San Agustin Donates to Local Organizations

Two local organizations are the beneficiaries of generous donations from San Agustin. The church presented checks totaling $6,500 to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and the Walnut Women’s Center.

San Agustin’s Father Seamus O’Brien and finance council president/auction committee member, Tom Durick, recently presented the checks to Dave Farrell, president of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, and Jennifer O’ Brien-Rojo, executive director of the Walnut Avenue Women’s Center.

The funds donated were raised at the 2011 San Agustin Angels Auction held in November. The event was a success and 15 percent of the proceeds from the silent and live auctions and sit down dinner were given to the organizations.

San Agustin will hold its 19th-annual Angels’ Auction at the Hilton Santa Cruz/Scotts Valley on Nov. 10, 2012. The Auction Committee will be selecting the beneficiaries of this year’s event within the next few months. In past years, recipients have included Hospice of Santa Cruz, Jacob’s Heart Children’s Cancer Association, The Scotts Valley Educational Foundation and the Friends of the Scotts Valley Library.