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Monday, February 4, 2013

Good Shepherd Gives Back to Community for CSW

Students, staff give service in honor of Catholic Schools Week.

It is an annual tradition to celebrate the nation's catholic schools. According to the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA), there were 5,636 elementary catholic schools alone in 2012. It is much to celebrate. Good Shepherd Catholic Regional School was one of the many to celebrate the week. Scheduled by the NCEA for the final Sunday in January through the following seven days, the school honored the tradition by giving back to its community. According to an article in the Ambler Gazette, the students at Good Shepherd started by giving to Aid for Friends (AFF). The organizaiton, which is based in Northeast Philadelphia, serves area seniors by providing meals, aid and services to those elderly in need. "If anyone has enough of this…

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