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WebNews #17; Valentines Day Edition; Tuesday February 14, 2006

'Home Kids' By Nancy Canfield: The story of St. Agatha Home for Children:
"We're going to take you kids," he pointed to each of us sitting on the couch and said our names in a sing-song voice "Jackie... Tommy... Hellen... David and Nancy," pausing between each name as if to prove he knew them, "to see a school tomorrow, a boarding school, see how you like it." He said this in a voice that implied it was temporary, like we'd have a choice about attending. With those words the Canfield siblings began a journey that profoundly shaped their formative years. Home Kids is Nancy Canfield's courageous retelling of her family's dramatic story and the inspirational story of St. Agatha Home for Children.  (More....)
Photos: St. Agatha Home Keepsake Photograph.

Letters: 'Home Kids' By Nancy Canfield: The Story of St. Agatha Home for Children: Sent: 01/19/2006
Letters: From Gerald F. Merna:  Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006    Subject: Urgent! Comrade In Distress  
Letters: From James E. Lundberg:   Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006    Subject: St Agnes Alumnus.
Letters: From Louis Reyes:   Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 9:40 PM    Subject: Hello....

'New Possibilities' By Mary Ann Poust: Catholic New York - Archives: Feature Story, July 20, 2000
"Sparkill Dominican Sisters look to future as they mark 125th anniversary. The Dominican Sisters of Sparkill have launched a year of celebration of the congregation's 125th anniversary, and the theme they selected will meet the approval of anyone who knows their ministry.

It's "Women Making a Difference," and that's what the sisters have been doing since an English-born convert, Alice Mary Thorpe, arrived in Manhattan with her sister Lucy in 1872 to live and work among the city's poor." (More....)

House Kids: 6 More Names (3 Brothers) Added To "House Kids List":
James Roder (or Roeder), John Roder (or Roeder), William (Bill) Roder (or Roeder), Manual Salmon,
Jojo Guglielmello, Juan Oquendo (1969 - 1972).

Support Our Troops!
The Department of Defense has a new campaign "America Supports You" which spotlights what Americans are doing all across the land, encourages others to join the team and allows all to tell their stories by giving voice and visibility to their efforts.

A number of celebrities, including actors, comedians and musicians, have shown their support of America's troops by making video announcements. (Extract From: http://www.americasupportsyou.mil).