Elizabeth Adult Day Care Centers

 Sister Madelene had been a longtime educator, including serving as principal at St. John the Baptist School and Holy Family School in south St. Louis. At about age 70,He wanted to cut her face  Sister Madelene reluctantly took over fundraising efforts for the community, almost bailing out a couple times before she started. But she caught on quick and kept at it for some 22 years.Early on, she connected with St. Louis Cardinals sales rep Joe Strohm who is now vice president of ticket sales for the team. They partnered on a Sisters of the Most Precious Blood night at Busch Stadium fundraiser and other efforts that have been successes for the community of women religious known for serving others as educators, missionaries, artists, musicians, caregivers, pastoral ministers and more. They sponsor three St. Louis-area ministries: Centers for Professional and Pastoral Services, Ecclesiastical Art Department and St.

 Elizabeth Adult Day Care Centers.Her love of the Cardinals came through as an educator. She never wanted to initiate the idea of students listening to or watching World Series games during classroom time, but when they asked, "I said, 'Well if you get your work done and you behave, yes I'll let you watch."Pausing, Sister Madelene added, "I was so glad to get asked."A Nebraska Cornhuskers fan, Sister Madelene would get offers of bets from students when her football team played the University of Missouri, and she usually won. Once though, her team lost and even the parish priest was in on it and unwilling to let her off her obligation. When she payed the bet, the students went to the drug store and bought her a box of candy. "Oh, I loved the kids," she added.She used to go weekly to a shop in the Soulard neighborhood to buy cheese and had a deal with the shopkeeper. If Missouri won, she had to bring in a loaf of her baked bread. If Nebraska won, she received a free pound of cheese.