Fall Walkathon: WMA raised $6,110 toward Pennies for Peace, to support the Central Asia Institute and Greg Mortenson, the author of Three Cups of Tea, in their work of building schools and promoting education in Pakistan and Afghanistan.All students at Waldron Mercy are reading Three Cups of Tea and the children’s version, Listen to the Wind, as part of WMA’s theme for the academic year, “Mercy Makes Sense.” Other fund-raising events will be happening throughout the year.

Thanksgiving Food Baskets:  Waldron Mercy Academy donated more than 50 Thanksgiving Baskets chock full with turkeys, all the trimmings and pies to families at the Catholic Worker Clinic, Project Home, St. Katherine Day School and Mercy Neighborhood Ministries.  The donations came in from WMA families, faculty and staff. In addition to the baskets, WMA sent 25 boxes of food to help replenish the shelves at Mercy Neighborhood Ministries, and Catholic Worker Clinic received 50 loaves of pumpkin bread handmade by WMA students.