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High School Students Help Make a Difference

School donates "Mission Collection" to The Markie Foundation

HAYWARD, CA, December 16, 1999--The students of Moreau Catholic High School in Hayward, California recently donated $1,340 to The Markie Foundation. The donation was a result of the school's Mission Collection service project conducted last December. The school selected The Markie Foundation as the recipient of the project, and spent several weeks raising funds for the cause.

"It was a total school effort, though the students did all the work," says Father Tito Bonoan, the school's director of Campus Ministry, which drove the project. "At MCHS, we stress the importance of giving. This project demonstrates the students' commitment to helping others."

Joe and Janis Wuelfing, who founded The Markie Foundation in honor of their late son Mark Warren Wuelfing, are alumni of Moreau Catholic High School. They received the donation during a presentation in the school's gymnasium.

"Through The Markie Foundation, the life of their son continues to have an impact on those within our community who are faced with similar adversity," says Bonoan."The school was very eager to help Joe and Janis carry out their purpose," says Bonoan.

"We are extremely grateful for the support from Moreau Catholic High School ," says Janis Wuelfing. "It exemplifies the Christian values being taught to students, which makes us proud alumni. We are deeply--and personally--touched by the generosity from the entire school community, especially the students.

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