THE RAT PACK
Chicago
"Having Fun While Raising Funds"
NEWS
-Day at the Races
Get your tickets now for the Annual Day at the Races sponsored by the Charles E Curry Foundation
(formerly the Rat Pack Foundation) at the private Turf Club at Chicago’s Hawthorne Race Course, 3501 S Laramie Av, Cicero IL. This affair starts at 12:00 noon with Hawthorne’s fabulous buffet. Afterward there will be dancing, camaraderie and then 8 races where we can all try to beat the odds!
As usual, the Women’s Support Group will be major ticket sellers under the leadership of Jonquil Byers, and Irma Denton. Their theme this year is “Racing in Black and White.” Their will be a raffle and auction also.
ALL RAT PACK MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO PURCHASE OR SELL 3 TICKETS. SEE OR CALL BILL RITCHIE 708.606.9298
Scholarships
Scholarships are awards to recipients and parents at the Chicago Rat Pack’s annual Christmas Celebration. Students are eligible for $500 annual renewals for three additional years. CONGRATULATIONS to all recipients!
-Las Vegas Summit
Rat Pack members from around the country enjoy the sights, sounds and donations of Las Vegas at the annual summit in August. Some members stay for weeks, while others stay a few days. This years Summit will take place August 15-18, so get your tickets now. Our Saturday morning meeting place will be located at the Flamingo Hilton, and our usual get together at Rat Pack West, the home of Mel and Geri Hopson.
There will be a Rat Pack Smoker this year. Watch for it!!
In Memorial
RAT PACK MEMBERS WHO HAVE GONE ON TO ETERNITY. WE SHALL REMEMBER THEM ALWAYS:
Chuck Curry
Jackie Robinson
Rodney Morgan
Bill Fitzgerald
Roscoe “Sco” Mitchell Jr.
Roscoe “Cowboy” Mitchell
Hon. Ellis Reid
Frank Walker Jr.
Riley Wilson
Tony Frazier
Gen. Frank Bacon
Wally Hunter
Carl Wright
Art Hixson
Stan Brunchette
Wash Brundidge
Maurice “Mo” Cheeks
Wendell Campbell
Don Nash
Cecil Partee
Sam Simmons
Sid Ordower
Harold Wetzel
Royal Fulton
George Sims
Sam Simmons
Syd Finley
Hillard Moore
Elijah Beasley
Bill "Catfish" Digby
James Leatherwood
Ellsner Marchbanks
Adolph Slaughter
Wendell Campbell
Arnet Flowers
Clyde French
Vannish Smith
Dennis Page
Robert "BJ" Johnson