Nov 29, 2022

This year, DSHA celebrated its first official Giving Tuesday, a global movement encouraging people to give and celebrate generosity through collaboration on the first Tuesday following Thanksgiving.

Thank You, DSHA Community!

On Tuesday, November 29, the DSHA community came together to raise funds for the DSHA Annual Fund. This fund impacts all Dashers as it helps close the gap between tuition and the actual cost of a DSHA education, supporting whole-person education through exceptional college-prep academics, Catholic faith formation, co-curricular experiences, and the mental/social/emotional health of all students.

Giving Tuesday by the Numbers

$37,387 | total raised on Giving Tuesday toward the $1,088,697 2022-23 annual fund goal

106 | total donors including alumnae, parents, past parents, faculty, staff, students, and grandparents

7x | Funds raised this Giving Tuesday helped close the gap more than seven times!

15 | states represented

13 | advocates who encouraged others to participate through the GiveSmart platform

Special Giving Tuesday Thank Yous!

What does "close the gap" mean?

▶ The gap is the difference between the cost of tuition and the actual cost of a DSHA education.

▶ The gap for the 2022-2023 school year is $5,200 per each DSHA student.

▶ As funds are raised in support of the DSHA Annual Fund, the community helps to close the gap, the difference between tuition and the actual cost of a DSHA education.

▶ 2x the impact | Judy Bultman, DS '57 , generously matched the first $5,200 raised, offering the first set of donors the opportunity to double their impact, collective raising $10,400 to close the gap two-fold.

▶ 3x the impact | Following the first $10,400 raised, an anonymous couple offered to triple the impact of the next set of donors up to $10,000.

▶ Advocating for Dashers | An additional anonymous donor and advocate matched $1,000.

▶ All in the DSHA family | Principal Dan Quesnell , Theology Dept. Chair Lisa Metz , Social Studies Faculty Patrick Dawson , and World Languages Faculty Eileen Gleeson sent copies of family-favorite, hand-written holiday recipes to donors who gave $50 or more on Giving Tuesday.

Questions on Giving Tuesday, the DSHA Annual Fund, or the gap between the cost of tuition and the actual cost of a DSHA education? Visit dsha.info/give or contact Director of Annual Giving Kathleen Mazelin at MazelinK@dsha.info or 414.616.2807