MIAMI SHORES, FLA. (WSVN) – A South Florida Catholic school achieved a major milestone and celebrated it with a huge birthday gift. <\/p>\n
7News cameras captured students at St. Rose of Lima Catholic School in Miami Shores singing with joy as they celebrated their school\u2019s 75th anniversary and a generous donation to mark the occasion. <\/p>\n
Sunbeam Development & Television CEO Andrew Ansin donated $75,000 from the Ansin Foundation to ensure the school thrives for many more decades to come.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis school is doing a great job of education. The kids are being taught good values, good education. and it\u2019s just really very hard to find good schools in the northeast part of Miami-Dade County so anything we can do to support them, we\u2019re there,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
For his part, Ansin enjoyed the performance put on by the students at the school following the major announcement.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh it\u2019s exciting. they\u2019re happy, they\u2019re waving, they\u2019re smiling, singing. It\u2019s very fulfilling,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The school opened in 1951 and since then, it\u2019s served as a shining example of a quality education.<\/p>\n
For Dr. Stephen Brown, the school principal, it\u2019s a birthday gift that will be put to good use. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re celebrating our 75th anniversary and that\u2019s a big deal for our school community. So to receive the generosity of a check of this size from the Ansin Foundation is just going to allow us to continue our mission and vision for many years to come,\u201d said Brown. <\/p>\n
Ansin said he is glad to provide the check as the issue of education is one that is personal for him. He said his goal is to see more high-quality schools open for families to have a multitude of options in the area. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s very personal. Our co-president of television, his kids went here. A lot of people who work at Channel 7 are in the neighborhood so we very much know it\u2019s important for attracting and maintaining a good labor force, good employees, that there\u2019s good schools in the area, probably the most important thing,\u201d said Ansin.<\/p>\n
Paul Magnes, the co-president and general manager at Sunbeam Television, reflected on his children\u2019s time at the school and said this donation will help make a difference. <\/p>\n
\u201cHaving my son come to school here and my two daughters, it\u2019s just such a special place and to have the Ansin Foundation in our community making a difference for all of us is really a special thing for all of us,\u201d said Magnes. <\/p>\n
Officials at the school said this generous donation will help fund the next 75 years. <\/p>\n
\u201cSo a gift of this size will certainly help us provide additional resources and materials that they need to reach the goals that they\u2019re called to serve in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
This donation fits with the Ansin Foundation\u2019s larger goal of providing enriching educational opportunities for young people in the community. <\/p>\n
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