Election Day Italian Dinner

2025 PASTA & MEATBALL DINNER & RAFFLE REPORT

PASTA DINNER:

INCOME:

Ticket Sales: $10,514.00 (679 Adult & 47 Children)

Meatball Sales: $825.00

Donations: $$560 (Bread, Wine & Anonymous)

Total Income: $11,899.00

EXPENSES:

Reimbursements: $1,604.34 (Pasta, Sauce, Paper Products, etc.)

Bread: $161.25

Valley Hometown Market: $92.44

T & L Pierogies: $532.65

Meat Ingredients: $87.95

Wine: $169.52

Valley Country Club: $565.09

Total Expenses: $3,213.24

DINNER PROFIT: $8,685.76

RAFFLES:

Cheer Coolers: $495.00

Premium Tricky Trays: $555.00

Tricky Trays: $3,110.00

TOTAL RAFFLE PROFIT: $4160.00

GRAND TOTAL: $ 12,845.76

We are very grateful to the Pasta Dinner & Raffle Committee, all adult & student volunteers, all who made the meatballs, prepared the meal, served and cleaned up. Our Knights who did the parking, those who gave donations to defray the cost of the supper, donors of tricky trays and cheer and all who patronized the Annual Election Day Pasta & Meatball Dinner & Raffle. It was very successful because of you! Mark your calendar for next year. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2026. THANK Y0U!

A SPECIAL WORD OF THANKS: We are especially grateful to CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS in Hazle Township for their extremely generous donation of more than 250 lbs. of lean ground beef that we used with our other ingredients to make our popular St. John Bosco Meatballs. 2560 meatballs were made and used for the dinner and also distributed for use to our Salvation Army Monthly Luncheon, The United Charities Boys Home in West Hazleton and the Catholic Social Services - Divine Providence Emergency Shelter in Hazleton.

TABLE AND CHAIR DONOR LIST

The 10 - 70 inch round tables and the 100 new black padded chairs will be used for the very first time at our Election Day Pasta and Meatball Dinner, Tuesday, November 4! The intention and donor will be listed on every chair and table and is also listed below. We are still in need of a cart and chairs donation. Visit or call the parish office at 570-788-1997, EXT 3 to donate one or more chairs.

We want to recognize the following who graciously donated the new tables and chairs to SJB! Tables (10 total – all sold):

4 tables – In honor of Raymond & Anne Michelini donated by Fr. Edward Michelini

1 table – In memory of Ellie Hope Maylath donated by the Maylath Family

1 table – In memory of Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul P. and Martha Takach, Jr. donated by Debra Bouselli

1 table – In memory of Parents, donated by Joseph & Monica Monkoski

1 table – In prayerful remembrance of a special intention, donated by a Neighbor.

1 table – In memory of Carl & Jean Sanko, donated anonymously

1 table – In memory of Joseph Dutzer by wife, Mary Dutzer

Chair Cart / Caddy (2 total; 1 of 2 sold) - $250:

1 – In memory of Raymond & Anne Michelini donated by Fr. Edward Michelini

Chairs (100 total; 71 of 100 sold) - $35 each:

1 – In memory of the Deceased Members of the Simchick Family donated by Barb Vilushis

1 – In memory of the Deceased Members of the Vilushis Family donated by Barb Vilushis

1 – In memory of Carl & Jean Sanko donated anonymously

3 – In memory of Joseph Dutzer by Lynda Reimiller

1 – In memory of Bernadine Curran

2 – Graciously donated by an anonymous donor

2 – In memory of Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul P. and Martha Takach, Jr. donated by Debra Bouselli

50 – In honor of Raymond & Anne Michelini donated by Fr. Edward Michelini

10 – In memory of Ellie Hope Maylath donated by the Maylath Family