House Blessing Raises More than $4,600 for Grove Organizations
by Bruce-Michael Gelbert |
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House Blessing volunteers assemble (left to right:) Valerie Perez, Empress Ikea, (top row:) Beach DeBree, Mary DiFede, Joshua David, Ann Phetamine, (bottom row:) Father Guido, Anthony DiPinto, Suzanne Rayson
The annual House Blessing fundraiser took place on July 3, produced by Valerie L. Perez, and giving its benediction to homes, businesses, individuals, pets, and the Ice Palace dressing room, raised $4,698 for worthy Cherry Grove organizations.
The festive procession consisted of Sisters Beach DeBree and Ann Phetamine, Father Guido (Diana DiPrima), Church Madam Joshua David, altar servers of the order of St. Claire Mary DiFede and Suzanne Rayson, and Ikea the Viking Empress (Matt Baney), chauffeured by the Cherry Grove Fire Department's Anthony DiPinto.
The breakdown of donations to organizations follows: $256 to the Arts Project of Cherry Grove, $356 to the Cherry Grove Community Association, Inc., $506 to the Fire Department, $1,006 to the Dune Fund, $206 to the Cherry Grove Garden Club, $756 to the Memorial Fund, $1,406 to the Cherry Grove chapter of the Pines Animal Welfare Society, and $206 to the Save Our Community House effort.
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