Dear fellow Hanoverians:
Regular readers who somehow found time to peruse “Around Town on the
Web” (ATOTW) this past week may have noticed or even bid on the
Celtics tickets that were offered during the most recent ATOTW on-line
charity auction. The auction was held to help raise money for an
exceptional Christmas party that has been held here in Hanover for the
past nine years. Ten years ago, a few Hanover residents learned that
some of our student neighbors at Cardinal Cushing Centers are unable
(for a variety of reasons) to go home for Christmas. As one of the
bidders said to me in an e-mail, “Christmas must go on!” That
sentiment gave origin to the Christmas party 10 years ago and the
ATOTW auction this year. There were an unprecedented number of bidders
in the auction and the monetary response was nothing short of
heart-warming.
I am delighted to report that the two Celtics tickets, with a total
face value of $160, raised a whopping $550 during the ATOTW on-line
auction! The high bidder, upon hearing more about the $4,000 budget
for the party and the 40 or so students who would get to celebrate
Christmas as a result, singlehandedly took it upon herself to increase
her donation to $1,000 so that the party would have some “seed
money” for next year, too. The organizers and I were floored.
The Christmas party was held this evening and the sheer joy on the
faces of the students at Cardinal Cushing was an extra special treat
for all in attendance. There was music, Christmas carol singing, pizza
and ice cream sundaes. A game of limbo even broke out. But nothing
topped a visit from Santa in the eyes of the students. They chanted
his name, ran to hug him, sat on his lap, and posed excitedly for
pictures. Santa brought huge gift bags for the students that were
purchased with donations, including the magnanimous donation from the
Celtics tickets winner.
The small town of Hanover is a yet smaller place because of the
connections made right here through “Around Town on the Web”. Our
neighbors at Cardinal Cushing, who will be calling Cardinal Cushing
their home for Christmas this year, got to share an exceptional
evening because of some very special Hanover residents who continue to
vow that Christmas must go on. Thank you to all who bid in the on-line
auction. Your generosity and thoughtfulness is amazing, and I am
already looking forward to next year.
For “Around Town on the Web”,
Cathy H-B
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