Here's the Quest Service Club update for October. We've added a lot of activities for the fall. There should be something to
interest anyone. Feel free to contact me at 689-3221 or larrymegan@adelphia.net with any questions or comments. We'll
be having a Service Club happy hour at Tully's on Niagara Falls Blvd on Friday October 24th at 5:30 pm. Come and join us.
 

Service Club Meetings
Upcoming Meetings: Wednesday, October 15; Wednesday, November 12; Wednesday, December 17
The Service Club meetings offer a chance to hear about some of our past and future activities, ask questions, and meet
some of the "regulars". All the Service Club monthly meeting's are from 7 pm to 8 pm in Saint's Peter and Paul School,
next to the church, at 5480 Main St. in Williamsville. Our meetings are in the parish library. Enter the school through the
rectory entrance, which is the tan door on the corner closest to the church. Go down the stairs past the office, down the
hallway, through another door, and then take the stairs up to the library on the right.

Children's Hospital
Dates: Tuesday, November 18; Tuesday, January 20
Children's Hospital provides a full range of medical services for women and children. More information can be found
at http://www.chob.edu/index.asp. The Quest group spends an evening every few months decorating cookies with the kids
on one of the floors. It gives the kids a break from their normal hospital routine and a chance to satisfy their sugar
cravings. We start at 6 pm and are usually done no later than 7:30 pm. If you'd like to participate, contact Amanda
Fleming at 839-3626 or afleming@rich.com. Parking is available on Hodge St. either on the street by the Hospital or in the
parking ramp. Go in the Hodge St. entrance of the hospital and meet us in the main lobby near the cafe.

Habitat for Humanity
Dates: Saturday, November 15; Saturday, January 17
Habitat for Humanity depends on volunteer elbow grease to build and refurbish homes, providing first time home owners an
opportunity to realize the dream of home ownership. More information on the national chapter and local chapter can be
found at http://www.habitat.org/ and http://habitatbuffalo.org/ . The Quest group spends a Saturday morning every other
month helping with a local project. The time commitment is typically 9 am to about 1 pm, and while building experience
helps none is required. It's a great opportunity to improve your skills. We carpool from Infant of Prague church on Cleveland
Dr. in Cheektowaga at 8:30 am for those who want to share a ride. The address for the project is typically determined a
few days before we go. Contact John Tammaro if you're interested at 633-8444 in helping out.

Little Portions Friary
Dates: Sunday, November 30; Sunday, February, 29
Little Portion's is a homeless shelter for about 30 adults on 1305 Main St. in Buffalo. It provides temporary housing and
two meals a day for the residents, and works with them to get jobs or go back to school during the day. Their commitment
is getting people having hard times back on their feet. Volunteer groups prepare and serve dinner for the resident's every
night, using the supplies in their well-stocked kitchen and pantry. Our group serves dinner on the fifth Sunday of every
month with five Sunday's. We're typically there from 2:30 pm until about 6 pm. If you're interested, call Ken and Eileen
Lippert at 837-7309.

Providence Community
Dates: Saturday, October 25; Saturday, December 13
Providence Community is a group home for five mentally handicapped adults located on 318 Breckenridge St. in Buffalo.
Run by a local Sister and a group of exchange students, they provide "full-service" accommodations to their grateful
residents. We make a visit about every other month to have some fun with residents. Past activities have included a
Thanksgiving feast, bingo, and the ever popular bowling trips. We're usually there from 10:30 am until about 2
pm.Carpooling is from St. Amelia's at 10 am. Call Cindy Cosman at 446-0090 if you're interested. Our December visit will
be a Christmas party.

Saint Vincent de Paul
Dates: Saturday, November 8; February or March.
Saint Vincent de Paul of Buffalo offers clothing and meal services to the less fortunate from its store and soup kitchen
located at 1298 Main St. in Buffalo. More information can be found at http://www.svdpwny.org/index.html. The Quest group
periodically helps prepare and serve a meal in their soup kitchen, which typically feeds about 300 people for a given
meal. All of our trips to SVDP are scheduled for Saturday mornings, from 9 am to 1 pm. We carpool from St. Amelia's
Church on Eggert Rd. in Tonawanda for those looking to share a ride. Contact Ann Bellanti at 832-1287 if you're interested.

Special Olympics
Dates: Bowling Tournament in February or March; Swim Meet in April
Special Olympics provides the opportunity for friendship, camaraderie, and athletic competition to mentally and physically
challenged children and adults. The local Erie County chapter has annual events in bowling, swimming, track and field,
softball, and basketball. More information on the national and state organizations can be found at
http://www.specialolympics.org/Special+Olympics+Public+Website/default.htm and http://www.nyso.org/. We volunteer
for most of their events. More details on the bowling and swim meets will be provided as we get closer to the events. If
you're interested, contact Larry Megan at 689-3221 or larrymegan@adelphia.net.

Upcoming Special Events
World's Largest Disco, Saturday, November, 29: Quest provides volunteers to work the beer stands during the
annual Disco party at the Buffalo Convention Center. If you're interested in volunteering, and breaking out your best Brady
Bunch outfit, contact Laura Ortiz at 823-5838 by November 15. More details on the event can be found at
http://www.worldslargestdisco.com/.

St. Amelia's Cookie Plates, Sunday December, 14: Every year we plate up holiday cookies for the St. Amelia's
outreach program and another local charity. Bring your cookies and we bring the supplies. We meet for 10:30 am mass at
St. Amelia's on Eggert Rd. in Tonawanda, and then spend about an hour after mass putting the plates together. Contact
Ann Bellanti at 832-1287 if you're interested.

We'll also have holiday activities planned for St. Luke's mission on Walden in Buffalo and The Western New York
Children's Psychiatric Center in West Seneca (http://www.omh.state.ny.us/omhweb/facilities/wcpc/facility.htm). Stay
tuned!

Larry Megan
689-3221
larrymegan@adelphia.net