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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Dan Connors
Catholic Digest
Phone: 860.437.3012 ext. 121
E-mail: dconnors@catholicdigest.com
www.catholicdigest.com
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Catholic Charities USA
Chosen as Love Your
Neighbor Award Winner
$5,000 reward to be
used in efforts to
reduce poverty, support families, and empower
communities
October 6, 2009 --
Catholic Charities USA, the national office for over 1,700
local Catholic Charities agencies and institutions nationwide, is the 2009
recipient of the Catholic Digest Love Your Neighbor award. As the award
winner, Catholic Charities USA received $5,000 to put toward their mission.
Representatives from the organization were presented with
a check by Catholic Digest publisher Bret Thomas at the 2009 National
Catholic Development Conference (NCDC) in Washington, DC.
 (R-L) Bret Thomas, Catholic Digest Publisher; James L. Howell, Catholic Charities USA Development Director;
Annie Galvin Teich, VP Business Development, Bayard Magazine Group at the award presentationPhoto: Pau Hana Productions
"I am pleased to once again offer
my congratulations to Catholic Charities USA in winning our annual Love Your
Neighbor contest," said Thomas. "It is our pleasure
to feature the wonderful work of your organization in our magazine, and to
share your mission with our readers. To us,
each annual award is an opportunity to illuminate our Church in action, to
celebrate and express gratitude for people like you who spend each day making a
difference in the lives of others."
Catholic
Charities USA will use the award money to keep providing strong
leadership and support to enhance the work of local agencies in their efforts
to reduce poverty, support families,
and empower communities.
Runners up for this year's award were the Catholic Church
Extension Society, an organization that sustains and extends the Catholic faith
in poor and remote areas, and the Christian Appalachian Project, an
interdenominational Christian organization committed to serving people in need
in Appalachia by providing physical, spiritual and emotional support through a
wide variety of programs and services.
About Love Your Neighbor:
The Love Your Neighbor award is the result of a joint effort
between Catholic Digest and the NCDC to assist charities that are making
a difference in the global community. Catholic Digest readers choose the
award recipient from a list of NCDC member organizations. The 2010 list of
eligible organizations and voting ballot will appear in the January 2010 issue
of Catholic Digest. To read past Love Your Neighbor stories profiling
NCDC member organizations, visit http://www.catholicdigest.com/section/catholic-stories
About Catholic Charities USA:
Catholic Charities USA's members-more than 1,700 local
Catholic Charities agencies and institutions nationwide-provide help and create
hope for nearly 8.5 million people a year regardless of religious, social, or
economic backgrounds. For almost 300 years, Catholic Charities agencies have
worked to reduce poverty by providing a myriad of vital services in their
communities, ranging from health care and job training to food and housing. In
2010, Catholic Charities USA celebrates its centennial anniversary. For more information, visit http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org
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