You might say that President Sister Charlene Diorka of Mount St. Joseph Academy was flying high. In fact, that’s exactly what you’d call it.
On Oct. 7, Sister Charlene took to the skies in a helicopter for an innovative fundraiser, dropping hundreds of numbered golf balls onto the Flourtown school’s athletic field. Members of the Mount community had purchased the balls for $25 each, or five balls for $100. They were then individually numbered and identified by the purchaser. The school sold a total of 530 balls, raising $10,500. The owner of the ball that dropped closest to a target …
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You might say that President Sister Charlene Diorka of Mount St. Joseph Academy was flying high. In fact, that’s exactly what you’d call it.
On Oct. 7, Sister Charlene took to the skies in a helicopter for an innovative fundraiser, dropping hundreds of numbered golf balls onto the Flourtown school’s athletic field. Members of the Mount community had purchased the balls for $25 each, or five balls for $100. They were then individually numbered and identified by the purchaser. The school sold a total of 530 balls, raising $10,500. The owner of the ball that dropped closest to a target was awarded $1,000, with the owner of the furthest ball from the target winning $100, according to spokeswoman Kimberly Reilly.
