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23rd Annual Fall Scholarship Dinner<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Join us for an insightful discussion on Pope Francis<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

October 26, 2017<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

White\u2019s of Westport<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Foundation to Advance Catholic Education is proud to present Mark K. Shriver, author of Pilgrimage: My Search for the Real Pope Francis.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mark will share what he learned on that journey and discuss how Francis\u2019s message of faith, love, humility, and mercy is relevant in today\u2019s world.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Proceeds from this event provide \u201cneed-based\u201d scholarships for children attending the Catholic schools of the Diocese of Fall River.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mark K. Shriver is Senior Vice President of U.S. Programs & Advocacy at Save the Children and President of Save the Children Action Network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shriver joined Save the Children in 2003 and developed the agency\u2019s domestic early childhood education, literacy and health programs, which focus on underserved rural communities. He also created Save the Children\u2019s domestic emergencies programs to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children before, during and after disaster strikes. In 2016, Save the Children\u2019s programs benefitted more than 317,000 children across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An advocate for children throughout his career, Shriver led a national coalition that convinced Congress to create the National Commission on Children and Disasters. He was appointed to the Commission by Senator Harry Reid of Nevada; he was elected chairperson by his fellow commissioners and served in that role for the life of the Commission (2008-2011).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2013, Shriver created Save the Children\u2019s political advocacy arm, Save the Children Action Network (SCAN). SCAN seeks to build bipartisan solutions and generate voter support for policies that ensure that every child has an equal opportunity to succeed. With a grassroots network of more than 200,000 supporters across all 50 states, SCAN is working to ensure that every child in the U.S. has access to high-quality early childhood education and to end preventable maternal and child deaths worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In 1988, Shriver founded the innovative Choice Program, which serves delinquent and at-risk youth through intensive, community-based counseling. He subsequently created The Choice Jobs Program, Inc., which trains, places and supports former Choice clients in jobs, as well as The Choice Middle Schools Program, a model for keeping at-risk middle school children in school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shriver received his B.A. from The College of the Holy Cross and a Master\u2019s in Public Administration from Harvard University. His latest book, Pilgrimage: My Search for the Real Pope Francis<\/em>, was published in November 2016. His bestselling memoir, A Good Man: Rediscovering My Father, Sargent Shriver<\/em>, was published in June 2012. Shriver lives with his wife, Jeanne, and their three children, Molly, Tommy and Emma, in Maryland.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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