Funds will be used to provide partial tuition assistance scholarships for underprivileged students attending the Archdiocese of Newark Catholic schools
Pre-St. Patrick’s Day gathering featured Irish stepdancers, music, and delicacies.
Almost 600 spectators come out to cheer on the teams.
Young scholarship recipients sang, danced, and asked Cardinal Tobin holiday-themed questions.
Families received partial scholarships to attend Catholic schools.
The night was planned to highlight the good work of the scholarship fund and to inspire students.
They attend U.S. Space Academy in Alabama and the Pine Mountain Settlement School in Kentucky.
Event honored community leaders, will help students succeed
In celebration of Easter, Catholic school students benefiting from the Archdiocese of Newark’s “We Are Living Stones” Catholic Tuition Assistance Program showed their gratitude by sending Easter cards to Cardinal Tobin.
Sister Patricia M. Wormann, O.P., and James P. McTernan were also honored during the March 14 event at the archdiocesan Pastoral Center in Newark.
