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Jersey Catholic Students Make a Run for Education To date, teams from 14 Catholic Schools in Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Union and Sussex counties have registered to participate in Kids Running for Kids. Registration for individual students or relay teams can be submitted to Relay Meet Director, Bill Fitzpatrick until May 31. The event will feature 4 x 100-meter relay competitions for boys and girls from third through eighth grades as well as invitational 1600 and 800-meter races for boys and girls. The meet will begin with all-comers fun runs by grade. This Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children provides scholarships for needy children who attend Catholic and private elementary and secondary schools in Essex, Hudson, Bergen, and Union counties. The Fund is neither a religious nor a sectarian organization, more than half of the scholarship recipients are non-Catholic. Since
its inception in 1983, the Scholarship Fund has awarded over $14.5
million in assistance to more than 31,000 recipients. During the
2001-2002 school year, more than 2,000 students received a total
of $2.2 million in tuition assistance. For more information on the
Scholarship Fund, please go to http://www.rcan.org/icsf/. For an
entry blank or information about the Relays, please contact Bill
Fitzpatrick at BillFitz@comcast.net or (908) 232-7229. Editor’s Note: Following is a listing of the participating schools by county.
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