All Saints Catholic School (ASCS) students will receive a special recognition on May 23, 2008 for their exemplary support of our nation’s troops. The Ladies Auxiliary to the Casey Joyce All America VFW Post 4380 in Plano will present the school with an award for the school’s Send Off With Love Program.
For weeks, thousands of items such as DVD’s, candy bars, toiletries, movies and games, were collected by ASCS students. On November 14, 2007, the All Saints Catholic School Student Council presented six service men and women, and representatives of the VFW of Plano with the goodies. The military personnel were honored with music by the All Saints Catholic School band and songs from the Kindergarteners through fourth grade students.
All Saints Catholic School principal, Marie Pishko comments, “The Send Off With Love Program is a testament to the students’ gratitude to the brave men and women of our armed forces. Our children wanted to show their support by sending those overseas, items that would put smiles on their faces. I am so proud of the sponsors of this event, teachers Karen Beacham, Ellen Hollister, and Jennifer Meyer, and our Student Council. They are to be commended for such an inspiring tribute.”
“We would like to present the school and students with a token of our appreciation for their outstanding patriotism and troop support,” says Bobbi Roberts, Senior Vice of the Ladies Auxiliary of the All America VFW Post in Plano.
The recognition presentation will take place just in time for Memorial Day, at 7:45am on Friday, May 23, 2008 at the students’ morning assembly. For more information, please contact Mary Reiter at 214-214-3303 or mreiter@AllSaintsK8.org.
All Saints Catholic School is a nationally recognized, Blue Ribbon school, providing exceptional Catholic education to children from Kindergarten to eighth grade. For more information, visit www.AllSaintsK8.org.
