The Academy of Mount St. Ursula, the oldest Catholic girls school in New York, located in Bedford Park, has entered a contest in order to win seed money to continue supporting its students’ charitable work at the Concourse House.

Sponsored by Cablevision, “Charity Champions” gives high schools the opportunity to host events that support a charity of their choice. The school that does the best job wins $5,000 for its selected charity organization. The contest has previously allowed AMSU to support POTS, a local soup kitchen and multi-service center.

This year, AMSU is competing in hopes to donate towards the mission of the Concourse House, a group home on the Grand Concourse that offers safe shelter to homeless women and their children.

AMSU’s “That’s Life” club is dedicated to the Ursuline traditions of service and learning. Over the past several months, “That’s Life” has hosted several events for Concourse House residents, including gift-giving during the holidays and putting together baby packages for new mothers. This March, the club is hosting a St. Patrick’s Day party and will also put on an Easter party and is planning an event for Mother’s Day.

Contestants in the competition will be judged on the contribution from the school community, their involvement with their community and also the overall creativity of the charity events and projects.

“Charity Champions” competition ends on April 13 and the chosen school will be selected on April 23.

Ed. note: For more information about AMSU visit amsu.org.