Some New Rochelle students did their part to provide
support amid the tensions in Ukraine.
Girls at the Ursuline School
put on their fourth annual, student-run, charity cabaret Saturday. "They do all their own work
and then they put it together in a matter of six weeks.
Meanwhile, they're going to school full-time, they do all their own programs,
their own programming, they do all their own costumes. There are no adults
involved in this production whatsoever, it's quite remarkable," says Rosemary Clarizio, performing arts chairperson.
Typically, the event raises
funds for Sanctuary for Families,
but this weekend they split donations
for the Voices of Children Foundation -- a Ukraine-based
organization that has been helping
children affected by the war since children since 2015.
"The directors came to
me on Monday to talk about what was happening in with Russia and Ukraine and they
asked if we could for one of the shows raise money to help the people of
Ukraine and I thought it was a beautiful idea,” says Kelly Gentry, instrumental music, faculty moderator.
"The goal is to bring people
together for a good cause and hopefully we can bring a little bit of unity to
this world," says Elizabeth Riccio, director/lead choreographer.
Altogether, the girls raised
about $2,000.