Pierre Toussaint Scholarship Fund Awards Dinner

409 East 59th Street,New York NY 10022

01 November, 2021

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The Awards Dinner provides critical support for Pierre Toussaint Scholars—college student-leaders of diverse cultural backgrounds. It's All in the Service! “The greatest among you must serve the rest...” (MT23)On November 1, join us for The Pierre Toussaint Scholarship Fund Awards Dinner. During this special evening, we will present the Pierre Toussaint Medallion to our honorees—Reverend Gregory C. Chisholm, S.J. and Helen T. Lowe—extraordinary leaders in our church and community. The Pierre Toussaint Medallion is presented to distinguished persons in recognition of their demonstrated leadership and special merits in support of life, human rights, social justice, economic advancement, spiritual values and quality education for all the People of God—locally and throughout the global community. His Eminence, Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan, will present Pierre Toussaint Medallions to our honorees and remember the late Reverend Dr. Thomas G. Schaefer for their great work and achievements. In addition to being a great educator, Fr. Chisholm, for over 10 years, has served as the pastor of St. Charles Borromeo, Resurrection and All Saints Parish in Harlem. Ms. Lowe is a gifted nonprofit strategist, who led the Archdiocese of New York’s development office for many years before lending her expertise to other nonprofit projects. The late Fr. Schaefer, a very good friend of our ministry, devoted his life to missionary work and academic endeavors. A portion of every gift will go towards the Pierre Toussaint Scholars Food Pantry Fund, established in 2020 and administered by a committee of scholars, for the purpose of supporting parish food pantries, as they attempt to address the rising issue of food insecurities in our various communities of the Archdiocese. Proof of vaccination required. The Pierre Toussaint Scholarship Program was established by the Archdiocese of New York’s Office of Black Ministry in 1983, to provide support, mentorship and faith formation, to college student-leaders of diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds,from the Archdiocese of New York, who are actively involved in their local parishes, display strong academic excellence, commitment to service and a strong potential and desire to develop into more mature, 21st century leaders within their parishes and communities. The program was named after the Haitian New Yorker, Venerable Pierre Toussaint (c. 1766-1853), whose cause for canonization is currently being promoted by the Archdiocese of New York.