St. Mary Academy - BayView’s Lower and Middle School raised more than $1,100 through their Advent Angel Project this December. Each student was given a paper angel ornament to take home, decorate and return in an envelope with a donation. The angel ornaments hang on a Christmas tree in the Lobby of Bay View’s St. Joseph Hall. The $1,100 collected has been given to benefit Re-Focus, a Sister of Mercy sponsored program that works with adults with differing developmental and physical needs, and the Sister Hilda Polar Express, which collects gifts and donations for area families in need. Faculty and staff also sponsored individual clients at Re-Focus, donating gifts to help fulfill their Christmas wish lists. In addition, the Upper School Spanish and Italian Clubs “adopted a family” through the East Bay Community Action Program and purchased an assortment of gifts for the whole family.
