CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS COMMITTEE RAISES MORE THAN $200,000 FOR CATHOLIC
SCHOOLS IN THE ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK
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Proceeds from the Annual Capital Improvements Committee
Reception Help Ensure Schools Remain Thriving Learning
Environments
NEW YORK
(June 22, 2017) –
More than 300 guests raised more than $200,000 for repairs and
renovations at Catholic elementary schools in the Archdiocese of
New York during the Annual Capital Improvements Committee
Reception on Tuesday, June 20, at the Top of the Rock
Observation Deck at Rockefeller Center.
In
addition to ticket proceeds, funds were raised from an extensive
silent auction that included a
three-night stay for two at the Sailrock Resort in Turks &
Caicos and a VIP package to view the lighting of the world
famous Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree.
The top item of the night was a six-day
safari package at the Zulu Nyala Game Lodge in South Africa,
which went for $6,000.
His
Eminence, Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop
of New York, addressed the hundreds of guests, thanking them for
their continued support.
Proceeds from the event will benefit the
Capital Improvements Committee, a program of Champions for
Quality of Education, and
their grants for inner-city elementary schools in the
Archdiocese of New York in need of renovations and repairs. The
grants ensure that the schools can provide a safe, nurturing
environment for students as well as to help increase enrollment. Since
1998, the Capital Improvements Committee has provided over $5.1
million to schools for over 280 projects. Sister Maureen Flynn
of Santa Maria school in the Bronx shed some light as to what
these funds mean to the schools, sharing that the grant they
received would be used to help repair gates in front on the
school.
About the Capital
Improvements Committee
The Capital
Improvements Committee,
a volunteer-led program of Champions for Quality of Education, offers
grants to elementary schools in the Archdiocese of New York for
repairs and renovations that range from installing improved
lighting to fixing broken windows and upgrading security
systems. Grants serve to provide a more nurturing environment to
students as well as to help increase enrollment in schools.
Champions for Quality Education,
a 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization, partners
with Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of New York to ensure
that all children benefit from a competitive, 21st century
education.
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