DONOR PROFILE
MONTHLY GI VING BECAU S E O F THE D S HA D IF F ERE N CE BY MADELINE ZUKOWSKI, DSHA ’11
Current parent and alumna Katie Carney Dahm, DSHA ’90, is no stranger to giving back to DSHA — she has served on the DSHA Alumnae Board and planned the most recent reunion for her former DSHA classmates, among other roles. But she doesn’t just give back through her time; she
Katie Carney Dahm, DSHA ’90, second row far left, attended the 2018 Mother Daughter event with her eldest daughter Delanie Dahm, DSHA ’21, first row second from left. They spent the day with DSHA friends: Riley Halpern, DSHA ’21, and her mother Emma Gillette, and the Cyganiaks — mother Ann; Ellen, DSHA ’19, and Julia, DSHA ’21.
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atie Carney Dahm, DSHA ’90, has great memories from her time at DSHA: playing on the soccer and tennis teams, wearing her white dress at graduation, dancing the night away at Father Daughter, spending time in the senior lounge, and hanging out with her friends “in an unshowered, makeup-free, casual environment.” And while the senior lounge no longer exists, Dahm is having fun watching her two Dashers, Delanie Dahm, DSHA ’21, and Tobie Dahm, DSHA ’23, play tennis, be academically competitive alongside their classmates, and make friends that will very likely last a lifetime. But a big part of making sure her daughters – and other young women in the Milwaukee area — can take advantage of everything a DSHA education encompasses includes this: an ongoing and intentional commitment to financially support the school that has given her so much.
also gives back financially, month by month. Her reason for doing so is simple — her life wouldn’t be the same without DSHA.
A PLEDGE TO MAKE AN IMPACT Dahm, a math teacher at Christ King School in Wauwatosa and a realtor for Firefly Real Estate, learned early on how to handle her financials — to give, but also to save. When her paycheck arrives, she thinks back to what her father taught her: parts of her paycheck are to be designated for certain costs. Part of her designated costs is her financial gift to DSHA. She pledges a certain amount to the DSHA Annual Fund, and then pays off the pledge monthly. While a one-time payment of a large amount is a big
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