FAIRFIELD—Al DiGuido, founder and CEO of Al’s Angels, will be at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School at 8:30 am on Friday, March 29, to present a special commendation to students for organizing Hoops for Hope to raise money for Cam Simpson’s fight of AHS.
Hoops for Hope participants paid a $5 entry fee and were given two minutes to make as many free throw baskets as they could. Prizes were awarded to most baskets and most money raised by age group. More than 150 students, parents, faculty and community members participated. In just two hours, they raised nearly $5,000 toward the Simpson’s goal of $100,000 for their son’s treatment.
St. Thomas’ sixth grade girls and boys basketball teams managed all aspects of the event—inception, promotion, scheduling, and collecting pledges. Claire Russell, a sixth grader, was the student leader who organized the team of volunteer middle-school students Sarah Quan, Hollis Huntington, Olivia Marshall, Lily Garate, Melissa Dunn, Kate Cimador, Paige Patrignelli, Sophia Lostumbo, Nora Lesizza, Luke Levanant, Tommy Berry, Timmy King, Nick Rotondo, Connor Brennan, Robert Patrignelli, Ellie Stefanowicz, Maggie Russell, Kelley Monahan, Lauren Marsden.
Mr. DiGuido commented, “I feel incredibly blessed that the students of St. Thomas understood the need that we were involved in providing for young Cameron and immediately felt a responsibility to do something to help. It’s rare in our world today that young people take on such a strong initiative and see it all the way through to completion. For Al’s Angels, we feel it is mission critical and appropriate to recognize these young “angels” for the work that they do and the role models that they are to others. I am excited to award the students with this recognition and thank them for their great work. The students at St. Thomas are true examples of Al’s Angels in action.”
About Al’s Angels
The mission of Al’s Angels (www.alsangels.org) is to provide holiday meals, gifts & support to children and families battling cancer, rare blood diseases, natural disasters & severe financial hardship. The organization has been performing this work for over 23 years!
About St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School is fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and recognized as an award-winning Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. For nearly 100 years in the heart of downtown Fairfield, we have served a critical role in Fairfield County by providing a strong foundation for students in faith and knowledge at an affordable cost for students in pre k 3-8th grade.
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School is conveniently located at 1719 Post Road, Fairfield.
(For additional information please contact Barbara Turner, Director of Admissions, at 203.255.0556 x.225 or Barbara.turner@stasonline.net.)
