HONORING OUR
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CATHERINE McAULEY SOCIETY | $10,000 to $19,999 Merion Mercy Academy honors and thanks our leadership donors who have generously supported our school community with gifts of $10,000 to $19,999, and by doing so, these donors join in nurturing the mission of Catherine McAuley to sustain her work as her mission of Mercy continues to new generations.
GIVING SOCIETIES
Scott and Yvonne Emerson, P’21 Joseph and Nanette McElwee, P’14 William and Mary O’Shea, P’06, ’13 Sisters of Mercy of the Americas THE TROCAIRE SOCIETY | $20,000 and above Trocaire is the Gaelic word for Mercy. Catherine McAuley defined Mercy as a “vivacious generosity of spirit…a gift given in response to a need.”
KEEP MERCY NEAR SOCIETY | $5,000 to $9,999 William and Marie Pat Githens, P’09, GP’20, ’24 Adam and Marie Hepp, P’95, ’98, GP’24 Dr. Jane Massey Licata, P’08 Patricia McGuire ’70 Montgomery County Intermediate Unit Dennis and Kathleen Riley, P’20 Robert and Ellen Byrnes Willcox ’80, P’12
Catherine McAuley, foundress of the Sisters of Mercy, continually addressed the needs of those in her community. Whether their needs were educational, physical, or spiritual, Catherine was a witness to the merciful presence of God in our world. Inspired by Catherine’s commitment to cultivate Mercy in the lives of others, Merion Mercy designates our highest annual giving level to respond to the needs of our 21st-century teaching and learning community at Merion Mercy.
CIRCLE OF MERCY SOCIETY | $2,500 to $4,999 Rebecca Rimmer Antczak ’90 a Patricia Carbine ’48 Marianne Corr ’74 Mary Ann Danovich a Diane Johnson DiCicco ’97 Basil and Mary DiSipio, Esq., P’99, ’02, ’04, ’07 Michael and Lisa Nicolella Farrell ’78, P’13 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ferry, P’20 Agnes Shields Finigan ’72 a Louis and Mary Miller Fresta ’87, P’16, ’19, ’23 James and Debbie Lee Gaffney, P’00, ’02, ’04 Gureghian Charitable Foundation
The Trocaire Society sustains these works through exceptionally generous donations that support the greatest needs of MMA. As Merion Mercy Academy’s leading donor group, the following donors are honored for their extraordinary commitment to Merion Mercy by giving gifts of $20,000 or more. Anonymous (3) Amy Dooner Brennan ’81 Connelly Foundation The Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick for the Relief of Emigrants from Ireland Maguire Foundation The Mullarkey Family Mattie Siegfried ’06, Bridget Siegfried ’09, Sara Siegfried ’10 The Charles E. Ellis Foundation Trust for Girls The Howley Foundation
“I grew so much in watching Sister Janet Lamb as a living example of Mercy— how to work with each person, see them for who they truly are and what talents they bring, and how to help them to shine.” — Eileen Donovan Litka ’89
P=Parent, GP=Grandparent, a=Current/Former Faculty Staff
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