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The students at Sacred Heart were very good at guessing the countries where our team members came from.
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Annalisse Ruddy, 8 years old, received the Torch Bearer Award for being a loving, caring, and studious student. She exemplifies peace in everything she does, as she wrote in a poem in her own words titled "Peace".
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The Peace Runners presented another Torch Bearer medal to Mrs. Evelyn Ricot. She is a retired banker and grandmother who has been a volunteer in the school for over twenty years, taking part in the grooming and nurturing of little minds.
She is a much loved member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Academy and the Sacred Heart of Jesus R.C. Church Community.
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Local Coordinator, Kovida Cruz, offering an art work by Sri Chinmoy to the principal, Dr. C. Celestine.
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The next Peace Run ceremony was at Theresa Paplin School in Queens. This a special education school that serves challenged adolescents and young adults from our local community.
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Saranyu hopping like a kangaroo to give a clue for the students to guess her country. Many students excitedly got it right and Salil asked the student to come up to point to Australia on the map.
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Asst. Principal Mrs Donita Miller graciously accepting the Certificate of Appreciation and artwork by Sri Chinmoy.