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The Ursuline School Collects 1,000 Boxes of Cereal for HOPE
The project called the Cereal Effect was created to address food insecurity and is part of the school's mission to serve.
New Rochelle, NY - October 20 - Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but many kids go without it. Students at The Ursuline School in New Rochelle wanted to do something to change that.
Today, after going without breakfast in solidarity with kids who are hungry, they
ended a week-long project to collect breakfast cereal for the Hope Food Pantry
in New Rochelle.
In 2020, over 60 million Americans turned to food pantries for help. The girls collected over 1,000 boxes of cereal which they assembled into a domino pattern which snaked throughout the school.
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The symbolism: that acts of goodwill can create a domino effect that results in
positive change.
The project was led by the school's Director of Philanthropy Catherine McCarthy and school team
leaders Lena Gilardi (10th), Olivia Goncalves (12), Caralyn LoConte (9th) and
Mary Cinguina (11th).
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The 9 and 12th grade girls won the challenge of collecting the most boxes. The winning team will get a pizza party, in addition to the reward of doing good.
