| January
4,
2008
National
A.R.O.Y.
Board
Meets
in
Cleveland
by
Nick
Avramaut,
National
A.R.O.Y.
Auditor
&
Cleveland
A.R.O.Y.
Member
Over
the
weekend
of
December
8
-9,
the
National
A.R.O.Y.
Board
was
invited
to
Cleveland,
Ohio,
for
their
late-Fall
meeting.
Those
participating
in
the
meeting
reviewed
the
projects
already
initiated
this
year,
and
discussed
other
projects
and
ongoing
activities
of
the
organization.
During
the
lunch
break,
the
host
chapter
presented
National
President
Lisa
Nemes
a
cake
congratulating
her
on
her
graduation
from
The
Ohio
State
University.
After
the
meeting
concluded,
the
Board
attended
Vespers
at
St.
Mary’s
and
then
visited
the
organization
that
will
benefit
from
the
donations
collected
from
this
year’s
“Tree
of
Blessings”
Project,
St.
Herman’s
Orthodox
House
of
Hospitality
in
Cleveland.
St.
Herman’s,
in
addition
to
being
a
mission
that
helps
to
spread
Orthodoxy
in
inner-city
Cleveland,
serves
as
a
homeless
shelter
for
men
and
provides
meals
for
anyone
in
need.
Its
sole
source
of
income
is
the
generosity
of
individuals,
businesses,
churches,
and
organizations
who
donate
money,
services
and
goods.
Later
that
evening,
the
National
Board
and
Cleveland
A.R.O.Y.
members
met
at
the
Avramauts’
home
before
tobogganing
at
the
Chalet
in
Strongsville.
On
Sunday
morning,
the
members
who
were
able
to
stay
for
the
service
helped
spread
the
joy
of
the
season
and
the
spirit
of
our
patron
saint,
St.
Nicholas,
by
filling
the
shoes
of
the
Church
School
children
with
candy
as
they
practiced
for
their
Nativity
program.
The
weekend
was
enjoyed
by
all
and
we
look
forward
to
meeting
again,
wherever
that
may
be!
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