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Everest Academy Supports Zacchaeus House Fundraiser

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Everest Academy Supports Zacchaeus House Fundraiser

for St. James Parish

Everest Academy 8th grade students Michael Spell, Libby Thomas, and Veronica Kopec take time out of their Saturday to provide entertainment for the Zacchaeus House Fundraiser, held at St. James Parish Hall on November 19, 2011. Michael Spell played the piano during the luncheon. The Everest 8th grader later returned the stipend he was given, donating the money to Zacchaeus House.  

Zacchaeus House offers mercy and grace, as well as a home to men in need. In a former convent on the South Side, homeless men can sit at a kitchen table and be served breakfast with orange juice each morning. A few feet away are a laundry room and storage room equipped with new linen and new clothing for these men, who now call Zacchaeus House home.

Deacon Coleman, the Director, has been serving the poor and needy in Chicago for over twenty years. Zacchaeus House is a home for men who are hurting and need time to heal and a place to call home.

Chicago's Cardinal Francis E. George, describes Zacchaeus House as a "transitional safe house" for men who want spiritual direction. Zacchaeus House is not a treatment center, halfway house or shelter; it is a place of evangelization for men who want to stabilize their lives and find Christ.

About Everest

Everest Academy Lemont, founded in 1995 as White Pines Academy, is a private Catholic school offering a Pre-K through grade 8 program.

Our goal is to offer each child the highest quality education through Integral Formation®, the pedagogical method developed by the Legionaries of Christ. Through Integral Formation®, each student benefits from a personalized approach that develops the whole person, from intellect and character to spiritual life and apostolic responsibility. The result: intelligent, responsible, and positive leaders who will transform society with the Gospel values.

Here at Everest Academy, with our brand new campus opened for the fall 2009 school year, we are poised for growth and ready to give our students a Catholic educational experience that will last them a lifetime. Find out more by taking a tour of our campus.

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