(above) Pictured here is Sister Mary Anne Katlack along with students who donated sandwiches.
The Sandwich Run Goes the Distance
Submitted by Susan Barsnica
Many of us think of “running” as an activity to bring about a healthy change in our lives. We may head out early in the day before the sun shines hot in the sky or maybe later so that we can move in the cool air surrounded by beautiful colors of the day’s sunset. Either way, we typically “run” to make a change for the better.
Mother Seton Regional’s (MSR) Sandwich Run was inspired by this same thing–a desire by the students and faculty of the high school to make a change in the lives of those in need. Sister Mary Anne Katlack, MSR’s Campus Minister, helps to coordinate the efforts of students, teachers, faculty, alumnae, and any others concerned with those less fortunate than themselves. Every Monday morning since school started this year, the school community is invited to “RUN” sandwiches in and drop them off at a collection spot in the Food Sciences classroom. Sister Mary Anne then gathers and “RUNS” the sandwiches each week to the Saint Joseph’s Social Center in Elizabeth soup kitchen–which is in desperate need of donations. Weekly, on average, Mother Seton High School “RUNS” 170 sandwiches from Clark to Elizabeth.
So maybe, on Sunday, before the sun rises into the sky or starts to set on the bountiful day you have had, you too may want to consider a “RUN.” You are welcome to drop the sandwiches off in the Main Office of the school at 1 Valley Road in Clark before 9 a.m. on Mondays; or you may want to start your own “RUN” for a food pantry near where you live. Either way, the students of Mother Seton Regional High School will be happy to know that they have inspired you to go the distance and help stop hunger in our surrounding communities!
