ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NEW YORK, July 14, 2005 - Students at
St. Raymond’s Catholic School in East Rockaway did the
math and it added up to a major donation to a good cause
and a personal thank you from Marlo Thomas. The actress
met with the schoolchildren on May 3 in New York City to
thank them for raising just over $16,000 for St. Jude
Hospital through the 26th annual Math-a-Thon
fund-raiser. Students obtain sponsors to pay for the
number of math problems they complete in special
workbooks in the educationally based fund-raising
program. The money raised help funds the work of St.
Jude Children’s Research Hospital, founded in 1962 by
the late Danny Thomas.
Carol Bernacki, a volunteer coordinator of the
Math-a-thon for St. Raymond’s school, expressed her
pride in the hard work of the students. “With their
help, St. Jude Hospital will be able to create new
treatments that may one day lead to a cure for many
forms of cancer that will benefit other children
everywhere.”
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Marlo Thomas thanks St. Raymond’s
students Jack (3rd grade) and Danny (1st grade)
Yelsits |
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About The Diocese of Rockville Centre
The Diocese of Rockville Centre was formed in 1957 and
covers 1,222 square miles in Nassau and Suffolk
Counties. The diocese serves approximately 1.4 million
Catholics (total population in both counties is
approximately 3.3 million). There are 134 parishes in
115 towns. Last year over 20,000 baptisms, 18,000
confirmations, 20,000 first communions and 5,000
marriages took place in the diocese. There are 2,137
students in Catholic kindergarten, 23,825 in primary or
elementary school, 12,628 in secondary school and 3,300
in higher institutions. There are 76 Catholic elementary
and high schools and one Catholic college in the
diocese. Catholic Health Services of Long Island
consists of five hospitals, three nursing homes, two
home-care agencies, two senior housing complexes, a
community-based home for those with special needs and a
hospice. Last year, Catholic Charities assisted more
than 80,000 individuals who are poor, vulnerable and
disadvantaged on Long Island. For more information,
visit www.drvc.org
For more information:
Sean P. Dolan
sdolan@drvc.org
516-678-5800, ext. 625 |
