An awards ceremony and banquet will be held to honor the recipients from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday June 11 the Mandalay Banquet Center, 2700 E. River Rd., Moraine
United States Air Force Col. Bernard Fullenkamp, former president of the Board of Trustees for Catholic Social Services of Miami Valley, will be the keynote speaker.
The community service awards are named for Cardinal Joseph Louis Bernardin, who served as Archbishop of the Cincinnati Archdiocese, and as a Bishop and Cardinal of Chicago. Bernardin was a highly respected for his role in encouraging blacks to be more involved in the Catholic church. He also established the office of the Black Catholics and helped to diversify employment in the Catholic hospitals.
Tickets for the banquet are $50.
For ticket information or to sponsor an ad in the program book, contact Janice Allen at (937) 276-2796 or at janicedorseyallen@gmail.com, Ronald McDonald at (937) 275-6081 or email at rmcdonald6@woh.rr.com.
Proceeds will be used to purchase computers for the St. Benedict the Moor Catholic School. SARAH CAVENDER
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