The Catholic Foundation of Greater Philadelphia has launched this year’s Catholic School Students for Catholic Charities fundraising program, intended to educate students with the works of the Archdiocese and emphasize the relationship between charity and our Catholic faith. Student fundraiser ideas include bake sales, pep rallies, basketball shoot-offs, car washes, karaoke nights and school dances.

The money raised by Catholic School Students for Catholic Charities will be used exclusively to support the schools of Special Education in the Archdiocese: Archbishop Ryan Academy for the Deaf, Saint Lucy Day School for Children with Visual Impairments, Saint Katherine Day School and Our Lady of Confidence Day School.

A collective event including live music and entertainment is planned for May to recognize students’ fundraising efforts during this Lenten season. In addition, Bishop Michael Fitzgerald, who oversees Catholic education in the Archdiocese, will offer remarks and acknowledge schools with outstanding participation.

The 2014 Catholic Charities Appeal, which was officially launched in February, is the single largest fundraising initiative in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Funds from the Appeal assist many programs administered by the Archdiocese, including housing and meals for the homeless, senior and family service centers, afterschool programs, community food cupboards and residential and community-based academic programs for dependent and delinquent youth, developmentally disabled and special needs children.

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Editor’s Note: For more information about The Catholic Charities Appeal please contact 215-587-5650 or visit www.catholiccharitiesappeal.org.

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