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Reminder - RCC Meeting Tuesday, May 3, 2016, 4:30 pm

Just a reminder that the Roosevelt Community Council will meet on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at 4:30 pm in Room 023 at Roosevelt High School, 3230 Hartford Street. Parking is on the Compton side of the building; enter through the main front doors up the steps off Hartford Street. Building security can direct you to the meeting.

Fundraiser Alert:  Please put Sunday, May 29th 2016 on your calendar for our 4th Annual Football Breakfast Fundraiser. This is to raise funds for our football breakfast program for the RHS football team (see entries on our blog/website for more info). The event will be held at Riley's Irish Pub, at the corner of Arsenal and Arkansas, from noon to about 7 pm. We will have brats, hot dogs and sides for sale as well as raffle items, and Riley's will be open for drinks. Set up will start at 11 am. If you would like to volunteer to help (please!), contact William Gilbert, PhD, at turkgobble@aol.com or 314-283-5288. Businesses, we would welcome the donation of gift cards, tickets or similar items for the raffle. Contact Bill about this also.


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