Thank You From the Care Club
Thank you to all who donated diapers and money to our drive. We received the following note regarding our March 11 visit to the Jewish Home/Grasmere Day Care Center: "Dear Mrs. Haffner and Students...Thank you so much for the wonderful cards your students made for our clients! Please extend our sincere thanks for their willingness to dance and share in our entertainment program. Until next time, thank you again from our clients at Grasmere and our staff. -- Fondly, Diane Dunlop, Recreation Coordinator." Our "next time" will be April 8th.

Key Club Easter Basket Thank You
The Key Club would like to thank everyone who contributed baskets, candy, and other items for our Easter basket project. Over 100 baskets were made for the children of Bridgeport that Sr. Theresa tends to.  When the baskets were delivered, Sr. Theresa had Lauren Jones '13 and Aly Furgiuele '13 give out baskets to her pre-school children who had just gotten up from their afternoon nap.  The children were so excited to receive their baskets and Sr. Theresa had each of them pose for a picture. Key Club members who helped to put the baskets together included:  Lauren Jones '13, Aly Furgiuele '13, Sandie Samrin '13, Sara Figueroa '13, Michael Lenard '13 and Caitlin Wardlow '16.  Happy Easter to everyone from the Key Club.

Senior Class Visits Washington, D.C.
On Friday, March 22, sixty seniors along with Mrs. Miller, Fr. Cipriani, Mr. Carl Phillipp and Miss Z, along with our bus drivers Bill and Todd, left Notre Dame at 6:45 am for Washington, DC.  On the way, there was a stop in New Jersey for breakfast and in Baltimore at the Inner Harbor for lunch.  After lunch, the group traveled to, followed by a night tour of the capital. The monuments that were visited included: The Vietnam Wall, the Lincoln Memorial, the Korean War Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial and the Martin Luther King Memorial. After breakfast on Saturday, the group's first stop was Arlington Cemetery where the group witnessed the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. They then visited the graves of John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy and Teddy Kennedy.  It was then off to the FDR Memorial, followed by lunch at Pentagon City. The afternoon included a picture stop at the White House and a visit to the Smithsonian Museums. Dinner that night was in Georgetown. Sunday was supposed to be a trip to Busch Gardens but the weather did not cooperate. So a trip to the National Zoo replaced the amusement park. Dinner on Sunday evening was at McGill's. Monday morning the group awoke to find that DC was getting some snow. The group left for home and arrived back at Notre Dame at 4:30 pm. The trip was fun-filled and educational, with the seniors returning with great memories from the weekend.

Students Host Easter Party For First Graders  

On Tuesday, Notre Dame hosted the first grade class of Saint Augustine's School for its annual Easter Party. The children began the morning with a prayer service in the Chapel, after being paired up with their ND Big Brothers and Sisters. They then retired to the Art Room where Mr. Testani led them in a water coloring project.  From there, the kids were led to the cafeteria where let loose by participated in a very energetic Easter Egg hunt.  After drinks and snacks were distributed, the kids were wowed by an amazing magic show performance by our very own Dan Murphy '13.  Thank you to the following junior ND Big Brothers and Sisters who made this a memorable day for the little ones: Karissa Cook, Dymond Leroy, Lauren Berard, Daniella Hurtado, Peter LeMere, Winston Crumb, Brianna Foster, Antonio Felipe, Jasmine Fuller, Kimberly Labady, Mia Magazin, Nadia Orjiugo, Ashley Jordan, Megan Fleming, Jessica Haray, Josh McCormack, Greg Ferris, Mark Komaromi, Matt Moffatt, Andrew Goldstein, Christian La Croix.

  

Alumni Hailed a Hero
Joe Jackson '82 was recently featured on NBC Connecticut for saving a choking baby on Wednesday, March 20. Click here to watch the segment.  

ND Grad Headed to World Deaf Ice Hockey Championships 

Peter Gintoli '10 is about to embark on a championship run with Team USA. He heads to Helsinki, Finland to compete at the Deaf World Hockey Championships beginning on March 30. Peter will be joined on the ice by his younger brother, Garrett '14, who will be the youngest competitor at the Championships. Good luck to both players! Click here to read more.