THIS THURSDAY - 6-8 p.m.
MARFRELESSE
2006 Peden Street
Houston, TX 77019-5314
There is no sign: It is the Blue Door under the metal Staircase in the parking lot behind the River Oaks Theatre and across the street from California Pizza kitchen.
For this evening each donation of $10 towards St. Nicholas Church will receive a raffle ticket for fun gift baskets and other fun items every thirty minutes. Come for goodwill, festive atmosphere, great drink specials, and merry munchie spread and fun music.
Dear Marfreless friends, family, and loyal guests,
For the past eight years, the Marfreless family has raised money to "adopt a family" by offering stockings, to be customized by each contributor, for a minimum donation of atleast $5 (many give $10 or 20 and we have been blessed enough to have a handful of folks give $50 or $100). While this has been a fun and somewhat fulfilling gesture, we struggle with the knowledge that so many are doing without (not only during the holidays but all year long). While we know that we cannot "save" the world, we found a wonderful organization that is in desperate need of funds. St. Nicholas Church, located at 2508 Clay, 77003 is one of, if not the oldest operating inter-city church in Texas. Founded in 1887, they have roughly 90 families, many elderly. They have a "food pantry" that is open once a week to give a hot meal to hungry folks and they serve on average 75-100 families. Their ability to buy food, for pennies on the dollar, through the Food bank will make each and every dollar that much more valuable.
A couple of things regarding this: (A) We have gotten off to a late start as stores didn't start putting out Christmas stuff until August, and still we have already raised almost $200 and (2)We are going to have a "stocking decorating" happy hour this Thursday 12/16/10 from 6-8 PM. Each donation of $10 or more will receive a raffle ticket and we will raffle off fun gift baskets and other fun items every thirty minutes. In addition to the goodwill, festive atmosphere, great drink specials, and merry munchie spread, we will playing fun music (not Christmas, don't be skeered). Though we do not have a chimney, Santa has a skeleton key and comes by and drops all kinds of goodies in the stockings (we leave him a shot and a cig, but he has to go outside to smoke it!). If you cannot make it Thursday, please try and stop by before Dec 23rd or so and make a donation and get your stocking for to decorate. Please pass this on to anyone and everyone that you think might be interested in a fun and charitable event. If you cannot get by the bar, you are welcome to send your donation to Marfreless at 2006 Peden, Houston, Tx 77019.
I encourage everyone to attend a service at St. Nick's. I don't care if you are Catholic, Jewish, Loel Olsteenian, Spiritual, Atheist, Mormon, or Scientologist. It is a truly loving and devoted community despite their economic situation. My Family and I have been a few times and have never felt so welcome. People came up to us after the service and hugged us and shook our hands and really made us feel welcome.
I hope to see many of you on Thursday or over the next few weeks, I pray that you all have a very Merry and safe Christmas, Hanukkah, Quanza, or whatever you celebrate. thank you for taking the time to consider this and I hope that you will be able to join in the festivities.
Cheers,
Michael Wells
713-898-7957
As mentioned before, please pass on to your friends, co-workers, family, etc. Thank you so very much!
For the past eight years, the Marfreless family has raised money to "adopt a family" by offering stockings, to be customized by each contributor, for a minimum donation of atleast $5 (many give $10 or 20 and we have been blessed enough to have a handful of folks give $50 or $100). While this has been a fun and somewhat fulfilling gesture, we struggle with the knowledge that so many are doing without (not only during the holidays but all year long). While we know that we cannot "save" the world, we found a wonderful organization that is in desperate need of funds. St. Nicholas Church, located at 2508 Clay, 77003 is one of, if not the oldest operating inter-city church in Texas. Founded in 1887, they have roughly 90 families, many elderly. They have a "food pantry" that is open once a week to give a hot meal to hungry folks and they serve on average 75-100 families. Their ability to buy food, for pennies on the dollar, through the Food bank will make each and every dollar that much more valuable.
A couple of things regarding this: (A) We have gotten off to a late start as stores didn't start putting out Christmas stuff until August, and still we have already raised almost $200 and (2)We are going to have a "stocking decorating" happy hour this Thursday 12/16/10 from 6-8 PM. Each donation of $10 or more will receive a raffle ticket and we will raffle off fun gift baskets and other fun items every thirty minutes. In addition to the goodwill, festive atmosphere, great drink specials, and merry munchie spread, we will playing fun music (not Christmas, don't be skeered). Though we do not have a chimney, Santa has a skeleton key and comes by and drops all kinds of goodies in the stockings (we leave him a shot and a cig, but he has to go outside to smoke it!). If you cannot make it Thursday, please try and stop by before Dec 23rd or so and make a donation and get your stocking for to decorate. Please pass this on to anyone and everyone that you think might be interested in a fun and charitable event. If you cannot get by the bar, you are welcome to send your donation to Marfreless at 2006 Peden, Houston, Tx 77019.
I encourage everyone to attend a service at St. Nick's. I don't care if you are Catholic, Jewish, Loel Olsteenian, Spiritual, Atheist, Mormon, or Scientologist. It is a truly loving and devoted community despite their economic situation. My Family and I have been a few times and have never felt so welcome. People came up to us after the service and hugged us and shook our hands and really made us feel welcome.
I hope to see many of you on Thursday or over the next few weeks, I pray that you all have a very Merry and safe Christmas, Hanukkah, Quanza, or whatever you celebrate. thank you for taking the time to consider this and I hope that you will be able to join in the festivities.
Cheers,
Michael Wells
713-898-7957
As mentioned before, please pass on to your friends, co-workers, family, etc. Thank you so very much!
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