Joliet Diocese Raising Money to Fill Catholic Schools

The Diocese of Joliet issued this news release on its fundraising effort:

The Diocese of Joliet currently has over 4,000 empty classroom seats. “Move Your Feet to Give a Child a Seat” will be a diocesan-wide effort to raise money and awareness of the need within our diocese to help fill these vacant seats.

On Friday, October 18th, kids from 47 schools within the Joliet Diocese will walk a loop around their schools, raising awareness within their communities and aiming to raise funds for those who are less fortunate. They are raising money and awareness to fill empty classroom seats. Filling empty seats ensures that their schools, jobs within the schools and their communities thrive.

Parents, grandparents, neighbors and staff will walk with students in the hope of filling empty classroom seats. Every step taken helps raise awareness for the need to support Catholic education; every dollar donated helps a child in need to fill one of the 4,000 empty seats in our community schools.

Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Siegel will be walking with the students of the Cathedral of St. Raymond School in Joliet. Superintendent of Schools Fr. John Belmonte, SJ, and Catholic Education Foundation Executive Director, Joe Langenderfer, will be joining event organizer and Catholic Education Foundation Board member, Eileen Healy, at St. Michael’s School in Wheaton.

If you wish to support Catholic education in the Diocese of Joliet, donations can be made ONLINE on the CEF homepage or directly at: www.dioceseofjoliet.org/edfoundation/moveyourfeet.asp

You may also send your donation into your local school office or mail to:

The Catholic Education Foundation

Attn: MOVE YOUR FEET

101 W. Airport Road

Romeoville, Illinois 60446-6527