Lanchester Basketball League Reaches Out
Submitted by Jeff Derstler
QUARRYVILLE -- The Lanchester Basketball presents hands on outreach .The Lanchester players and coaches realize that we just got thru Christmas and New Years giving seems to be down do to the passing of the holidays so they realize their hands our more than just to play basketball with and we have set up an outreach to touch the homeless of Philadelphia working with Joetta Keefer a single lady with a vision to touch the homeless in Philadelphia she started her homeless ministry at the bowery mission in NY.

Catholic Schools Contribute $19.8 Billion Annually to Nation
WASHINGTON, DC -- While auto manufacturers, secondary mortgage lenders and investment bankers are reaping billions of dollars in federal funds, one entity is saving the nation billions - the network of almost 7,400 Catholic schools across the country. According to Dr. Karen Ristau, president of the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA), Catholic schools provide $19.8 billion in savings each year for the nation. The figure is based on the average public school per pupil cost of $8,701 and the total Catholic school enrollment of more than 2.2 million students.

 

WASHINGTON, DC -- The leaders of African American churches will commemorate one of the most extraordinary events in American history - the inauguration of the country's first President of African descent - with a gala celebration. The African American Church Inaugural Ball will be held on Sunday, January 18, 2009 at 6 pm at the Grand Hyatt Washington, Washington, DC. The event is shaping up to be a star-studded affair with representation from the religious, business, arts and entertainment communities. The collective membership of African American Churches, and others, is invited to gather to honor the 44th President-Elect, Barack Obama, and the great history and strength of the African American church and its community.