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Down but Not Out, Champ Fights for Kids
October 1, 2017 • Learn how Johnny Coulon, former boxing champ, lost his title in a fight supporting Mercy Home - and still made...
Results for: anniversary
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A Decade of Expansions and Years of Mercy
September 14, 2017 • To culminate our anniversary celebration, we highlight "Years of Mercy," a book by our President, Fr. Scott, about the miracles...
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Mission Flashes Football Team Set Boys up for Success
September 8, 2017 • Read about the "Mission Flashes," our football team formed in the 1920's as an effort to build up our boys'...
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Mercy Home Youth Tour Ground Zero
September 7, 2017 • In the summer of 2002, Fr. Scott Donahue and several of our young people visited Ground Zero to pay their...
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1990s: Marathon Supports the Home
September 1, 2017 • While we celebrate our 130th a year, we're looking back on a partnership with another institution celebrating its 40 anniversary:...
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Women’s History Month: Celebrating the Foundation of Mercy Home’s Girls Campus
August 24, 2017 • Celebrate Mercy Home during Women’s History month and learn about Rita Garvin, who empowered many young women as the “foundress”...
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The Fr. Close Era Begins: Mercy Home in the 1970s
August 17, 2017 • Read about our history and see some photos of life at our Home in the 1970s in an informational pamphlet...
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Celebrating Silver in the 60s
August 10, 2017 • Read a firsthand account of life Mercy Home for Boys & Girls in the 1960s.
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Fr. Kelly and CYO: A Winning Combination
August 3, 2017 • Learn about the CYO and the history of boxing at Mercy Home that emphasized discipline, sportsmanship, and the development of...
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Our Boys Served their Country: The 1940s at Mercy Home
July 27, 2017 • Read about Mercy Home for Boys & Girls during the 1940s and the boys who dedicated their lives to serve...