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Social justice activities permeate Catholic schools
 In the 2005-2006 school year, the students of the Edmonton Catholic School District spent countless hours volunteering, donated thousands of kilograms of food to needy families in the Edmonton area and raised more than $600 000 in 2005-2006 for worthwhile causes in Edmonton and to development and aid projects around the world.
A breakdown of the donations students made this past school year include:
Hurricane Relief more than $19,000
Other more than $72,000
- includes Western Guide Dog Society, Edmonton Women's Shelter, Investing in Amanda ($16,000 for a cystic fibrosis vest), Holy Childhood Fund, Anne Fitzgerald Trust Fund (this little girl was mauled by a dog), Easter Seals Campaign, UNICEF, Stollery Children's Hospital, Doctors Without Borders, MADD, Oblate Ministry, Edmonton Food Bank, Kidney Foundation, Lung Association, Juvenile Diabetes Association, money to replace a stolen wheelchair, Ronald McDonald House, Children of Chernobyl, Children Without Borders, Easter Seals, donations to local churches.
Money for the Needy - $114,600
- includes Widows of Rwanda, construction of water wells in India and Africa, the Marion Centre, Men's Shelters, Development and Peace, development projects in El Salvador, purchasing polio vaccinations, Pilgrim's Hospice, an orphanage in Haiti, $15,000 to the children of Zana, Peru, and to assist a classmate who lost their home in a fire.
Food Hampers - more than 1000 food hampers were distributed to needy families in Edmonton
Cancer fundraising - more than $200,000 was raised and donated
Hurricane relief - stuffed toys - 2,831 stuffed toys were sent to areas affected by Hurricane Katrina
MS Society - $2,906
Earthquake/Tsunami relief - $ 2,255
Christmas gift shoe boxes - more than 600 boxes filled with gifts were sent to children in developing countries
Santa's Anonymous - $ 2,665
Heart and Stroke Foundation - $69,728
Catholic Social Services - more than $26,000 was raised
International Foster Children - more than $19,000 was sent overseas to support foster children in third world countries
Over 32,000 students in the Edmonton Catholic School District remain committed to Social Justice projects that help the less fortunate in Edmonton and around the world. The district applauds students for their efforts and looks forward to highlighting the accomplishments of students in the 2006-07 school year!
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