Dan Cirucci: Unique School To Observe 60th Anniversary

Monday, December 14, 2015

Unique School To Observe 60th Anniversary

Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., will be the main celebrant and homilist during Mass to celebrate Saint Lucy Day School for Children with Visual Impairments 60^th Anniversary. Concelebrating with the Archbishop will be Father Thomas Higgins, Father Thomas Viviano and Father Vincent Tung the Pham. Mrs. Betty Crosson, the mother of twin sons who were students at St. Lucy Day School, who first petitioned Cardinal O'Hara to establish a school for the blind in 1955, will be in attendance. In addition, all of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, who have served as teachers and principals since the opening of the school will be present.

Immediately following Mass, students from Saint Lucy Day School and Archbishop Ryan School for the Deaf will perform a concert for those in attendance. After the concert the school will hold an open house and tours.

Monday, December 14, 2015

10:00 a.m. Mass

11:30 a.m. Concert

Holy Innocents Church

1337 E. Hunting Park Avenue

Philadelphia, PA 19124

Sister Lisa Lettiere, IHM, Principal of St. Lucy Day School and Archbishop Ryan School for the Deaf said, "The 60th Anniversary of Saint Lucy Day School is a powerful testament to the students, parents, and teachers who have been a part of this school community throughout the years. The love and respect demonstrated for each child in our program is an unmistakable sign of the presence of God among us. This unique Catholic School of Special Education in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has been a blessing to so many. We look forward in hope that our school can continue to provide education to students who are blind and visually impaired for many years to come."

Saint Lucy Day School was founded within Saint Francis de Sales Parish in Philadelphia in 1955. At

that time, there was a high population of blind children due to the overuse of oxygen in hospitals to save the lives of premature babies, as well as the rubella epidemic of the early 1960’s. As these children reached school age, their parents sought a program which would provide instruction in the Catholic faith as well as the special education their children needed. Finding none available, they approached Cardinal O’Hara, the then Archbishop of Philadelphia, and requested that a school be established for the education of children with visual impairments. Today, Saint Lucy Day School and Archbishop Ryan School for the Deaf serve students in grades K-8 on the campus of Holy Innocents Parish in the Hunting Park Section of Philadelphia and work in cooperation with Holy Innocent Area Catholic Elementary School.

For information about the four Special Education Schools in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, please visit http://www.aopcatholicschools.org/special-education/. For information about Faith in the Future visit http://www.faithinthefuture.com/.

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He's been cited by the late Rush Limbaugh, quoted in the New York Times, featured at Real Clear Politics and Lucianne.com and interviewed across all media.

He's Dan Cirucci, the founder and editor-in chief of the Dan Cirucci Blog, a Save Jersey blog columnist, frequent guest on the Matt Rooney radio show and one of the most widely honored public relations professionals in his field. He's also been a public relations consultant to numerous organizations and individuals and hosted The Advocates on RVN-TV.

Inducted into the Philadelphia Public Relations Hall of Fame, for many years he served as a Lecturer in Corporate Communication at Penn State University. A former President of the Philadelphia Public Relations Association (PPRA) he has lectured at Rowan University, Temple University, The College of New Jersey and Arcadia University. He has conducted workshops on public relations for thousands of participants throughout the nation and has taught countless others the art of public speaking. He has also advised numerous lawyers, judges, public officials and political candidates.

Cirucci is a prolific writer and his op-ed pieces have appeared in the Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Courier-Post, Broad and Liberty and other print and online platforms.

A native of Camden NJ, Cirucci is a former President of the Philadelphia chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. Cirucci served as Associate Executive Director of the Philadelphia Bar Association for nearly 30 years. He served as Chair of Penn State University's Professional Advisory Board for the Corporate Communication major at Penn State Abington and on the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Judicial Selection Commission.

He received his MA degree from Rowan University and his BA from Villanova University. He has been named a Distinguished Alumnus of Rowan's public relations program and received the E. A. "Wally" Richter Leadership Award, the highest honor from the National Association of Bar Executives' Communications Section. He has also been honored by numerous other local, state and national groups.

In his hometown of Camden, Cirucci taught fifth grade at the Ulysses Wiggins Elementary School named for the founder of the Camden NAACP. There he was one of the first teachers in the country to teach African-American history to inner city students. He later served as editor of a local weekly newspaper, as Assistant to the Township Manager of Cherry Hill Township and as Associate Director of Communications at the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Cirucci's passions include all things Italian, politics, the popular culture, books and authors, art, communication, music, theatre, movies, dining and travel.

He and his wife Carole have two grown children and seven grandchildren.

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