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At the May meeting of the SOAR! board of directors, members approved grants for a total of $1,125,621 to 644 religious congregations of women and men in 19 states.

SOAR! Commends to your prayers Fr. Robert A. Brown, OSFS, a former SOAR! Board member who died on December 27, 2012.

SOAR!'s 2012 Award Dinner in Washington, DC, was held at the Mellon Auditorium on November 2, 2012. The 2012 Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Honorees are siblings Reverend William D. Byrne and Sister Deirdre Byrne, MD, POSC.

SOAR! held its 2012 New York Award Dinner at the New York Athletic Club on Wednesday, October 3, 2012. The 2012 Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Honoree was Mr. Michael Maron, CEO of Holy Name Medical Center. The 2012 Father Victor Yanitelli, S.J. Award Recipient was Sister Catherine O’Leary, Executive Director of Women Helping Women.

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.

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.

SOAR! is pleased to announce its 2012 grant awardees!

A full list of SOAR!'s 2011 grant awardees is available as a PDF document. Click above to access the link.

SOAR! held its 25th Anniversary Gala Award Dinner on Friday, 4 November 2011, at the Mellon Auditorium in Washington, DC. SOAR! was pleased to honor Mrs. Mary Jane Cullen with the 2011 Elizabeth Ann Seton Award.

SOAR! held its 25th Annual SOAR! Award Dinner on Wednesday, 5 October 2011, at the New York Athletic Club in New York, N.Y. SOAR! was pleased to honor Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan with the Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Award, and Sr. Rose Bernadette Gallagher, MM received the Father Victor Yanitelli, SJ Award.