Students In Catholic Schools Collect Items For Charities

Thu., Feb. 10, 2000

By Nina Culver nculver47@gmail.com

Students in Roman Catholic schools throughout Spokane have been busy collecting items since September to donate to programs and services run by Catholic Charities.

The goal of the effort, called “100 ways in 100 days,” was to collect items in groups of 100 or more in the first 100 days of school. Students chose what products to collect and which Catholic charity programs to donate them to.

The result was more than 13,000 items collected by 11 local Catholic schools. Faculty and student representatives from each school joined Bishop William Skylstad for a short prayer service last week marking their achievement.

The programs on the receiving end of the students’ generosity include Housing Social Services, St. Margaret’s Shelter, Senior Services, Childbirth And Parenting Alone (CAPA), Refugee Resettlement Program, Partners for Community Living, St. Anne Child and Family Center and House of Charity.

Results from students at South Side schools include the following:

The students at Cataldo Catholic School, 455 W. 18th, donated Christmas gifts to CAPA.

Students at all grade levels of All Saints School, 1428 E. 33rd, collected a whopping 2,400 rolls of toilet paper for the Refugee Resettlement Program.

Wassmuth to speak on racism

Human rights activist Bill Wassmuth is scheduled to speak at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Spokane, 4340 W. Fort George Wright Drive.

The topic of the program is “White Supremacists: What They Tell About Today’s Society.”

Wassmuth, a former Catholic priest who lived in Coeur d’Alene, served as the executive director of the Northwest Coalition Against Malicious Harassment for 10 years. He has become an authority on hate crimes, racism and white supremacy and has received numerous awards for his human rights work.

The public is welcome to attend. Donations will be accepted at the door.

Call the church office at 325-6383 for more information.

Pancake breakfast on Sunday

St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church will host its winter pancake breakfast on Sunday. The meal will be served after the 9 and 11 a.m. Masses.

The suggested donation is $3 per person or $10 per family.

The church is located at 428 W. 19th.

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