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"One Flock Choir sings a message"
Action News-6 ABC coverage (video)

Port Ricmond community celebrates opening of new Catholic school:
Our Lady of Port Richmond

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· 12/23/08 - Philadelphia Daily News: "Love rescues orphaned boy: Grandmom, school rally around 7-yr.-old who lost mom to cancer, dad to gunfire"

· 12/18/09 - Press Release: BLOCS Recognized As Top Fundraising Campaign in PhiladelphiaBLOCS Recognized As Top Fundraising Campaign in Philadelphia

· 12/01/08 - The Philadelphia Inquirer: "On the boards: Business Leadership Organzed for Catholic Schools"

· 11/20/08 - The Delaware County Daily Times: "Group funds bridge to higher education"

· 11/20/08 - The Catholic Standard & Times: "EITC grants earmarked for five Bucks Co. Catholic schools"

· 11/14/08 - Philadelphia Business Journal: " BLOCS group gives $117,000 to Catholic schools"

· 11/14/08 - The Philadelphia Inquirer: "Group to offer scholarships: The Children's Scholarship Fund will aid 1,300 more low-income children in nonpublic schools"

· 11/14/08 - Press Release: BLOCS Provides $117,000 to Bensalem Schools through EITC Donations

· 11/14/08 - Media Alert: BLOCS Provides $117,000 to Bensalem Area Schools through EITC Donations

· 09/26/08 - Action News-6 ABC coverage (video): "One Flock Choir sings a message"

· 09/19/08 -Press Release: Archdiocese of Philadelphia Special Education Choir To Make Debut Performance

· 09/10/08 - The Spirt: "Welcome to OLPR!"

· 09/09/08 - Press Release and Media Alert: Port Richmond Community Celebrates Opening of New School

· 08/28/08 - The Catholic Standard & Times: "Special Education funding gets a hearing"

· 08/25/08 - The Bulletin: "Feeling The Fiscal Squeeze"

· 08/21/08 - The Catholic Standard & Times: "Archdiocese moves to head of the class: Curriculum planning serves as model for other dioceses, countries"

· 08/21/08 - The Intelligencer: "Archdiocese seeks aid for special ed"

· 08/20/08 - Spirit Community Newspaper: "Three Become One at Our Lady of Port Richmond"

· 08/20/08 -Press Release: Special Education Funding Topic of House Republican Policy Committee Hearing

· 08/18/08 - Press Release: House Republican Policy Committee to Hold Hearing on Special Education

· Bucks County Courier Times, photographs and audio: St Lucy Day School for Children with Visual Impairments Camp

· 06/26/08 - Philadelphia Daily News: Op-Ed column by Joan Krajewski, "Saving grace for Catholic schools"; response Letter to the Editor from Joseph J. Sweeney, Jr.

· 06/18/08 - The Philadelphia Inquirer: "Social Circuit: Building BLOCS"
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· 06/10/08 - Philadelphia Daily News: "One boy’s faith, and the miracle of St. Cyril’s"

· 06/08/08 - The Delaware County Daily Times: " 'Didn’t a child lead us?' - Keeping St. Cyril school open took more than Tommy Geromichalos’ wish. It took his will, too"

· 06/08/08 - The Delaware County Daily Times: "Editorial: Geromichalos proves wishes can come true"

· 06/08/08 - The Delaware County Daily Times: "Letter from the Editor: ‘Ya gotta believe’ wishes come true"

· 05/29/08 - The Catholic Standard & Times: "It’s all about the young person: BLOCS gala showcases students, businesses that help educate"

· 05/23/08 - The Bulletin: "Making A Difference"

· 05/15/08 - Northeast Times: "A real credit in a rather tax-ing family situation"

· 05/19/08 - Press Release: BLOCS to Host Annual Gala

· 05/15/08 - The Catholic Standard & Times: "School choice program throws 7th birthday bash"

· 05/05/08 - The Philadelphia Inquirer: "On the Boards"

· 04/25/08 - Philadelphia Business Journal: "People On the Move: Nonprofit"

· 04/25/08 - Philadelphia Business Journal, Op-Ed column by Michael O'Neill, BLOCS Chairman: "An urgent call to businesses to fund scholars"

· 04/24/08 - The Delaware County Daily Times: "Drexel Neumann Academy gets $5 million boost"

· 04/24/08 - The Philadelphia Inquirer: "Business group pledges to help Chester Catholic school"

· 04/10/08 - Philadelphia Daily News: " Pupil and Teacher"

· The REACH Foundation 2008 Visions of Choice Campaign

· 03/14/08 - The Bulletin: "Holy Innocents A.C.E.S. Students Celebrate the Choice in Education"

· 03/08 - Main Line Today: "FRONTLINE: Doing Good - Messenger of Faith"

· 03/02/08 - The Delaware County Sunday Times: "Business Organization is a Savior for St. Cyril"

· 02/26/08 - Philadelphia Daily News, Op-Ed column by Michael O'Neill, BLOCS Chairman

· 02/25/08 - Press Release: $8.5 Million in Scholarship Tax Credits Still Available

· 02/24/08 - The Philadelphia Inquirer: "Price of school survival"

· 02/24/08 - The Philadelphia Inquirer: "Students for students, with an Irish theme"

· 02/08 - Press Release: Regional Summit on Innovations in Education: Empowering the Grassroots with Educational Options (Thursday, March 13, 2008)

· 02/21/08 - The Catholic Standard & Times: "Maryland considers tax-credit efforts like PA’s EITC, BLOCS programs," "EITC tax credits still available for 2007-2008"

· 01/28/08 - Philadelphia Daily News: "The Catholic School Advantage"

· 01/28/08 - The Philadelphia Inquirer: "Don’t Forget the Middle Classes"

· 01/13/08 - The Philadelphia Inquirer: "On the Boards"

· 01/09/08 - The Philadelphia Inquirer: "Eight Catholic schools get aid"

· 01/02/08 - The Philadelphia Inquirer: "Partnership transcends students' abilities"

 
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