Photo credit: Janet Donovan
“Theirs is a match made in heaven, I think it’s fair to say,” said CNN’s Jake Tapper when introducing philanthropist Connie Milstein and Father Rick Curry at the dedication of the Dog Tag Bakery in Georgetown. “The fact is that we are standing here on Grace Street, it might be observed – as evidence of their partnership.”
The Bakery was born out of their shared conviction that no veteran with disabilities who wants to work should be unemployed; and thus this unique work study program was created. No one seemed to mind showing up at the early morning curtain call despite the rain.
Father Curry with Connie Milstein (center)
“I had a bakery, he had a bakery,” said Milstein of Father Curry. “He is the Jesuit Father and I am the Jewish Godmother. Serendipity and many caring friends brought us together.”
“As a young teenager I honed my political skills by being excited by John F. Kennedy getting into the White House,” responded Curry. “John F. Kennedy ran on a ticket saying that one man could make a difference. Little did I know that when I would grow up, that man would be a woman. And of course, that’s Connie Milstein.” And so, they broke bread.
Rev. Richard Curry, S.J., passed away Dec. 19. A look back at the opening of Dog Tag Bakery:
