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SAINT SEBASTIAN SCHOOL COLLECTS BIBLES FOR INMATES
More than 350 new Bibles will be distributed to inmates at the Allegheny County Jail, thanks to students at Saint Sebastian School in Ross Township.
The idea for the service project originated with Peyton Rihn, an eighth grader who serves as Student Council service director, a position she shares with seventh grader Rachel Sweeney. The students learned that the jail is in constant need of Bibles after a call was made to Reverend Kimberly Greway, Director of Chaplaincy Services at the Allegheny County Jail. The jail currently houses more than 2,000 men and women.
The student council worked with teacher advisor Celeste Dickson to finalize the details of the project. As students are generally required to wear uniforms, the council sponsored a dress-down day as a way to raise money for the project.
“ We anticipated having more than one fundraiser and probably doing something more elaborate to raise this money; however, once students and families heard what the money was going toward, they donated such a large amount that we only needed one quick fundraiser,” says Dickson.“ The response to this cause was overwhelming, and many families have not just donated money, but also have donated additional Bibles.”
The school raised enough money to donate 360 new Bibles, approximately one per student at the school. Each will include a prayer card, and each child will sign his or her first name on the card. The Bibles will be distributed to the inmates through the jail’ s chaplaincy office.
“ Both the kids on Student Council and the other students at Saint Sebastian have such big hearts and always want to help in charitable causes,” says Dickson.“ They always come through for us when we have fundraisers for different causes, or help others in the community.”
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