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CATHOLIC CHARITIES BROOKLYN & QUEENS
COLIN-NEWELL HEAD START CENTER
DEDICATION CEREMONY

For their lifetime commitment to children and families, the Catholic Charities Brooklyn & Queens Colin-Newell Head Start Center will be dedicated in honor of Sr. Lorna Colin, C.S.J. and Sr. Kathleen Newell, B.V.M. The ceremony will be held on Friday, April 30, 2004, 10:30 AM, at the Colin-Newell Head Start Center, 161-06 89th Avenue, Jamaica, Queens.

As Special Assistants to the Executive Director for Early Child Development at Catholic Charities Brooklyn & Queens, Sr. Lorna and Sr. Kathleen have been instrumental in providing safe, reliable early childhood care and Head Start programs for low-income families for more than 35 years. They helped create Builders For Family and Youth (BFFY), an affiliate of Catholic Charities Brooklyn & Queens, which offers quality childcare programs and education as well as services that provide strong family support. In addition, they have spearheaded the Catholic Charities Brooklyn & Queens Caritas Training Center, which provides staff the opportunity to successfully complete all requirements of the Montessori Training Program for early childcare and education. Recently, Sr. Lorna and Sr. Kathleen were awarded the Catholic Charities USA 2002 Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan Award for their commitment and leadership in service to children and families.

The Colin-Newell Head Start Center dedication ceremony is being held in partnership with the City of New York Administration for Children’s Services and the Sisters of St. Dominic, Amityville, New York.