HIS EMINENCE, TIMOTHY MICHAEL CARDINAL DOLAN PRESENTS
INNER-CITY SCHOLARSHIP FUND AWARD AT
36TH ANNUAL AWARD DINNER
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Dinner Raises Over $1.2 million to Benefit New York City’s
Disadvantaged Youth
New York, NY – Nearly 400 guests raised $1.2
million at the 36th Annual Inner-City
Scholarship Fund Award Dinner on Monday, December 3,
2012 at the Mandarin Oriental in Manhattan. His
Eminence, Edward Cardinal Egan, Archbishop
Emeritus of the Archdiocese of New York, was the event’s
honoree. Inner-City Scholarship Fund (ICSF) is the city’s
leading non-profit organization dedicated to providing
tuition assistance for low-income students attending ICSF-supported
inner-city Catholic schools within the Archdiocese of New
York.
His Eminence, Edward Cardinal Egan, was presented with the
Inner-City Scholarship Fund Award by His Eminence,
Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New
York. Cardinal Egan was recognized for his
dedication to Catholic education, the Catholic schools
within the Archdiocese and their students.
“Cardinal Egan has long been a champion of Catholic
schools,” said Susan George, Executive Director of
ICSF. “His dedication has transcended his retirement and he
continues to be a strong leader for our students and the
community and we are happy to pay tribute to him tonight.”
CBS Sunday Morning
correspondent and ICSF trustee,
Mo Rocca served as the event’s Master of Ceremonies.
The evening’s program showcased performances by the Saint
Raymond School Choir; pianist Amir Small,
a senior at Cardinal Spellman High School; and
a rousing performance by operatic tenor, Marcello
Giordani.
About Inner-City Scholarship Fund
Inner-City Scholarship Fund (ICSF) was founded in 1971 by
the late Terence Cardinal Cooke and a group of prominent
executives of many religious beliefs. ICSF provides tuition
assistance to nearly 8,000 students (93% minority and 36%
non-Catholic) in 93 inner-city Catholic schools in
Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island. An astonishing 96%
percent of graduates from ICSF supported schools pursue
college at some of the finest universities in the nation.