Catholic Alumni Club of Cincinnati

Join us in helping to provide service to people in need of food in the Corryville area by volunteering at the St. George Interfaith Food Pantry once or twice a month. The pantry serves nearly 400 families or single adults each month. Each week volunteers help to sort items donated to the pantry, package the food in bags, stock shelves, or interview clients. On the job training is provided every week. We will be there every other Tuesday of each month all year long from 6:00 pm-7:30 pm. The Food Pantry is located in the basement of Corryville Catholic School next to St. George Church on Calhoun Street. Please call Don Luebbering at 513-574-8573 if you plan to attend.

Directions: The entrance to the pantry is on Dennis Street, which intersects Calhoun.

From the East take William Howard Taft until it becomes Calhoun Street after crossing Vine.

From the West, take Clifton Ave. to McMillan, go east to Vine and turn left; at light turn left onto Calhoun. Parking is available in St. George parking lot. If you park in the lot, put a large note on the dashboard in your car indicating that you are in the St. George Food Pantry.

This month's First Friday Mass celebration will be held at the home of Linda Cortina. Mass begins at 7:30p.m., followed by dinner. Please contact Linda, 513-522-3116 to let her know what you will be bringing. And if anyone has an extra card table or chairs, please feel free to bring them with you, as Linda has only the basics when it comes to furniture! We hope to see you there!

Dayton CAC has invited us to their annual Hog Roast on August 6^t.h. This is one of the Dayton activities that our Cincy club members enjoy also. The location is "AJ" & Pam Murn’s home, 9160 Taylorsville Rd., Huber Heights, OH. Activities include Corn Hole and Volley Ball. If you have any special game you like, feel free to bring it. Please bring a lawn chair. Please make check payable to Kevin Wholihan & mail to him at 8020 E. New Carlisle Rd., New Carlisle, Oh. 45344. Contact Kevin at 937-845-0938 if you have any questions. Car pools are possible from Cincinnati. Contact Dee at 513-481-6188.

This month we will dine Italian style. Campanello’s is Cincinnati’s most famous Italian Restaurant, only "three blocks from the beach". The pasta, including lasagna and manicotti, is all made from scratch. Join CAC for this fabulous evening of relaxed dining. Please give Bill Schumacher a call (513/539-9525) to let him know you’re coming. Sometimes seating can be a little tight.

Directions: From North I-75, head south towards downtown Cincinnati. Stay straight to go onto I-71 (North Ramp). Stay straight to go onto W. Fifth St. (exit 1E). Turn right onto Central. From KY take I-75 North into Cincinnati. Take the Fifth Street exit. Merge onto W. Fifth St. Turn right onto Central.

Want to do something COOL on these HOT summer days?

Join us at one of the hottest new restaurants in town, the Cheesecake Factory, situated in the Kenwood Town Center just off of I-71. The menu is quite long and varied, and food quantity abounds…. then there are the desserts! Following dinner, it’s your choice of either a movie or browsing through the eclectic shops in Kenwood Mall for some cool evening entertainment. Meet at 5 pm at the Cheesecake Factory entrance located inside the Mall. A few of us may get there sooner to ensure a table without a lengthy wait. Please contact Karen Winstead at 624-0328 if you plan to attend by Friday the 12^th.

Take I-71 North to Kenwood exit (exit # 11). Exit goes to the right. At traffic light, turn left towards Montgomery St. Go pass Montgomery St. and enter the Kenwood Mall area on your right. The restaurant is located in roughly the center of the Mall near the front. However, parking may be easier to obtain by going around to the Mall rear and walking through the Mall.

Take I-71 South to Montgomery St. exit. Turn right at traffic light. Mall will be on your right. Follow above instructions.

If you like dancing to the "Oldies" or just listening to good, live music; this is your chance. Four on the Floor will perform a variety of musical numbers. It should be a very enjoyable night under the stars at Coney’s Moonlight Gardens. Admission cost is $7. We will meet at the upper level on the left as you enter. Call Karen Winstead at 513-624-0328 to let her know to look for you!

DIRECTIONS: From downtown Cincinnati, take I-471 across the Ohio River into KY and proceed to I-275. Exit left onto I-275 eastbound (the sign says Columbus) and cross the river back into Ohio. At the end of the bridge, take the Kellogg Ave. exit and turn right. The parking entrance to Coney Island is on the right just off the ramp.

Our next miniature golf event is scheduled for Sunday, August 21^st at Sports of All Sorts, Family Fun Center, 25 Cavalier Blvd. Florence, Kentucky. We will meet at 4:00 PM and play 18 holes, then adjourn to one of the many restaurants nearby for supper. Please call Larry Borne, at 859-341-7427, so he will know you are coming. You must call since the event will be cancelled if we do not have at least four people coming.

Directions: Take I-75 south into Kentucky. Exit at Turfway Road (#182). At the end of the ramp turn right on Houston Road. At the first traffic light, turn right on Turfway. Go to the third traffic light and turn right on Route 18. Go to the first traffic light and turn right on Cavalier Blvd. Family Fun Center is on the left; turn into the parking lot and we will meet at the front entrance.

Since the September Board meeting would generally be on Labor Day weekend, the CAC Board with hold its September meeting a week early on Sunday, August 28, at 4:00 p.m. This will take place at the Perkins Restaurant, 9307 Montgomery Road in Montgomery. This meeting is open to all members to come and share their ideas. Call Don (513-574-8573 at home or 513-240-1005 on his cell phone) to let him know you are coming or if you have any concerns you wish to discuss.

Directions: I-75 to Cross County Highway to Montgomery Road North exit. Travel approximately one-half mile north on Montgomery Road. Perkins is on the left side of the road. From I-275 take Montgomery Road exit and go south on Montgomery Road. Perkins will be on the right.

You are cordially invited to "eat, drink and be merry" at the upcoming CAC Christmas Dinner Party on December 10th, 2005.  The celebration will be held at "A Touch of Elegance" banquet hall on Kellogg Avenue near Coney Island from 7-11p.m.  Dinner will be buffet style and will include hors-d'oeuvres, salad, two main entree selections, a vegetable, potato, rolls and soft drinks, coffee and tea.  Alcohol will be available through a cash bar.  Following dinner, we will have music and for those who wish, dancing.  Cost is $31 per person including dinner, tax and gratuity.  Reservations and payment are required for this event, so please consider booking early.  Contact Karen Winstead at 624-0328 for additional information.