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SOAR! Announces 2013 Washington, DC Dinner Award Honoree

SOAR! is pleased to announce our award honoree for our 2013 Washington D.C. Award Dinner benefiting the aged and infirm religious to be held Friday, November 1, 2013.
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SOAR! Announces 2013 New York Dinner Award Honorees

SOAR! is pleased to announce our two award honorees for our 2013 New York Award Dinner benefiting the aged and infirm religious to be held Wednesday, October 2, 2013.
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In Memoriam: Rev. Robert A. Brown, OSFS

SOAR! Commends to your prayers Fr. Robert A. Brown, OSFS, a former SOAR! Board member who died on December 27, 2012.
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SOAR! Announces 2012 Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Honorees

SOAR! is pleased to announce the 2012 Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Honorees are the Reverend William D. Byrne, Sister Deirdre Byrne, MD, POSC, and Mr. Michael Maron, CEO of Holy Name Medical Center.
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SOAR! Awards Nearly $1 Million in Grants

At the February meeting of the SOAR! board of directors, members approved grantsfor a total of almost $1 million to 62 religious congregations of women and men in 17 states. These grants will benefit over 3,500 women and men religious at a median age of 77.
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Donald H. Williams: Founding Member’s Legacy Lives On

SOAR! extends our sympathy to the Williams family on the death of Donald H. Williams. Don was among the group of Catholics who convened a working session to respond to the recent news report of the financial crisis facing retired men and women religious.
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The Column That Inspired SOAR!

John Fialka's 1986 column from the Wall Street Journal that inspired phone calls, letters, and the beginnings of SOAR!.
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Meet SOAR!’s President: Sr. Kathleen Lunsmann, IHM

Sister Kathleen Lunsmann, IHM, is a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Scranton, Pennsylvania. She is thrilled to be a part of SOAR! as its President and is committed to the mission of SOAR! and helping aging religious.
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