Futures’ Dinner Raises Over $2.2 Million

Futures in Education, the scholarship fund of the Diocese of Brooklyn, set a record when it raised over $2.2 million in scholarships for the deserving students of low-income families. The annual Scholarship Fund Dinner was held Oct. 14 at the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria, Manhattan.

Great Irish Fair 5K Race

Tie on your sneakers, don something green and arrive early to the Great Irish Fair grounds on Saturday, Sept. 13 to take part in the annual 5K Race/Run/Walk.

Assuring a Future For Catholic Schools (with slideshow)

The annual Scholarship Dinner, conducted each year by the Futures in Education Foundation, took place Oct. 9 in the main ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Manhattan. More than $2 million was raised to support Catholic education in Brooklyn and Queens. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio congratulated the honorees – N.Y.C. Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly, seen […]

Dinner Attendees Ensure A Future for Education

It was a big night at the Waldorf-Astoria in Manhattan when the Futures in Education Foundation held its annual Scholarship Dinner. There were big names in the crowd and big dividends for needy students who want to attend Catholic schools in Brooklyn and Queens. By the end of the evening, Msgr. Jamie Gigantiello, the diocese’s […]

Giving Back to the Futures

Futures In Education, the non-profit organization dedicated to helping underprivileged students in Brooklyn and Queens benefit from a Catholic education, closed out the summer with a networking fundraiser at Manhattan’s Hudson Terrace. The event, held Aug. 22 and titled “Kick Back to the Futures,” drew a large crowd with 95 percent new prospects. Guests had […]

Angels Tee Off for Students

Futures in Education of the Diocese of Brooklyn held its annual Angels on the Fairway golf outing, raising approximately $410,000 to benefit the scholarship recipients attending Catholic schools in Brooklyn and Queens. Following Holy Thursday Mass, celebrated by Msgr. Jamie Gigantiello, vicar for development, at the Creek Golf Club, about 100 golfers waited out the […]

Students Meet Their Angels at Citi Field Reception

Futures in Education hosted its 2013 Angel Reception at Citi Field, Flushing. The “Be an Angel to a Student” program is one way Futures in Education provides students with need-based scholarships and adults the chance to change the life of a child through the gift of education. The Angel Reception brings together students and their […]

Obituary: Anne J. Pitaro Was Longtime Diocesan Educator

Longtime Catholic school educator Anne J. Pitaro, 85, of Greenwich, Conn., died Feb. 8 from complications of lymphoma.  She worked in the Catholic schools of the Diocese of Brooklyn for 29 years as both teacher and principal at the former St. Elizabeth School in Ozone Park.  Born in Ozone Park, she graduated from Nativity B.V.M. […]

Futures, Catholic Foundation Get New Development Director

Nicholas J. Vendikos has been named the director of development for The Catholic Foundation for Brooklyn and Queens and Futures in Education. The appointment was announced by Msgr. Jamie Gigantiello, diocesan vicar for development. Joseph E. Geoghan, chairman of the board of the Catholic Foundation and Robert Catell, chairman of the board for Futures in […]

Futures Dinner Raises $2M

The annual Scholarship Dinner conducted by the Futures in Education Foundation raised slightly more than $2 million to assist children in Catholic schools in Brooklyn and Queens. Entertainment was presented by school children from St. Kevin’s, Flushing; St. Nicholas of Tolentine, Jamaica; and Resurrection-Ascension, Rego Park.