Goodfellows wraps up season by setting a record
1/6/2008
By Karen Owen
Messenger-Inquirer
The Goodfellows Club set a fundraising record this holiday season.
The local charity raised more than $138,500, compared to nearly $137,000 last year.
"I'm really humbled by the generosity of this community," said Sally Hager Wood, chairwoman of the Goodfellows board. "We'll use it."
"With the economy and such uncertainty, we were excited to achieve that," Treasurer Barry Carden said.
Owensboro Christian Church was a major contributor to the campaign's success this year, club leaders said. The church donated more than $14,000 from ticket sales for the church's annual Christmas production and the sale of cookbooks compiled by church choir members.
The Goodfellows' annual community Christmas party has been its claim to fame over the last 92 years, but the club also provides coats, shoes and clothing for low-income children and helps with their emergency dental care.
"We continue to try to spread the word we are more than a Christmas party," Carden said.
The club spent about $100,000 helping about 2,000 children in fiscal year 2006-07. By the end of November, the Goodfellows had already spent $80,000 for the current fiscal year, Carden said. That didn't include the Christmas party or needs that will come up between now and June, Carden said.
Donations are accepted all year long. Call the Public Life Foundation at 685-2652. The club also has a new Web site, www.goodfellowsclubofowensboro.com.
Today's Roll Call
Previously reported: $121,092.28
Owensboro Christian Church
"Two From Galilee": $12,856
Cookbook sales: $1,149.20
Total for Owensboro Christian Church: $14,005.20
In loving memory of Ryan S. Tucker: $500
First Christian Church: $400
Meadow Lands Elementary School faculty and staff: $355
In memory of Eleanor Watson and Els Hunt by Diane Watson: $300
Barrett-Fisher Co. Inc: $250
Girls Incorporated sleepover: $234.15
Mount Saint Joseph: $200
In honor of Scott Jagoe by your sales team: $130
Anonymous: $100
In memory of parents Dewey Sr. and Tillie Van Winkle, and brothers Dewey Jr., Jim, Bob, Donald, Joe, and sister, Martha by Van Winkle family: $100
In memory of Louise M. Hettinger, Roland J. Hettinger, and George E. Hettinger by Mary H. Valdez: $100
In memory of Roy and Bessie Watson, Paul Newman, Christine Newman, and Bryan Hopper by Mike and Tonya Outland: $100
Pediatric Dentistry of Owensboro, PLLC: $100
Kenergy: $100
Fred and Alice Howard: $100
In memory of Live Wire Bible Class, 1914-1998; living and deceased members: $100
In loving memory of my mother, Katie Easler, and my husband, Peter F. Daly by Leoma Daly: $50
In honor of Bettie Kincaid: $50
Lunch Bunch: $40
Jay Lohmann: $25
Jackie Lohmann: $25
In memory of a beloved uncle, Morton Holbrook: $25
In memory of my grandparents by Katie Mischel: $25
Connie Morgan: $10
Southern Star matching grant for Tammy Glahn: $10
Total as of Jan. 6: $138,526.63
