Benefit Concert Recap: What a Night!!

The crowd was small for our first ever Run for the Call Benefit Concert, but that didn’t stop the duo of Danny and Japes from getting the night started right, with energy and enthusiasm that drew the kids out to the dance floor from the first beat! And from that point on the fun didn’t stop (and neither did the kids)!

Easter Rising Band (Danny and Japes can be seen in the background as well)

All around the Meyer Center people were laughing, and dancing and playing and clapping along to the sounds of Irish music provided by one of the best Irish music duos many had ever heard and it only escalated when Easter Rising joined the stage!

Sometime in the middle of the night, our seminarians showed just how fun our seminarians can be as they put on a display of their own dance moves.

The only thing missing, it seems, was the Feisty. That would have made the entire night complete.

The night’s emcee, Chris Geiger, with his dad

By the end of the night, several families had spiritually adopted seminarians, our list of team members was started, Chris Geiger (our emcee for the night) was the lucky winner of our Spartan Race Giveaway and we raised over $900 for our seminarians!

All in all, it was a fantastic start to our Run for the Call 2014-1015 season and I’m looking forward to many more great moments!

Many thanks to our event sponsors, Freshway Foods and the St. Margaret of York Knights of Columbus Council. Thanks also to St. Susanna for the use of the Meyer Center, to the bands, to Chris Geiger and the rest of the seminarians who were able to make it out and to the many great volunteers and our great planning team for helping to organize and make this event happen. We are looking forward to seeing you all again next year!

Easter Rising and Dany and Japes finish the night with the “Salve Regina”

If you missed the concert, you can still Spiritually Adopt a seminarian, join the team, or donate to our seminarians. Any kind of contributions you are able to make are GREATLY appreciated!

Wow! What a Night!

This past Saturday, with the great organizational skills and leadership of Matt and Marie Howe and the input of many others, along with the support and response from multiple Cincinnati-based Catholic Young Adult Groups, the 2nd Annual Run for the Call City Square Dance was a huge success!!!

The night saw more than 250 young adults and dozens of children all having a great time thanks to the efforts of:

• two celebrity DJs in Jay Kruz of Rewind 94.9 and Jesse Tack of B105,
• the most well-loved and, possibly the most well-renowned square dance caller in the city, Zeke Regula,
• professional photography provided by Livon Photography (photos are coming soon)
  
• and tons of food donated by JTM Food Group and the generous kitchens of many young adults

Additionally, many of our seminarians came to join in the fun and through it all we were able to collect over $2000 for Run for the Call!!!

I can’t thank enough everyone who came, everyone who donated, and everyone who helped to make this night possible. All I can do is promise you my prayers and ask you to keep our efforts in yours as well!

See You Tonight!

The day has finally arrived and I hope you are ready! The social event of the year is happening tonight at St. Gertrude in Madeira! Our first fundraiser of the year, the Run for the Call City Square Dance starts tonight at 5:30 pm with FREE square dancing lessons and the fun continues all night until 11:30 with hourly square dances and more music provided by celebrity DJs Jesse Tack of B105 and Jay Kruz of Rewind 94.9.

The cost for this family friendly event is $8 for adults and teens 13 and up (Kids 12 and Under are FREE) and includes food and drinks! There will also be more opportunities to donate to Run for the Call throughout the night and the chance to dance with and meet some of our seminarians and team members!

For more information check out the event flyer.

For directions go here.