Fun Events and Networking Opportunities!

Lunch will consist of the following:

Cost is $45.00 for member and $50.00 for non members

Our Charity for the month will be Ladies of Charity of Buffalo. They are located at 1122 Broadway in Buffalo. This group of women work with Catholic Charities and helps out many Buffalo residents in need. The list below is the items they are looking for.

We gladly accept all monetary donations. Checks should be made out to “Ladies of Charity”. Please mail checks to: Ladies of Charity, 1122 Broadway, Buffalo, NY 14212.
All donations are used to support our various ministries and programs to help the disadvantaged living in Western NY. Thank you!

Ladies of Charity Wish List

Fresh Start Program
Basic household items
Bed linens, blankets, pillows, all sizes
Drapes, curtains – all sizes, especially 64″ or longer, hooks
Kitchen towels, bath towels, shower curtains, bath mats
Dishes, glasses, flatware, mugs, pots and pans, cooking utensils
Small electronic appliances: toasters, irons, can openers, hand mixers, hot plates, crock pots, electric frying pans, coffeemakers, lamps, clocks and radios
Cleaning supplies and paper products

Layette Program, Infant Size – New items only
Receiving blankets, crib sheets, clothing, bottles, diapers, toys

Children’s Christmas Program – New items only
Toys, books, hats, gloves for ages 1 to 18

Homebound Christmas Program – New items only
Toiletries: soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, lotion, shampoo, brushes, combs, shaving cream, deodorant
Small gift items: socks, playing cards, pens
Jewelry: new or gently used
Lap robes
Cloth tote bags – purchased or homemade

Back Pack Program – New items only
Back packs, notebooks, paper, pens, erasers, crayons, markers, rulers, tape, glue, note pads, Kleenex, hand sanitizer, etc

Reading Enrichment Program
New and gently used books for Pre K to Grade 12

Clothing for our thrift store, especially men’s pants in smaller sizes (28-34), men’s and children’s coats of all sizes, and men’s and children’s boots of all sizes.

 

Lunch Cost $40 member, $45 Non-Member.

 

 

Sit down luncheon! Your choice of one of the following:

• Chicken marsala
• Eggplant parm
• Spaghetti & meatballs

Lunch is the following:

 

Garden Salad

Beef on Weck Sliders

Chicken Breast with Mediterranian Orzo Salad

Seasonal Vegetables

Penne Pasta with Red Sauce

Rolls and Butter

Coffee/Tea

Chef’s choice dessert

 

Our speaker for the month is as follows:

 

Red Dragon School of Martial Arts

 

Sifu Robert A. Gott was born, raised, and educated in the Buffalo, New York area. He is the President of the Red Dragon School of Martial Arts Inc. where he teaches martial arts full time. Robert began his journey in martial arts in 1971. His experience includes Judo, Kenpo Karate, Hung Gar Kung Fu, Chen Style Tai Chi Chuan, Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan, Sun Style Tai Chi Chuan, Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan, and Wu Hao Style Tai Chi Chuan. Throughout over 45 years of experience; his teachers include Master Ting Fong Wong, Master Norm Mandarino, Grand Master Yang Zhen Duo, Master Sun Yongtian, Master Chen Zhenglei, Master Wu Wenhan, Master Ma Hailong, Master Yang Jun, Grand Master Zhang Yuanming and Sifu James Fox. Still to this day, he continues his educational experience. He has competed locally, nationally, and internationally and his most significant accomplishment is winning four gold medals and two silver medals representing the United States at the Yang Family Style Invitational Tournament held in Shangxi Province, China in 2007 and 2012. Award-winning instructor and four-time Gold medalist he has won over 40 trophies and medals throughout the United States, Canada, and China. He was the featured Martial Arts Champion in the Yang Family Style Tai Chi Journal with worldwide distribution in August 2007. Over 45 years of experience training and teaching martial arts in the Western New York area. Most recently during a tour in China after presenting at the Traditional Chinese Medicine University of Cheng Du, The Doaist Temple of Wudang Mountain, and several other public venues, he was pronounced Chinese Martial Art Master and accepted a lineage disciple to become the 151st Generation Succesor by Grand Master Zhang Yuanming, Chairman World Association for Doaist Medicine & Self Cultivation.

 

He will be teaching us Tai Chi.

Lunch is $40.00 for members and $45.00 for non members.

12 noon for refreshments – 12:30 lunch

Our guest speaker will be Kevin Johns. Kevin is a paramedic with the Lake Shore Fire Co. He will do a brief class/demonstration on the use of an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) and offer a tour of an ambulance that will be brought to the restaurant parking lot.

Our lunch will be as follows:

• House Chef Salad
• Buttered Red Bliss Spuds
• Butter Broccoli
• Roast Beef Thin Sliced in Au Jus (with weck and plain rolls)
• Chicken Breast in Piccata Sauce
• Coffee & Tea
• Dessert

$40.00 for member / $45.00 for non-members / Guest of member is free (Includes a drink ticket)