St. Catherine’s Academy students ran for a good cause Monday.

160 students helped raise funds for Friedreich’s Ataxia and Heart Disease

St. Catherine’s Academy, (SCA) the oldest school in Orange County hosted a dual fundraiser where students ran and jumped at the chance to fight Friedreich’s Ataxia (FA) and heart disease. The fundraiser event helped raise awareness and funds for the American Heart Association (AHA) and Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance Organization (FARA).

The participants were 160 students in transitional Kindergarten through eighth grade.