Actress sends Mt. St. Ursula girls on free Super Hero viewing
The Academy of Mount St. Ursula girls are all smiles after learning that a $2,000 donation was received by the school so they could attend a viewing
of Captain Marvel. Photo courtesy of GoFundMe
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BRONX TIMES REPORTER, M 4 ARCH 15-21, 2019 BTR
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BY ALEX MITCHELL
Eva Longoria may not
have played Captain Marvel
in the motion picture, but
she’s the hero to the Academy
of Mount St. Ursula of
330 Bedford Park Boulevard.
Just before the release of
the fi lm, the all girls’ high
school created a GoFundMe
page to raise enough money
for the entire school to see
Captain Marvel on the big
screen, which Longoria overwhelmingly
contributed to.
In under a month, the campaign
not only hit the $10,000
goal, but even raised an extra
$340 as well.
“Many of our girls come
from underprivileged circumstances,
and more than
70% live below the poverty
line,” the campaign stated.
Thus, the academy set
out to raise $10,000 dollars,
breaking down the costs as:
$13 per child ticket, an additional
$13 for refreshments
and $17 per chaperone ticket.
“We want to give them the
opportunity to see Marvel’s
fi rst woman-led fi lm, because
every young person deserves
not only to have their needs
met, but to also enjoy life!”
the campaign continued.
The academy chose Captain
Marvel because “there
are multiple female characters
in the fi lm that enforce
diversity of women in race,
careers, and talents,” according
to the GoFundMe page.
All excess proceeds raised
will go towards Mount St. Ursula
‘Adopt-A-Student’ program,
for girls who cannot
otherwise afford to pay for tuition
along with other school
philanthropies.
While the GoFundMe received
161 separate donations
for the cause, the most
generous contribution came
from Longoria at a whopping
$2,000…that’s a lot of popcorn.