01/19/2026
Woodridge Rotary Club Presents
$15,000 Holiday Gala Check to
Woodridge DayBreak Ministry
This Donation will Help Families Facing
Homelessness with Safe, Stable Housing and
Support Services
On January 13, 2026, the Woodridge Rotary Club gathered at
Shanahan's Food & Spirits to kick off another year of generosity
and giving. Rotary's President, Debbie Mascitti and Fundraising
Chair, Rich Moore presented the check to DayBreak's chairperson
Elevene Bryant.
DayBreak partners with Bridge Communities to provide
transitional housing, financial literacy, mentorship and emotional
support to families facing homelessness. Each year they assist 2-3
families by providing transitional housing and rent support to help
break the cycle of homelessness one family at a time. Because of
this check, DayBreak of Woodridge is able to help 3 families in
2026!
"This check was possible because of the tremendous generosity
of our community who supported The Woodridge Rotary Club's
2025 Holiday Gala. We had over 300 attendees who purchased
tickets and participated in raffles," said Debbie Mascitti.
"In
addition, this year we had tremendous generosity by
our
Sponsors as well as generous gifts of music from The
CoverGirls Violin Show and Robert Kramer. The CoverGirls Violin
Show is recognized as world-class musicians
and will be playing
with the band Chicago in Las Vegas in February and Robert
Kramer is a renowned songwriter and musician. We are truly
grateful for how everyone came together to make this Gala our
most successful fundraiser yet," continued Rich Moore.
The Gold
Ticket winner was Lydia Ferrigan from Woodridge. Congratulations to
Lydia and her husband Mike.
"We'd also like to extend our extreme gratitude to the Holiday
Gala Committee who worked tirelessly to make this event a great
success. The committee was made up of members of the
Woodridge Rotary Club and DayBreak of St. Scholastica Parish,"
continued Debbie.
Marine Captain Lamar presented the Flag Colors on behalf of the
U.S. Marine Corps 250
th
Anniversary along with Veterans of
Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1578.
