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GRACE Scholars Contributors

GRACE Scholars Program

Blessed Trinity Catholic High School participates in the GRACE. Scholars program, a state-approved Student Scholarship Organization (SSO) established by the Archdiocese of Atlanta. In 2008, Georgia passed legislation which allows Georgia residents to re-direct a portion of their state income taxes to a private school of their choice for use in providing financial aid to students coming from public schools. The students must qualify for the financial aid based on need.

Last year, Blessed Trinity received approximately $358,036 and was able to provide financial aid to 100% of all new students who qualified. These students will continue to receive financial aid through GRACE for the next four years provided they continue to qualify. Because these funds came from GRACE, it allowed regularly budgeted financial aid dollars to go farther in supporting the financial needs of the students coming from our Catholic feeder schools and other private schools. Below is a listing of the 2019-2020 GRACE Scholars contributors. Anonymous (4) Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Alderman Mr. and Mrs. Marcos D. Arias Mr. and Mrs. Jason M. Armas Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ascari Mr. and Ms. Steven F. Baker Mr. Vincent E. Baker Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David H. Barber Mr. and Mrs. Terrell W. Barden Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Barton Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Batteh Dr. and Mrs. Jad H. Batteh Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Black II Ms. Suzanne C. Boulay Mr. and Mrs. Dale J. Boylston Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Braner Mr. and Mrs. Dennis P. Breslin Mr. and Mrs. Adam Bujeker Mr. and Mrs. John M. Bulthuis Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Burkly Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Burns Mr. Joseph Cabrera and Mrs. Zoila Alzuri-Cabrera Mr. and Mrs. Michael Caddell Mr. Jack W. Callicutt and Dr. Victoria Callicutt Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Chambers Mr. and Mrs. Michael K. Clancy Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. Clemente Mr. and Mrs. George Cleveland Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Conner III Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Conrad Mr. and Mrs. Paul N. Cote Mr. and Mrs. David R. Cotter Mr. and Mrs. John P. Crisanti Mr. and Ms. Michael J. Criscolo Mr. and Mrs. Matthew M. Curry Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Daniels III Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Davis III Ms. Maria M. DeLeon Mr. and Mrs. William DeSantis Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Dickens The Reverend Mr. and Mrs. Dennis J. Dorner Mr. and Mrs. Kevin A. Doyle Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Dunlap Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Dunn Mr. Thomas C. Eaton and Mrs. Elizabeth M. Fernandez Mr. and Mrs. Ralph A. Eatz Mr. and Ms. Gary D. Eklund Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Entz Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Mark F. Eppert Dr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Field Sr. Mr. and Mrs. James L. Findlay Mr. and Mrs. Brian G. Fought Dr. Carlos M. Franco and Dr. Mabel M. Ceballos-Franco Mr. and Mrs. Nandkumar Gandhi Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Gandolfo Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Gasper Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. Gebhardt Ms. Jessica H. Gibson Mr. and Mrs. David A. Gittings Mr. and Mrs. John E. Gordon Mr. and Mrs. James M. Grupp Mr. and Mrs. Baburhan Gucer Mr. and Ms. Michael J. Hampton Mr. and Mrs. John B. Hamrick III The Reverend Mr. and Mrs. Elie Hanna Dr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Hart Dr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Havlik Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Hentz Mr. and Mrs. Brent W. Herrin Mr. and Mrs. Brian K. Hershberger Mr. and Mrs. Chad D. Hoekstra Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Hoffman III Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Hogan Mr. Mark S. Hopkins and Mrs. Elizabeth A. Podgorny Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Hudkins Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Hussey Mr. and Mrs. Sean L. Hynes Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Ianzito Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. Irace Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Javier E. Jimenez Mr. and Mrs. Philip C. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Jones Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Julian Mr. and Mrs. Abraham W. Kassis Mr. Raymond H. Kasten and Mrs. Kathleen B. Bonner-Kasten Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Kern Mr. and Mrs. Scott M. Kile Mr. and Mrs. James R. Kinney Mr. Ronald D. Skorcz and Mrs. Carol A. Kirwan Mr. Michael T. Kopp and Ms. Rita G. Holbrook Mr. and Mrs. Scott A. Kriscovich Mr. and Mrs. Guilford A. Kyker Jr. Mr. David J. Lago Mr. and Mrs. Gary M. Lane Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Lenich Ms. Marie F. Lijek Mr. and Mrs. William A. Lorenzen Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Mahaney Mr. and Mrs. John G. Mandula Mr. and Mrs. Frank D. Marcoccio Mrs. Rosalinda Marcus Mr. and Mrs. David L. Mariner Mr. and Mrs. Brian E. Marks Mr. Kevin Markwordt and Dr. Holly Markwordt Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Massimine Dr. William P. McAlvany and Dr. Joanne P. McAlvany Mr. and Mrs. Stuart L. McConnell Mr. and Mrs. James K. McCormick Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. McGowan Mr. and Mrs. William J. McGrath Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. McGrath Mr. Robert H. McKenzie Mr. and Mrs. William T. Meadows Mr. and Mrs. John I. Menzies Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Todd N. Michals Mr. and Mrs. Kurt F. Miller Mr. William C. Mills Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Roque Miramontes Mr. and Mrs. Eric C. Mondi Mr. Francis M. Moore Ms. Kathy P. Mraz Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan H. Murphy Dr. and Mrs. Duane T. Nakahata Mr. and Mrs. Carlos A. Navarro Mr. and Mrs. John D. Nee Mr. and Mrs. Perry A. Neuman Mr. Phillip E. Nicholson Mr. Christopher Niven Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Nolan Mrs. Pamela A. Norris Mr. and Mrs. Vincent J. O’Brien Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. O’Donnell Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. O’Grady Mr. and Ms. Oscar A. Osorio Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Pacer Mr. and Mrs. Dean J. Paonessa Mr. Michael S. Paula Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan A. Pedersen Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Peters Mr. and Mrs. James W. Piper Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Poschel Mr. Christopher M. Powderly Mr. and Mrs. Wesley M. Preece Mr. and Mrs. John E. Pruitt Jr. Ms. Nancy J. Puckett Mr. Daniel J. Quigley Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Rick Radtke Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Rearick Mr. and Mrs. Craig A. Reese Mr. and Mrs. Joe W. Reinkemeyer Mr. Frank A. Rizzo Mr. and Ms. Richard R. Robbins Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Pero M. Rossello Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ryan Ms. Christina Rodriguez Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Scarborough Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Schifani Mr. and Mrs. David A. Schmitt Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Seeterlin Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Shank Mr. and Mrs. Francis G. Shappard Mr. and Mrs. William J. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Solar Dr. and Mrs. Tunde Sotunde Mr. and Mrs. Randall Spak Dr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Spudic Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Stapleton Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Stegemoeller Mr. and Mrs. William E. Steiger Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Stephans Dr. and Mrs. John K. Stevens Jr. Mr. and Ms. Mark J. Stevens Mr. and Mrs. David C. Sweeney Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Tomko Mr. and Ms. Robert W. Turko Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Turner Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas B. Turner Mr. and Mrs. Frederick M. Valz III Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Vicario Mr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Vick Mr. and Mrs. Lewis J. Walker Mr. and Mrs. Mark Weltlich Mr. and Mrs. John R. Wise Mr. Peter R. Woods and Mrs. Patricia M. Speckhart Mr. Hinwai Tam and Mrs. Waiman Yip Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Zachman

While GRACE participation addresses the school’s critical need for targeted financial aid funding, it should not be considered a donation. It is, rather, a redirection of tax monies already owed to the state. We continue to be grateful for your much needed contributions to the school’s Trinity Fund as they help us meet overall budgetary obligations.