Creativity to Help the Hungry

At left:  Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary 8th grade students built a mountain of food in the school rotunda this past October to benefit God's Pantry.

Youth Service America YSA) is looking to fund creative projects, designed and implemented by young people, ages 5 to 25, to help children facing hunger.  Would your students like to participate? Here's the information from the YSA call for grant proposals:


YSA will award 100 Sodexo Youth Grants of $500 each to support youth-led service projects in the United States that address the issue of childhood hunger on Global Youth Service Day (April 20-22, 2012). 
16.2 million children in the United States live at risk of hunger.  YSA and Sodexo are calling on young people, ages 5-25, to help make sure  your peers don't have to worry about where their next meal will come  from. 
We're looking for projects that engage your peers, friends, families, neighbors, Sodexo employees, and other community members in creative, youth-inspired solutions to ending childhood hunger in your community. 
Applications are due by midnight on January 17, 2012.  
Learn more at: www.YSA.org/grants/sodexoyouth  

Sweet Sounds of Christmas

The Lexington Catholic Band and Choir will combine forces for a festive holiday event on Tuesday, Dec. 6, at 7 PM in the Bueter Gymnasium.

With nearly three hundred performers and a variety of music, you are sure to leave in the Christmas spirit! 

Admission is free with a suggested donation (socks, hats, gloves, personal care items, and so on) for the school's Appalachian Christmas Drive.

Come and enjoy this holiday tradition!