(DURHAM, NC – MARCH 14, 2022) Students and parents from Immaculata Catholic School took to the streets on Monday afternoon alongside Keep Durham Beautiful to pick up litter and mulch trees along Buchanan Ave, Burch Ave and Wilkerson Street. They also delivered potted flowers to their neighbors along these streets.
This volunteer event concluded a two-week kindness-focused fundraiser for the school that raised more than $90,000 for Immaculata, a school record for this Spring fundraising event called Phil’s Challenge.
“Phil’s Challenge has traditionally been a fitness fundraiser, but this year we decided to flex our kindness muscles,” shared Robyn Soffera, director of advancement for Immaculata and the event lead. “We have been disconnected from each other for two years. When I learned about Raise Craze’s kindness-focused approach I knew this would be perfect for Immaculata. We used this time to re-introduce our buddy system, matching older students with younger students to read together, complete service projects and celebrate with a big obstacle course field day.”
In addition to the Durham Creek Week clean up from Monday, students and parents also installed a rain garden on the Immaculata campus as part of a larger playground renovation to address urban runoff into the local watersheds. Immaculata sits at the headwaters of two watersheds.
“We teach the students to Care for all Creation, so we have taken great care throughout our playground renovation to address our impact on the local community and to find ways to educate wherever we can.”
Students also wrote letters to the elderly in coordination with lovefortheelderly.org and completed acts of kindness on their own time. All total they logged more than 2,300 acts of kindness.
About Immaculata Catholic School: Immaculata Catholic School is a National Green Ribbon School located in Durham, NC, recognized by the U.S. Department of Education for its emphasis on environmental preservation and education. Since 1909, it has been the passion of Immaculata leadership to serve and educate students with a focus on character development, faith formation, and academic excellence. We believe that when children are provided with an innovative education in a nurturing environment, they will grow up to be thoughtful citizens who serve our world. Click here to learn more.
This volunteer event concluded a two-week kindness-focused fundraiser for the school that raised more than $90,000 for Immaculata, a school record for this Spring fundraising event called Phil’s Challenge.
“Phil’s Challenge has traditionally been a fitness fundraiser, but this year we decided to flex our kindness muscles,” shared Robyn Soffera, director of advancement for Immaculata and the event lead. “We have been disconnected from each other for two years. When I learned about Raise Craze’s kindness-focused approach I knew this would be perfect for Immaculata. We used this time to re-introduce our buddy system, matching older students with younger students to read together, complete service projects and celebrate with a big obstacle course field day.”
In addition to the Durham Creek Week clean up from Monday, students and parents also installed a rain garden on the Immaculata campus as part of a larger playground renovation to address urban runoff into the local watersheds. Immaculata sits at the headwaters of two watersheds.
“We teach the students to Care for all Creation, so we have taken great care throughout our playground renovation to address our impact on the local community and to find ways to educate wherever we can.”
Students also wrote letters to the elderly in coordination with lovefortheelderly.org and completed acts of kindness on their own time. All total they logged more than 2,300 acts of kindness.
About Immaculata Catholic School: Immaculata Catholic School is a National Green Ribbon School located in Durham, NC, recognized by the U.S. Department of Education for its emphasis on environmental preservation and education. Since 1909, it has been the passion of Immaculata leadership to serve and educate students with a focus on character development, faith formation, and academic excellence. We believe that when children are provided with an innovative education in a nurturing environment, they will grow up to be thoughtful citizens who serve our world. Click here to learn more.