PAWTUCKET – The Little Sisters of the Poor of Pawtucket will host their fourth annual Summer Soirée on Wednesday, Aug.. 12, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Jeanne Jugan Residence, 964 Main St., Pawtucket.
The Little Sisters will once again welcome close to 300 guests to the grounds of their Pawtucket home to support their mission to care for the elderly poor. The food and wine tasting event will feature fine wine courtesy of Town Wine and Spirits of Rumford and craft beer from The Guild of Pawtucket and Canned Heat Craft Beer Company of Fall River. Guests will also be able to sample small bites from more than a dozen local restaurants, including Waterman Grille, the Capital Grille, Tavolo Wine Bar, India Restaurant and many more. Tickets are $55 per person and available online at littlesistersofthepoorpawtucket.org through Aug. 4.
Guests will also have the opportunity to participate in a mystery wine pull and support a silent auction to help fund the home’s needs. The Little Sisters are grateful for the continued support of the Papitto Foundation as well as all the sponsors and guests who support their mission.
“As St. Jeanne Jugan said, ‘Making the elderly happy, that’s what counts. With this spirit, the Little Sisters of the Poor are looking forward to welcoming everyone to our garden for the fourth year in a row,” says Sister Jeanne Tigga, Mother Superior of the Jeanne Jugan Residence. “We are so grateful and blessed by the restaurants, sponsors, volunteers and guests who make this event possible and celebrate with us each year.”
The event is open to ages 21 and older. The Little Sisters say they are glad to welcome back Audrey McClelland of WPRI’s “The Rhode Show” as a special guest, along with Intermezzo Trio who will provide music for the evening. Guests will have the opportunity to view the grounds of the Jeanne Jugan Residence, where the Little Sisters have cared for the elderly poor for nearly five decades. The Little Sisters have ministered in Pawtucket since 1883.
The Little Sisters of the Poor are an international congregation of Roman Catholic women religious founded in France in 1839. Together with a diverse network of collaborators, the Little Sisters dedicate their lives in service to the elderly in need in more than 30 countries around the world. Continuing the work of their foundress, Saint Jeanne Jugan, their mission is to offer the neediest elderly of every race and religion a home where they will be welcomed as Christ, cared for as family, and accompanied with dignity until God calls them to himself.
For more information about the Little Sisters of the Poor and the Summer Soirée, please visit littlesistersofthepoorpawtucket.org or call 401-723-4314.
