Thank you!
April 29th We Honored the Myers Family
Living the Legacy of Fr. Ken Myers, COAR's Founder
Over $135,000 raised !!!
Benefactors ($5,000 +)
Myers Family * in memory of Jean & Martin Myers * Frank & Clara Caridi * Joseph & Mary Guerra * Bill & Judy Head * Jim Hennessy * Bruce & Debbie Jarosz * John & Patricia Lampe * John & Mary Ann Mastrantoni * The Musca Family * Chuck & Debbie Richter * Priscilla Shields * Jeff Tidwell & Celia Reyes * Michael Tobbe * Peter & Marilyn Tsivitse Family * Marty & Terry Tusim
Underwriters ($3,000 +)
Mike & Peg Cachat * Daphne Held * Mike & Veronica Leahy * Joe Raguso * Jeff & Karen Sanson
Patrons ($1,000 +)
in memory of Joseph, Mary Anne, Michael, Nancy, John Westhoven
* in honor of our beloved mother Donna Myers and in loving memory of our father, Donald Myers by Mary Myers-Bosari, Anne Thorson, Thomas Myers and Barbara Davidge
* John & Suzanne Riley * Bill & Joanne Spellacy * Quentin & Dawna Meng * Andy & Allison Woss * Ryan & Meghan Conway * anonymous friend * Charles Fazio & Associates * Mike & Erin Gall Family * Laura Griesmer * Mike & Katie Head * in memory of Emma Marinello
Sarah Held * Raymond & Evelyn Hentges * Darrell & Ann Holland * Homeworks General Contracting * David Karwick * Fr. Tom O’Donnell * Fr. Bob Sanson * Barbara Schaefer *
in memory of Carl Anthony Coppola beloved grandson by Sebastian & Mary Coppola * in memory of Casey Diegel beloved wife by Ed Diegel * in memory of Murray & Dorothy Bartlett and Wes Greenwood * John & Irene Fitzgerald * Samuel H. and Maria Miller Foundation
Sponsors ($500 +)
in memory of Mary Jo Myers * Ron & Linda Myers * in memory of Don Myers beloved husband by Donna, beloved father of Mary Myers-Bosari, Anne Thorson, Thomas Myers, Barbara Davidge * Mary Jane Breen * Center for Pastoral Leadership * Clayton & Margaret Heydorn * in memory of Jack & Mickey Horner * Brian & Anne Hurtuk * Ray & Margarita Krncevic * anonymous * Joseph & Arline Nosse * Mary Ellen O'Mara * Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland * Arthur & Mary Ulatowski * John & Sandy Ladd * Brian & Linda Schmidt
Vendors and Raffle Prize Donors
Daniel Ross, Wines from Italy, LLC
* Revy Fair Trade Products
* Santa Rosa Stitches
The (awesome!) Myers Family Farm Baskets:
* Bill, Amy, Jimmy, and Cassandra Myers, Front-9 Farm
* Tom Myers, Myers Brothers Custom Butchering, Huron OH
Angela Myers * Cathy (Myers) Heffley * Steve Myers * Janet (Myers) Maher * Rose Marie Morinaga * Joan Myers * Peg (Myers) Lindsay * Betty (Myers) Kloppenborg * Mary Kaye (Myers) Gulasey * Tom and Ann (Westhoven) Baker * Autumn and Jim Westhoven * Jody (Westhoven) McClellan * Jean (Westhoven) Dyer * Karen (Harshberger) Davis * Donna Myers * Norma and Raymond Myers
The regular (fabulous!) raffle baskets:
* Akron Rubber Ducks * Ascension Press * Phyllis Bambeck * Julie Basil * Catholic Concepts * Catholic Family Crate * Cleveland Cavaliers * Cleveland Monsters * Compass Coffee * Daisy Pops * Dynamic Catholic * Cathy Everitt * Franciscan Media * Laura Griesmer * Grooveryde * Daphne Held * Holden Forests & Gardens * Chris Janezic * Tina Spilker Knebel * Margarita Krncevic * Meglio Spa and Salon *Joe Raguso * Melanie Reda * Anna Richards * John and Sue Riley * Yvonne Schiffer * Snow Trails * Sweet Designs Chocolatiers * Terry Tusim * Tiny Saints
An evening of fun and remembrance
Fr. Ken Myers (June 7, 1941 – March 2, 2002) founded COAR (1980) not only to be a refuge for war orphans, but to be a FAMILY. He did that because his own family was so large and strong and supportive. He knew the strength of family to heal, protect, and nurture. That is why we are honoring the Myers family at this year’s Annual Benefit. Fr. Ken may have started COAR, but it would not have survived in those first precarious years, or for the next four decades without his large extended family in the US. The support has been comprehensive: time, talent, and treasure. With 40+ first cousins, even a few gifts, a few times a year, from a few of them would have supported many COAR children, but it has been many more than a few! And COAR has thrived because of them.
Many cousins have visited COAR through the years. They bear witness for the children that though Fr. Ken died (in his sleep) in 2002, the strength of a family goes on.
Many have given their time and generosity of spirit to help with mission appeals, giving over a weekend (or more) to travel to a church to speak about COAR and raise funds, awareness, and new supporters. Many have helped with our Annual Benefit, finding creative raffle prizes, inviting scores of friends and “outer” cousins. And for those members of the family who have passed on in death, the gifts in their memory have given life to countless children.
Please join us as we honor family, sacrifice, and a love that transcends time and space.
There is no COAR without you! Thanks!
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