Charity & Social Service Honors

Basilica Announces 2009-2010 Charity & Social Service Honorees

Washington, D.C. - February 16, 2010 - The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is pleased to announce the honorees of its 2009-2010 Charity and Social Service Honors program:

(Presentations of the honorees may be viewed by clicking on their names above.)

Honorees (or, in the case of a group, a representative of the honoree group) will receive a weekend trip to Washington, DC, April 9-11, 2010, as a gift of the Basilica, and will be awarded the Charity and Social Service Honors medal during the Basilica’s Solemn Mass at 12 noon on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 11, 2010.

The Charity and Social Service Honors program was inaugurated by the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in 2009—during its Jubilee Year commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the dedication of the National Shrine.

Each bishop from the United States was invited to submit a nomination on behalf of his diocese of a high school student or group engaged in charity in action, as evidenced by their corporal and spiritual works of mercy, upon which the honor is based.

The program honors “charity in action” as urged by Pope Benedict XVI to the youth of our nation during his Apostolic Visit to the United States in April 2008.

The Basilica will host its next Charity & Social Service Honors program during the 2011-2012 academic year.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jacquelyn Hayes
Director of Communications
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
202-281-0615
jmh@bnsic.org

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