Frances Warde Service Award established

Posted by: Debbie Bowley on Sat, 27 May 2006 20:03:01

As the Lauralton Hall Centennial year draws to a close, the school announced the establishment of the Frances Warde Service Award. Sister Frances Warde was one of the first seven Sisters of Mercy to set sail for North America to found the first Mercy convent in the United States in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Sister Frances was also instrumental in the opening of the first Mercy convent in Hartford, Connecticut. Since she is so significant to the Connecticut Sisters of Mercy, Lauralton Hall has named this new service award in honor of Sister Frances Warde and has begun an annual tradition of presenting the award to students who give 100 hours of service to their community and school over the course of a school year. 

This year’s Frances Warde Service award winners each completed 100 hours of service between June, 2005 and April, 2006. Award-winning members of the Class of 2006 include Nicole Flanagan; Meagan Gaits; Cameron Hitson; Ellen Kindley; Courtney Lynch; Alexandra Pereira; Alyssa Reyes; Nicole Seawright; Brianna Serio and Cassandra Theodore. Underclassmen who earned the Francis Warde Service Award are Jane Becker, ’07; Marianne Boyd, ’09; Amanda Doerr, ’07; Andrea Fratarcangeli, ’09; Paula Graham, ’07; Sarah Kavulich, ’09; Kathleen Keenoy, ’07; Mary Alice Limperopulos, ’09; Krystal McKane, ’07; Samantha Middlemass, ’07; Curran Mitchell, ’09; Caroline O’Connor, ’09 and Megan Paqua, ’07. 

The entire Lauralton Hall community proudly congratulations these deserving students!