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Charity Award Night
January 15, 2025​​​​
Our Charitable Donation Night on Wednesday was a resounding success! Between all of our members and the representatives of the charitable organizations that we had selected to receive our funding this year, there were plenty of smiling faces present.
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The representatives receiving our checks were all outstanding again this year. Each one impressed our membership with an update on the great work their organization had accomplished in 2024. The Ronald McDonald House of Baltimore representative even found out what had happened to their old facility after they moved into a larger place a few years ago. It has been purchased by the Hope Lodge, one of the organizations to which we gave a check for the first time this year.
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It’s a small world, isn’t it?
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Check out photos from this night in the scrolling box above.
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As my own personal reflection, but one which I believe our Roost members would share, the organizations that we have selected for funding do some very needed work in our community. They should each be congratulated on their accomplishments and thanked for their caring.
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Anybody can get a job, but not all that many get a job that gives back so much. You might each want to consider that the next time you have a few dollars to give to a good cause.
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Polar Bear Plunge
February 1, 2025
9AM - 4PM
Sunny, 90 degree days in Bermuda? Who needs them! We had our own little 46 degree (water temp was only 38 degrees though) Plunge Day here in good old B'more.
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That's PERFECT weather for a little plunge, don't you think?
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This year, our Roost showed a record high 16 different plungers. There were actually 18 "registered", but one was a duplicate that couldn't be removed, and the other was, well, Will!
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John and Heather rocked, supplying a bus to transport our brave plungers down to Sandy Point. That's where a giant polar bear greeted us and showed our plungers where the warmest water was.
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You can check out photos of this year's Plunge in the scrolling window above.
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When the smoke cleared, our little Roost had raised a total of $4,723 for this great cause! That sets the bar at a VERY HIGH level, but we CAN still beat it next year. All it takes is a boatload of plungers and Roost members and friends with wheelbarrows full of money.
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​​​There. The gauntlet has been thrown down.​
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Council of Baltimore Ravens Roosts
Annual Bull & Oyster Roast
March 1, 2025
7PM - Midnight
Those of you who have been a member of any roost for at least a year should already KNEW just how much fun this event was. ​
Their 2025 bull and oyster roast blew it out of the park again, in no small way due to the band Oracle. Then there was all that great food - and those deserts.
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Even though the silent raffle merchandise was not as plentiful this year, there were still many great pieces up for grabs. Hopefully you scored at least one.
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Ravens Roost 138
Bull and Oyster Roast
March 29, 2025
6PM - 10PM
​WOW!
Just WOW!!!
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This year's Ravens Roost 138 Bull and Oyster Roast was another resounding success.
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Just like last year, Jill Black and the Panic Attack performed all night long, playing some great music that all of us knew.
How many other bands do THAT these days?
None. That's exactly how many.
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Shucks. There were oysters, clams, beef, turkey, ham, pulled pork, chicken, salads, vegies.
I just couldn't get enough of that stuff.
(Not because there wasn't plenty of it - it was only because I stuffed myself
with all the meats.)
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What with the liquor wheel, door prizes, merchandise raffle boards, 50/50 boards, and our famous Silent Auction, money was flying all over the place that night.
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PLUS, it seemed like pretty much "everybody" there celebrated their birthday with us.
Jill spent a lot of time between their normal songs, singing Happy Birthday to each one of these lucky birthday people.
(Lucky because they each got a Milani cupcake too.)
And YES. The birthday people did include Jack.
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This event is one of our most lucrative outings each year.
This night certainly qualified as such again.
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Not that we couldn't have entertained more people, though.
We did fall a little short of our ticket sale goal.
We ask all Roost 138 members to keep that in mind next year, since the profit ultimately all goes to one of the charitable organizations that you each voted to support.
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Meetings
Council of Baltimore Ravens Roosts Annual Convention
Ocean City, MD
May 29 - June 1, 2025
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The weatherman is already promising that this will be a beautiful weekend in Ocean city, so what better way to kick off the summer season than to partake of this fantastic beach event?
There's always plenty of fun things to do, beverages to drink, fun in the sun, and a great parade on Baltimore Avenue.
Be there or be square!
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