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Mostly Cloudy Pub Palooza raises money for Hangout One Happy Place
The Irish Pub showed their support to Angela Lucas when they hosted an event to raise money for her organization, Hangout One Happy Place.
Dozens showed up for food, live music, and a cornhole tournament at The Irish Pub this past Saturday. At the event, dubbed Pub Palooza, 20% of the proceeds went towards Hangout One Happy Place. There was also popcorn and other items that were sold by Lucas at the event.
“We’re raising money for Hangout One Happy Place,” Shawn Sabel, owner of The Irish Pub, said. “Angela does so much for the community and she’s definitely my favorite person to raise money for.”
Sabel mentioned that this is the first event he hosted that was solely for Lucas’ organization. He hosted other events in the past that raised money for them, but he wanted this event to be all about Hangout One Happy Place.
“What this money will be able to do is give us scholarships, help pay for the bills, and help us with the parties that we host,” Lucas said.
Lucas explained that at the parties she hosts, she gives out shirts which the kids at Hangout One Happy Place “wear with a badge of honor.” The money from this event will help Lucas continue to make the kids at her organization happy, as she’ll be able to host more parties.
“I think him as a person sees the beauty in the kids in the program,” Lucas said about Sabel.
After hearing that Sabel was going to host this event, Lucas was taken back by the kindness that Sabel showed. Lucas said she felt like it was unheard of for someone to show this amount of kindness towards another person and organization. Money, although helpful for her organization, wasn’t the main thing that Lucas was most excited about for this event.
“For these kids to be there and just shine and know what somebody has done for them, that’s huge,” Lucas said. “That was the beauty in this whole event.”
Lucas said whether you donate $10 or $500,000, it doesn’t matter. What matters to her is that someone cares about these young adults and wants to make their life better.
“For Shawn to do this for us, it’s just amazing,” Lucas said. “It has touched my heart beyond belief.”
