2019-2020 FUNDRAISING
Highlights
THE ST. FRANCIS ANNUAL FUND Each year, annual gifts from alumni, parents, and friends enable students to reap the benefits of the unique educational experience only found at St. Francis High School. St. Francis Annual Fund donors provide critical, unrestricted support, for capital and programmatic enhancements, technology upgrades, tuition assistance and more. Unlike endowment funds, annual giving dollars are flexible and accessible. These funds can be directed to a specific area or used right away where and when they are needed most. Annual gifts to the St. Francis Fund make a profound difference in the lives of St. Francis High School students every day, enabling them to develop spiritually, academically, physically and socially in the daily presence of Jesus Christ.
SPARTAN CLASSIC | 9.27.2019 The 30th Annual Alumni Golf Outing, the Spartan Classic, was held at Cantigny Golf Club in Wheaton. Through the efforts of alumni and volunteers, every dollar raised provided tuition assistance for alumni children and grandchildren. This is the Alumni Association’s largest fundraiser of the year. Although the golf portion was cancelled due to rain, we celebrated our most successful outing to date. With the support of 192 golfers, the event netted $51,610 for tuition assistance. The 2020 Spartan Classic was held on Friday, September 25, 2020.
FESTIVAL OF FASHION | 11.24.2019 The St. Francis High School Mothers’ Club hosts an annual day of fellowship, shopping, and fashion featuring SFHS student, faculty, staff, and coach models. The Festival of Fashion, which enabled 450 guests to enjoy a pleasurable afternoon with new and longtime friends, gathered to support the school’s mission and netted $10,282.
#GIVINGTUESDAY | 12.3.2019 Through generous gifts from 164 donors, the 2019 #GivingTuesday campaign raised $27,630, with a 36% increase in the number of donors from last year. To our surprise, seven of these donors were current students! Because of our amazing community who donated, liked, and shared our social media posts, voted for our faculty, challenged us to earn more, and offered kind words and encouragement, the amount raised is a little more than the cost of two tuitions. These gifts allow us to continue providing possibilities for students and families to experience a St. Francis High School education.
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