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Delbarton Fund Volunteers Thanked In Last May Delbarton Fund volunteers celebrated a great year at a dinner in their honor hosted by Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, Fr. Rembert Reilly and Delbarton Fund Director Jackie Sullivan, far left. Thanks to these tireless volunteers, current Delbarton parents raised
Oplinger Family Hosts Afghan Boy For three years Matt Oplinger ’14 and family have hosted a young Afghan boy while he underwent major surgery at St. Barnabas Hospital. Muslam Hagigshah, 10, was born with his bladder outside of his body, and Army Major Glenn Battschinger wanted to help. Battschinger connected with Healing the Children (HTC), an organization that provides critical medical care for children around the world. HTC called volunteer Missy Oplinger – pictured here with Matt and Muslam – and her family agreed to host Muslam. Three years later Muslam has completed his last surgery and the Oplingers, plus the St. Barnabas doctors and staff, received the Seven Seals Award from the Department of Defense. CBS News interviewed Missy, Matt and Muslam on campus, and aired the story on October 4, 2013.
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over $1million for the Delbarton Fund. The Delbarton Fund helps to bridge the gap between what tuition covers and the true cost of a Delbarton Education, so this was a well-deserved celebration! on their unique technology-related business concepts.