Our Lady of Pompeii School's first grade class presented a check totaling $1,745 to Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York as a token of support for hurricane relief efforts in Puerto Rico.

The check was a combination of funds received from the schoolwide “Dress Down For A Cause” and first grade class’s “Turning Lemons Into Lemonade” initiatives on September 29th and October 6th.

Catholic Charities shared that Our Lady of Pompeii School was the first school in New York City to do a service project to raise funds this year and expressed their gratitude by featuring the first grade class on Twitter the next day. We are proud to be a community where kindness matters!