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BRONX TIMES R 10 EPORTER, JAN. 7-13, 2022 BTR
St. Catharine Academy
receives $1M milestone gift
Valerie Saputo Puglisi donated $1 million to
St. Catharine Academy. Photo courtesy Pat Wolf
MetroCard Mobile Van
scheduled for Throggs Neck
Benedetto sponsors DMVapproved
driver safety program
State Assemblyman Michael
Benedetto will be sponsoring a New
York State DMV-approved Insurance
Reduction Program on Saturday,
Jan. 29, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The
course is being held at Fort Schuyler
House, 3077 Cross Bronx Expressway.
Registration for the class begins
on Monday, Jan. 10. To reserve a
seat, please call Benedetto’s offi ce at
(718) 892-2235. The cost is $30.
This 6-hour course will refresh
your driving knowledge with a review
of time-tested safe driving tips.
Those who complete the course will
receive a reduction of approximately
10% from the base rate of automobile
and motorcycle liability premiums
each year for three years.
The MetroCard Mobile Van will
visit the Throggs Neck section of the
Bronx this month. The van will be
parked at the curb in front of New York
State Assemblyman Michael Benedetto's
offi ce, located at 3602 E. Tremont
Avenue, on Friday, January 14 and
Friday, January 28, 2022 between the
hours of 1-3 p.m.
The MetroCard Mobile Van enables:
Senior citizens 65 years of age or
older to apply for Reduced-Fare Metro-
Card and receive a temporary card on
the spot (Bring proof of age such as a
Medicare card and valid photo identifi
cation).
People with disabilities that qualify,
and who present a Medicare card and
valid photo ID such as a driver’s license,
to apply for Reduced-Fare MetroCard.
Daily riders to add money to their Reduced
Fare MetroCard.
Everyone to get all MetroCard questions
answered.
For more information, call Benedetto's
offi ce at (718) 892-2235.
Valerie Saputo Puglisi ’68, a longtime
supporter of St. Catharine Academy,
presented the all-girl Catholic
high school with a magnifi cent Christmas
gift. In anticipation of her 55th reunion
in 2023, Saputo Puglisi made a
$1 million gift, the largest single gift
in the 132-year history of St. Catharine
Academy. With this gift, Saputo Puglisi
has initiated the Valerie Saputo Puglisi
’68 Scholars Program, a unique effort
to make a St. Catharine Academy education
possible for those with demonstrated
fi nancial need while inspiring
multi-generational giving.
“Valerie has never hesitated in being
extraordinarily generous to St. Catharine’s,”
said Sr. Patricia Wolf, St. Catharine
Academy president. “Her steadfast
support in gifts for fi nancial aid over
many years, as well as major gifts to
SCA’s fi rst ever capital campaign, are a
testament to the meaning and value of a
St. Catharine Academy education.”
The Valerie Saputo Puglisi ‘68 Scholars
Program will provide 75% fi nancial
aid to seven SCA students annually. The
program will begin providing fi nancial
aid to students during the 2022-2023
school year.
A unique feature of the program is
that it includes an acknowledgement by
student recipients that they have a responsibility,
if their eventual fi nancial
position permits them to do so, to help
future Catharinites. This understanding
of a long-term commitment to fi nancially
support St. Catharine Academy
in a meaningful way is meant to inspire
an ongoing, multi-generational effort to
provide an SCA education for students
in need. Each Saputo Puglisi scholar
will be asked to sign a letter refl ecting
her understanding of the scholarship
and her future fi nancial responsibility
to support future Catharinites.
“It is my hope” said Saputo Puglisi,
“that the Valerie Saputo Puglisi ‘68
Scholars Program can lay the framework
for St. Catharine Academy students
in the coming years to be successful
— and ultimately continue this
tradition of impactful gift-giving for future
generations of Catharinites.”
-Bronx Times
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