Check out our video of Jason greeting cars!

Last Saturday, we had the privilege of attending the 5th Annual St Susanna Knights of Columbus Car Show, in nearby Mason OH. Every year, these fine folk invite dozens of vintage automobiles from car enthusiasts (112 this year), who show off their pride and skill. Proceeds and charitable contributions go to St Joseph Home, the non-profit organization that we have been working closely with this year.

On a hot day, with lots to see and many friendly and knowledgeable people to chat with. Also, a number of Jason’s friends and acquaintances from St Joseph Home’s day and in-house programs were there to check out all the sights.

While we were enjoying the show very much, Jason was getting a bit restless from the lack of action. You see, even though Jason loves his cars, he is usually interested only if they are actually moving–much to the consternation of these incredible artisans, who work painstakingly on their vehicles for years!

However, we finally discovered a secret–at the end of the day, the drivers pack up the autos and leave! And that’s when Jason saw his opportunity!

Many thanks to all these kind car enthusiasts for giving their time and effort on a scorching afternoon for a great cause! And we are so grateful to St Susanna and the Knights of Columbus for hosting such an important–and very successful–event for our partner St Joseph Home!

Last Saturday, May 22nd, we had the honor of participating in the Walk and Roll. This is an annual fundraiser for one of the organizations that Howdy, Neighbors supports, the St Joseph Home for kids and adults with severe disabilities.

Jason and his friends had a great time “running” the 1K course and, of course, cheering on anyone and everyone!

Most unfortunately, this event had been cancelled in 2020 due to COVID. It had also been scaled down this year from the traditionally large 5K race to a more intimate gathering of SJH clients and their families. Because St Joseph Home relies so much on fundraisers like this, we knew we had to work extra hard this year to help make the event successful.

Because of your tremendous generosity, we were wildly rewarded, and simply floored with all the kindness! Jason captained a team “Jason’s World”, and we recruited many of you to help raise awareness and precious funds. Special help arrived when our friend Dan Connors, the President and CEO of St Joseph Home, joined the Jason’s World Team. Jason’s class and staff at their day program even created a “Jason’s World” poster for his team. Together, we were able to attract the most donors (31) and raise the most funds (nearly $2000) of all the great teams out there!

Most importantly, the Walk and Roll raised an overall total of nearly $50,000–which is a huge sum for a small place like SJH. We are so grateful to have been a part of this fun day, and so very thankful for all of your support!

In case you were wondering, it’s still not to late to donate to Jason’s World and support this terrific cause! Can you help us get to an even $2000?

Special thanks to our unsurpassed fundraising team of superstars:

• Chuck and Cindy Aardema
• Catalina Campos
• The Clein Family
• Dan Connors
• The Dawson Family
• Debra Fishman
• Jordan Huizenga
• Traci and Chet Huntley
• Mike Joos
• Pete Joos
• Mike and Michelle Kennedy
• Mindy and Stuart Kenney
• Paige Mintz
• The Mooney Family
• Gia Rivera
• Julie Saldanha
• The Schaefer Family
• Richard and Sandra Singer
• Suzanne and Sam Smith and Family
• Julie Strotman
• Annalista Tempesta
• Lisa Watson
• Lori and Pete White
• Katherine Wilson
• …and several Anonymous Donor

Next up (in July): the Ten Thousand Honks campaign!