terese Gibas, Jr. Branch 322; and Michele Barbaro, Jr. Branch 287. A raffle was held and the grand prize was a red bike, which was won by Elizabeth and Jacob Hirschbeck of Jr. Branch 174.
A special thank you to the Jr. Christmas Party Committee: Jeanette Palanca, Joyce Kelly, Mary Therese Tylus , Lorraine Gibas and Carol Rosenthal for all their hard work and preparation in making this event a success. The committee would also like to thank the financial sponsors: Junior Branches 174, 322, 339, 427, individual FCSLA member sponsors Lydia Berry (Sr. Branch 485) and Deborah Uhrina (Sr. Branch 258) and raffle prize donors: Elite Sports Cards and Kubina-Tybor Funeral Home.
The children, their parents, aunts, uncles, and grandparents had a wonderful time and all are looking forward to next year’s party and visit from Svätý Mikuláš (St. Nicholas)!
To view picture from this event, check out the Photo Gallery on the Chicago District Web site.
