On Thursday, March 7^th, Catholic Charities West Regional Advisory Board will host its 10th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Party Fundraiser at FitzGerald’s, 6615 Roosevelt Road in Berwyn (Roosevelt west of East Ave.) from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The event benefits Catholic Charities’ New Hope Housing Program in West Cook County.  Tickets cost $50 per person in advance ($60 after March 4th and at the door). Tickets include:  hearty Irish fare; beer, wine and pop; great entertainment by the McNulty dancers,  the Shannon Rovers, and Underwater People; a Silent Auction and a Grand Raffle with prizes that include a 60-inchTV, a 32-inch TV and an iPad.

To order tickets, please call Esmeralda Zepeda, West Regional Director at (708) 329-4022 or go online at: http://www.catholiccharities.net/stpats

Catholic Charities West Region Office is located at 1400 S. Austin Boulevard in Cicero and serves the communities of: Franklin Park, Northlake, Melrose Park, River Grove, Elmwood Park, Schiller Park, Berkeley, Bellwood, Maywood, River Forest, Oak Park, Hillside, Westchester, Broadview, Forest Park, Berwyn, Cicero, Riverside, Lyons, Brookfield, LaGrange Park, Western Springs, LaGrange, Hinsdale, and Oak Brook.  For more information about the West Region Office, please call:  (708) 222-1491.

FOR INFORMATION ABOUT CATHOLIC CHARITIES PROGRAMS OR SERVICES OTHER THAN THE ONE DESCRIBED ABOVE, PLEASE CONTACT:  Ed Flavin, Director of Communications, (312) 655-7019 eflavin@catholiccharities.net.

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago is one of the largest private, not-for-profit social service agencies in the Midwest, annually assisting 1.1 million persons in Cook and Lake counties without regard to religious, ethnic or economic background. Catholic Charities fulfills the Church's role in the mission of charity by providing compassionate, competent, professional services that strengthen and support individuals, families and communities.