Left to right Molly Quinn and Emma James-Finney both juniors at MRHS
On Jan. 10, more than 40 Maria Regina High School students participated in the school’s annual Box City initiative, held in the school’s courtyard to support the region’s unsheltered homeless including children.
During the 12 hours of solidarity with the homeless, the students participated in hourly prayers for the highly at-risk population who have been especially challenged during one of the coldest winters. In addition, Rudyard Whyte, board president of Midnight Run based in Dobbs Ferry, addressed the students and gave them an overview about the region’s homeless population.
The students raised funds that will be used for future breakfast runs and to make a donation to Midnight Run. In the 21 prior BOX City campaigns that the renowned all-girls Catholic high school held, a total of about $50,000 was raised to help the homeless in Westchester communities and New York City.
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