Through the generosity and kindness of the Donahue Family Foundation, the Golden Apple Awards Program has been established to honor outstanding individuals who devote their lives to teaching in Catholic Schools.

Some background on the Donahue Family Foundation:

• Jack and Rhodora Donahue are parents of thirteen children all of whom were educated in Catholic schools.
• The Donahue’s were eager to express their deep appreciation to Catholic schoolteachers for providing quality academic and faith filled education for their children.
• The Donahue’s approached Bishop Donald W. Wuerl, Bishop of Pittsburgh, who immediately embraced the idea of a Golden Apple Award and the first group of teachers in the Diocese of Pittsburgh were honored in 1992.
• Since that time the Donahue family instituted a program in the Diocese of Youngstown, Ohio and in May of 2005 invited the Diocese of Harrisburg to institute the Golden Apple Awards Program.
• The Donahue Family Foundation, Inc is located in Pittsburgh, PA and a son; William J. Donahue is president of the foundation.

The Golden Apple Award will be given to seven teachers in the Diocese of Harrisburg. The award will consist of the following:

Cash award of $5000.00
Certificate of Achievement
Golden Apple with a 24 carat gold cross
Individual photo with the Bishop
Group photo with the Bishop, Secretary for Education and Superintendent

These will all be presented at the ceremony during the awards banquet, which will be held Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at the Cardinal Keeler Center.

Eligibility Requirements
Nomination Form
Application Form

The Adobe Acrobat Viewer is used to view the documents on this page. If you need this plugin you can obtain it for free by clicking on the image below.