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Annual Charity Auction
October 23, 2025
Bidding Started at 6:45PM
Hopefully you were able to join us at Monaghan's for this once-a-year event. It's usually one of our most lucrative fundraisers of the year, and this time was no exception.
A bunch of our Roost members donated items for the auction, as did many of Jack's suppliers.
This night was also when the winner of the Ravens Scratch Off Ticket Bundle was selected.
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With the final hammer of the night, every donated item had been auctioned off.
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That's right.
EVERY ITEM!
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Although the math hasn't quite been finalized yet, we definitely took in over $6,100 from this night.
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Thanks again to all those people and companies that made this event possible.
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Marine Toys For Tots Foundation
Holiday Toy Drive
October 31 Through December 10, 2025
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Some people put out cookies and milk for Santa. We did a whole lot better than that!
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On or around October 31st, a giant Toys For Tots Drop Box magically appeared at Monaghan's Pub.
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But it was EMPTY (at first)!
That's where YOU came in.
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Our Roost's goal, as always, was to fill this box to overflowing - not just once but multiple times - with new, unwrapped toys. You know, the GOOD stuff that you would buy for your own children or grandchildren.
We were successful in our quest!
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​On or about November 10th, Elf Phil made his initial toy drop at the secret Toy Transfer Location known only to him, the other elves, and, of course, Santa himself. That first one was quickly followed by Toy Drop #2, Toy Drop #3, and even Toy Drop #4. That last one was executed on December 15th. He's now done, because the other elves have run out of time to match up all the donated toys with the various kid's wish lists.
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There were far too many kids out there that wouldn't have gotten ANYTHING at all for Christmas without the toys collected every year by the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. The problem was that there are way too many kids for the Foundation to provide toys to without YOUR help. Our Roost stepped up again in 2025.
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The box was disassembled (once Elf Emily crawled right into it to make certain that Elf Phil had removed ALL the toys and was not keeping some of the sports items for himself). The box is now successfully stowed away - you guessed it - until NEXT November when we'll be helping the Maine Foundation again.​
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A GIANT Thank You to all those that brought in the toys.
We couldn't have done it without YOU!
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Ravens Roost 138
Annual Holiday Gathering
December 17, 2025
7:30 PM
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We had a great turnout for our December meeting, and do you know why?
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If you don't already know the answer to that question, you must be a newbee.
(That's OK. Everybody's got to start sometime.)
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FOOD.
That's why.
Once we got all those pesky business details out of the way, it was
STRAP ON THE FEEDBAG time!
​​Great food.
Great comradery.
Piped in music too!
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Who could ask for more?
Better not be you, unless, of course, you decided NOT to come.
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That's on you.
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Maybe next year.
Put it on your calendar NOW.
​Charity Award Night
January 21, 2026​​
I hope you had the chance to attend our monthly January meeting to watch all the money being given out. As always, the organizations that we donated to were there to update our members on the good work that they had accomplished in 2025, as well as their plans for 2026. It was obvious that the money we saved up last year was going to some wonderful causes.
The upstairs meeting room at Monaghan's Pub was again filled to capacity with us and the representatives of our selected charities. Many of the people couldn't even sit down, but they all stuck it out none the less.
​Including the money distributed on this night, our Roost has now given out over $121,000 since our first Charitable Donation Night in 2016. Photos of each donation can be found in the scrolling window on our Home Page.
Without our Roost members and loyal Roost supporters, however, we are nothing. Unlike the government, our Roost can't just print money. We must rely upon your charitable nature to provide us with the means to distribute these funds. Our Roost conducts a number of fund-raising activities each year, but make no mistake, the money being distributed was yours.
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On behalf of our entire Roost membership, we thank Monaghan's Pub and all of you for your support. You're the greatest!​​
Polar Bear Plunge - 2026
Sandy Point State Park
January 31, 2026
10AM - 4 PM
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Mother Nature sure gave us a lickin' on that Saturday, but our Ravens Roost 138 Plunge Team kept on tickin' anyway!
One of our plungers actually went to the beach early intent on immersing himself completely in the ice-cold water, but the security guys there told him he would just go in up to his knee.
Bummer!
Oh well.
The "smarter contingent" of the Ravens Roost 138 Plunge Team decided that Mother Nature was NOT going to have her way with us. They created a series of outdoor, bone-chilling events they could complete in while at Monaghan's Pub instead.
They also involved freezing cold (8 degree) temperatures and ice cold water too, just not as much as at Sandy Point Beach. No Speedos or bikinis were involved, but our plungers got more than their share of cold anyway.
Thanks to all those that "plunged" as well as all those who saw fit to donate their hard-earned money to our dedicated plungers.
Money well donated, I assure you.
Check out the videos and photos in the scrolling window above.
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We had a record number of plungers on our team last year, and we matched that record number again in 2026. Our Plunge Team finished 4th among all Ravens Roost plunge teams, by generating a total of $5,330 for Special Olympics Maryland!
If you want to see these results for yourself, just CLICK ON THIS LINK.
https://support.somd.org/team/779165
It’s so easy even a caveman (or cavewoman) can do it.
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Meetings
Next Up
Ravens Roost 138
Bull and Oyster Roast
March 21, 2026
6 PM - 10 PM
This year's event will be done in collaboration with Ravens Roost 117, so it should be a rockin' good time.
JILL BLACK AND THE PANIIC ATTACK has already been contracted to play. This will be their third time with us. We just can't get enough of a good thing.
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Tickets are available NOW!!!!
Better get yours while they're still available. Tables of up 10 can be accommodated, but speak up soon if you want one.
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