{"id":114058,"date":"2026-01-27T17:59:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T17:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/114058\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T17:59:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T17:59:07","slug":"jump-rope-for-heart-at-blessed-sacrament-school-staten-island-catholic-schools-week-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/114058\/","title":{"rendered":"Jump Rope for Heart at Blessed Sacrament School | Staten Island Catholic Schools Week (photos)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"HOKQSCTTKJFTZPNDPH4HQWWL7A\">STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 These kids have heart, and they\u2019re jumping for the hearts of others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"6WFGPGRF5FGKZDXCWXRF2XWKRM\">Students at Blessed Sacrament School in West Brighton participated in \u201cJump Rope for Heart\u201d on Tuesday, Jan. 26, to raise money for the American Heart Association through their gym classes. The commendable effort is part of part of Catholic Schools Week celebrations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"NTMAX3OSTVD5TJPHPLZAY53B2M\">The event took place during every gym period throughout the day at the Delafield Avenue school.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"EOMAMANTHFHZ5L4QSWBR7UZOUU\">Students will donate funds they have raised from jumping rope as part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncea.org\/csw\/Home_Page\/CSW\/Catholic_Schools_Week.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ncea.org\/csw\/Home_Page\/CSW\/Catholic_Schools_Week.aspx\">Catholic School Week service project.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"6EAZITV2VBGVJD64FQI2D7TABI\">Principal Joseph Cocozello says, \u201cWe have been doing \u2018Jump Rope for Heart\u2019 as long as I can remember.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"7EJWCM3JOVBERF3F7U6FT3QQTE\">Jump Rope for Heart combines physical activity with fundraising efforts to support heart health research and education programs through the American Heart Association.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"VPAU7SSHCZD6NLFAW72RYGBA2U\">The effort <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/news\/2023\/02\/blessed-sacrament-students-raise-over-24k-for-american-heart-association.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/news\/2023\/02\/blessed-sacrament-students-raise-over-24k-for-american-heart-association.html\">raised $24,000 in 2023<\/a>, according to Advance\/SILive.com archives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"NTPQOSD26BFVTCD2WXEJZMNRWA\">\u201cIt\u2019s one of our service projects held during Catholic School Week. We\u2019ve had quite a few families, who have been impacted, including one of our pre-K teachers; someone in their family was born with a heart defect,\u201d said Cocozello. \u201cEvery class participates; they go home with forms and come back with sponsors. This is us showing the community that we are supporting them as well as our own Catholic community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"L4Z4YEJDD5BXRIUARC2P2WBIIY\">Generative AI was used to produce an initial draft of this story based on school data. It was reviewed and edited by Advance\/SILive.com staff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 These kids have heart, and they\u2019re jumping for the hearts of others. 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