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Friends for Golf Mattress Movers

Okay – maybe the mattress didn’t garner the $9,000, but it sure helped to bring in players for St. Vincent de Paul’s Inaugural “Golfing For Friends” Tournament on October 17 at the beautiful Tribute Golf Course.

It was a surprise to all when they showed up to tee off on Hole11 and saw a mattress.  It quickly became an item of curiosity.   When asked about it, Chairman Gene Sartore was quick to smile and say, “Hey, I sold that hole sponsorship because the man wanted to display his mattress and our non-profit needs the money to help those in crisis – looks like a win-win to me!”  And a win-win it was!   The mattress  was given away as a prize and the player who won is eager to come back again next year – where else can you play golf and go home with a new queen-size mattress!  Only in Texas and only at “Golfing For Friends!”

Golfing for Friends Supports (L to R): Stan Garrett, Bill Tann, Tournament Chairman Gene Sartore and Bill Strait

All joking aside, SVdP is a relatively young non-profit that is very active in the Frisco community assisting those folks who find themselves in a financial crunch and don’t know where to turn.  All proceeds from this fund raiser will go directly back out to “friends” in need.  Each Monday night the SVdP group meets to review requests from clients for assistance.  There is never a meeting where there are no requests.  Martin Reiser, President, says “If you could hear some of the stories we hear, you would be opening your wallet without hesitation to help.  There are some folks really hurting out there.”

SVdP is extremely active in helping identify resources in the area to aid clients as well as helping with utility bills, helping with family budgeting and so many other issues.  SVdP is a 501(c ) 3 non-profit and all donations are tax deductible.  They are a social services organization dedicated to serving all people in need, regardless of race or religion.  If you need assistance call SVdP at 214-619-4096 or go to www.svdpfrisco.org for more information.

The next  “Golfing For Friends” tournament is already scheduled for October, 2012,  and, yes – you just might see a mattress on a hole!  As Chairman Sartore says, “Whatever it takes to help our “friends” we’ll do it!”

MEL’S CONEY ISLAND RESTAURANT is hosting a fund raiser for St Vincent de Paul.   Come join us for great food & fun while helping those in need!

WHEN:    Tuesday, July 19, 2011

WHERE:  The Shops at Greyhawk on Eldorado & FM 423 (NE corner) just across the Walmart parking lot, next to Rendon Orthodontics. 12388 FM 423, suite 600, Frisco, TX 75034

HOURS:  11AM-9PM

Mel’s Coney Island is a great place to take the kids and enjoy an old fashion hot dog!

Please come out and support the St Vincent de Paul Society and its fundraising efforts to help those in need of our community.

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Ladies, did you know just cleaning out your clothes can help a family in need? Really!  After you have gone through your closets, you can turn those discarded clothes – that are just like new – into cash to help St. Vincent de Paul help our friends in need.

Two local businesses, Good Steward Consignment and Re-Style Consignment stores in Frisco will take your gently used clothes and turn them into cash to help SVdP help others.  When you bring in your items, just state that you are consigning your clothes for the St. Vincent de Paul Account and the proceeds will come directly to us to help those in need.

Good Steward is located at 6810 Main St., Suite ABC, Frisco,TX 75034, 972-294-5124, web site www.goodsteward.com.  This store sells better brands and designer labels.

Re-Style is located at 8700 W. Main St, Suite 160, Frisco, TX 75034, 214-872-3952, web site www.restylefrisco.com.

Check out these web sites for details regarding your clothes consignments.  Thank you for considering helping St. Vincent de Paul through these two local businesses.

THANK YOU to Christina’s Restaurant and to everyone who came and enjoyed a meal at Cristina’s on January 17.  Because of you, Christina’s donated $900!!  This is  fantastic!  What a great way to help others; just go have a great meal with your friends or family and everyone wins!!     This money will go directly to help many of our fellow citizens who find themselves in crisis.   Stay alert!  There will be another opportunity like this in March!!

Thanks again to Spring Creek BBQ for helping St Vincent de Paul raise $1000 which will go directly to assisting the poor and needy of Frisco.

Shelly from Spring Creek BBQ presents SVdP with a check for $1000

St Vincent de Paul would like to thank the St Francis of Assisi Ladies Auxiliary for their generous donation of $1,600 to St Vincent de Paul!

The Ladies Auxiliary donated the proceeds from the Christmas Tree auction, the gift card Christmas Tree, as well as a donation directly from the Ladies Auxiliary.

St Vincent de Paul thanks the Ladies Auxiliary, all the parishioners who supported the bazaar and those who donated item.

We would like to heartily thank Prisma Dental, who has generously donated 10 free dental cleaning (including x-rays) to be provided to those in need.

St Vincent de Paul depends on the generosity of businesses and individuals to help assist the poor and needy in the Frisco area. Prisma Dental has demonstrated how easy it is for businesses to support our efforts.

To learn more about Prisma Dental, please visit them on the web at http://www.prismadentaltexas.com or

5566 W Main St # 150
Frisco, TX
(972) 668-7398

To recognize various businesses who support St Vincent de Paul, we have created a special page to list all sponsors who have provided assistance to SVdP in the past year.    Please consider supporting these businesses who have chosen to give back and support your local community.

List of Businesses supporting St Vincent de Paul