Catholic Schools Foundation Inc.
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Press Release
$75,000 Raised for the Inner-City Scholarship Fund
Walpole, MA – On Thursday, August 27th at Walpole Country Club, over $75,000 was raised for the Inner-City Scholarship Fund (ICSF) through the 14th Annual Back to School Cup Golf Tournament. 104 Golfers enjoyed a beautiful day while supporting the ICSF, a signature program of the Catholic Schools Foundation (CSF), which distributes scholarships to at-risk students attending Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Boston.
The tournament was a shotgun format followed by a cocktail hour and dinner. Students from Saint Columbkille Partnership School volunteered to help greet guests and sell raffle tickets and mulligans throughout the day. During the dinner program, CSF Executive Director, Mike Reardon, thanked all event participants and reminded them of the importance of supporting student scholarships. Guests also heard from a CSF scholar, Malik Freeman, who expressed his gratitude by saying, “I am forever thankful for everyone that has made it possible for me to receive a Catholic Education. I want to thank everyone who supports the Catholic Schools Foundation with generous donations…I want to thank The Catholic Schools Foundation for helping my family and thousands of other families with tuition assistance.” Malik is a rising 7th grader at Sacred Heart Roslindale. He will be receiving a scholarship to attend Boston College High School starting in the 9th grade. Lastly, event committee co-chairs, Hugh Gorman of Prince Lobel Tye and Matt Harvey of Cresa Partners, thanked their fellow committee members, which included Stacey Kokoros of Staples, Robert Mullally of State Street Corporation, Patrick Murtaugh of Robert W. Baird & Co., Patty Santorella of Clough Capital, Anthony Bissanti of Bain Capital, Stacey Kokoros formerly of Staples and Matt Lombard of Andover Country Club. They also thanked the Sponsors of the Back to School Cup: The Holly & Bruce Johnstone Charitable Gift Fund, Mr. and Mrs. William Mosakowski, MA Knights of Columbus, The Donovan Family Foundation, Prince Lobel Tye, Clough Capital, Cresa Boston, BNY Mellon, Bank of Canton, Prince Lobel Tye, Mr. & Mrs. Steve Principe, Deloitte, Longwood Group, State Street, Richard & Ann Marie Connolly, and McCusker-Gill, Inc.
The ICSF provides scholarships and program support to over 80 Catholic schools within the Archdiocese of Boston. To learn more about the programs and services of CSF, visit www.csfboston.org.
The winning foursome from Prince Lobel Tye: Jack Ganley, Hugh Gorman, Jim Marsh, Bruce Thorne
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The Catholic Schools Foundation, Inc. (CSF) supports the educational mission of the Church while helping to provide programs and services that insure optimal educational opportunities for all students regardless of race, religion, national origin, or gender attending Roman Catholic primary and secondary schools located in the Archdiocese of Boston.