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FROM THE FOUNDATION
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An update from the All Hallows’ Foundation:
It started with a gift
Catherine leveraged this gift that was bestowed upon
her to create opportunities for others. She had a desire
to educate and support the children and young women
of Dublin and she was purposeful in her decision to do
just that.
With that financial seed, the House of Mercy was
established and grew, embodying Catherine’s
compassion, purpose and mission-driven work that
demonstrated her resounding belief in the potential of
women.
Catherine’s legacy continued through the work of the
Sisters of Mercy, in Ireland and in Australia as they set
to establish and build the site and community that is
now the All Hallows’ that we experience today, the All
Hallows’ that connects us all.
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On Thursday 9 June this year, we came together as a
community to celebrate and support Catherine’s legacy
as we raised funds for the Catherine McAuley Bursary
to further assist students who would ordinarily be
unable to access a mercy education.
On Giving Day together we raised funds to support
the Mercy education for two students. Together,
we surpassed our goal of $155,200 and raised over
$173,000. Those funds will change lives – not only the
lives of the two young women who will benefit from a
Catherine McAuley bursary, but the lives of their future
families and communities.
The All Hallows’ Foundation is the entity that continues
to build on the pioneering impact economy that
the Sisters of Mercy established under the helm of
Catherine McAuley. Two hundred years ago, the
Sisters were able to invest in ways that enabled new
opportunities and pathways for others. By giving
through the All Hallows’ Foundation, you are equally
furnishing those pathways for others. You are agents of
change.
For a look back at why we are here and
why we do what we do, we invite you to
hear from those who benefit from your
generosity in the video above.
Thank you to the All Hallows’ Past
Pupils Association for your match
gift on Giving Day and thank you to
everyone who joined us on the day as a
valued volunteer, ambassador or donor.
Together, we can change lives.
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Two hundred years ago
it all started with a gift.
Two hundred years ago,
Catherine McAuley
received an inheritance,
a gift that could have
afforded her a life of great
comfort and luxury.
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Two hundred years ago it all started with a gift. Two
hundred years ago, Catherine McAuley received an
inheritance, a gift that could have afforded her a life of
great comfort and luxury.
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