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Sister Dorothy Burns entered the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill 63 years ago and taught elementary and high school for 27 years. From 1974 to 1987, she served as a pastoral minister for Catholic Charities in New York City in the Office of the Disabled and managed the summer camp for disabled children and adults. Her sensitivity to disabled persons grew as she cared for her own disabled younger sister.
In 1988, Sister Dorothy began to serve people in need through the Encore Community Services, a city-funded program for people who are elderly, homeless, and mentally ill. At the program site, two meals are provided to 300 people, and 200 other meals are delivered to shut-ins. Since 2006, Sister Dorothy has managed the Shop and Escort Program to help elderly people with shopping and getting to appointments.
The second oldest of four children of Irish immigrants, Sister Dorothy grew up in Queens where she attended St. Mary Magdalene School and Bishop McDonnell Memorial High School in Brooklyn. She received her Bachelor’s degree at Fordham University’s School of Education and a Master’s degree from Manhattan College.
SOAR! is pleased to present the Father Victor Yanitelli Award to Sister Jeanne Burns and Sister Dorothy Burns in recognition of their many years of unwavering support of people in need. Their love of God is reflected in their giving of themselves with joy to many individuals, and in building community.
SOAR! is also grateful to Sister Dorothy and Sister Jeanne for being among the first volunteers to introduce SOAR! to New York over 20 years ago. They have remained faithful and enthusiastic supporters ever since.
SOAR! is also happy that His Eminence, Edward Cardinal Egan, a long-time supporter of men and women religious, will be an honored guest at the 2008 Benefit Dinner.
Support Our Aging Religious, Inc. (SOAR!) is a nonprofit organization of persons committed to assuring financially stable and personally secure futures for elderly and infirm members of Catholic religious congregations in the United States, augmenting the efforts of the institutional Church.
Since the founding of SOAR! close to 900 grants totaling more $9 million have helped religious congregations to purchase medical equipment, install elevators and fire and alarm systems, and replace windows and roofs. Over the years, proceeds of the Benefit Dinners have helped to make the SOAR! grant awards possible.
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Burns, Sr. Dorothy (MC????)
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