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Beginning Violin "Virtuosi" Perform Wednesday Night in Ave Maria

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The Classical Virtuosi of Ave Maria Beginning Violin Pilot Program will present its first concert Wednesday, May 30, from 7-8 p.m. in the Ave Maria University Student Union Ballroom. The program has introduced dozens of children from Ave Maria, Immokalee and other nearby areas to the violin. Tickets for adults are $5; children under 18 are free. Above, some of the students at a rehearsal.

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Remembering the Fallen

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Commemorative ceremonies for Memorial Day will be held at Naples Memorial Garden beginning at 9:30 a.m. Monday, May 28th.  The site is located at 525 111 Avenue (which is also Immokalee Road) and arriving before 9 a.m. is recommended because of the large numbers expected to attend.
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Ave Maria University Will Drop Student Health Insurance

Ave Maria University will stop offering student health insurance plans, and no longer require students to carry health insurance, because of both moral objections as well as higher costs due to mandated coverage, President Jim Towey said in a statement Monday. The statement came on a day when more than 40 other Catholic dioceses and organizations filed suit against federal mandates requiring insurance plans to cover contraceptives and other services Catholics find objectionable.

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Joe Guernsey Profiled in Naples Daily News

joeguernsey1Joe Guernsey, "Graduate of Distinction" of the Donahue Academy of Ave Maria class of 13 seniors who will graduate June 1, is profiled as part of a series of "outstanding seniors" in the Naples Daily News.
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Michael Timmis - Making a Difference in Africa

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Ave Maria University is just one of the educational interests of the chair of its board of trustees, Ave Maria resident Michael Timmis. His missionary educational efforts have also provided the educational and moral background that has helped hundreds of Africans make a positive difference in struggling countries. Above, Mr. Timmis and his daughter Bailey at a school he founded in Uganda.

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