The 6th annual Saint Rock Haiti Foundation (SRHF) Gala Auction and Reverse Raffle will take place at the Neighborhood Club in Quincy on February 5, 2015 at 6:30 pm. The theme is Faces of Saint Rock – Hope and Health, Improving Primary Care.
Eileen Curran and Bob Halloran will serve as Masters of Ceremonies. Tickets are $100 each and include a light buffet and chance for the reverse raffle. Only 500 tickets will be sold and the grand prize is $10,000. Winners do not need to be present at the drawing. Tickets can be purchased at www.saintrock.org or from Gala Committee members. Tickets are also available at St. Agatha’s Rectory and will be sold before and after Masses at St. Agatha’s on January 10th and 11th.
Catherine Liberles, RN, will be honored at this year’s event for her vision and pioneering efforts in the development of the Saint Rock Haiti Foundation and her steadfast commitment to those less fortunate.
Proceeds from this year’s gala will be targeted toward expanding primary care services at the Saint Rock Clinic. Established in 2002, the Saint Rock Haiti Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit agency working to provide health care and social services to the Saint Rock community with 94% of all funding going directly to the medical clinic and community outreach programs. Several times a year, parishioners from St. Agatha’s and others from the greater Boston area arrive in Saint Rock for weeklong stays. These volunteers help the Haitian staff there in a variety of ways, including providing basic health care and supporting community development projects like the Clean Water Initiative.
This event, sponsored by St. Agatha Parish Global Outreach Ministry, raised over $165,000 last year. The committee is hoping to surpass that amount this year. Jocelyn Bresnahan, President of SRHF, said, “We are so grateful for the support of our sponsors and donors who make it possible for us to continue to provide the health care that is so desperately needed for our brothers and sisters in Saint Rock.”
The Gala Committee is offering sponsorship opportunities and soliciting items for the silent auction. For tickets, sponsorship, and auction questions, please email saintrockhaiti@gmail.com or contact Mary McLaughlin at (617) 794-9644 or Mary Keally at (617) 333-0106. For more information about the Saint Rock Haiti Foundation go to www.saintrock.org or find us on Facebook—Saint Rock Haiti Foundation.