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UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS
ESU HOUSING, INC.
To ensure that our student-athletes receive the resources necessary to be successful in the classroom, on the playing field and in the community.
Build quality, energy efficient, affordable homes to assist families in realizing a safe, secure, stable living experience while strengthening and revitalizing their neighborhoods.
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INCE 2002, Gesu Housing, founded by Brother Mike Wilmot, S.J., has built 52 Energy Star 3.0 Certified homes in the Clifton Hills South/Girls Inc. neighborhood of North Omaha (bounded by 45th St. and Erskine St. to Patrick Ave.). The area is racially diverse and economically challenged. The goal of Gesu Housing is to address the issues of poverty and neighborhood decline in North Omaha by turning renters into first-time homebuyers with an affordable mortgage payment as well as in-filling vacant lots with new three-bedroom homes.
HE MOVE TO the BIG EAST Conference has brought an unprecedented amount of national attention to Creighton University and the athletic department. As a member of the BIG EAST Conference, Creighton student-athletes are experiencing opportunities that once seemed impossible. This new level of competition has required Creighton Athletics to commit additional resources due to the rising costs of scholarships, escalating travel expenses and capital projects. You are key in helping us achieve this mission. Whether you have been a longtime supporter of Creighton Athletics or recently found your way to being a Bluejay fan, we welcome you to the family and thank you for your support. Your gift to Creighton athletics directly affects the success of almost 300 Bluejay student-athletes.
GIVING OPPORTUNITIES: Fundraising is a year-long effort. We have a direct mail campaign in the fall, a Golf Event in July and a link on our website to donate via credit card.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
GIVING OPPORTUNITIES: • Jaybackers • BIG EAST Fund • Athletic Scholarships • Capital Project Support • Planned Giving – Heritage Society • Visit www.GoCreighton.edu/GIVING • Call (402) 280-GIVE
There are very few opportunities to volunteer. Gesu Housing employs a general contractor to build our new homes.
WISH LIST: • It would be wonderful to have an endowment to fund future construction so that fundraising would not be a daily concern.
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS 2500 California Plz. • Omaha, NE 68178 Phone (402) 280-GIVE www.GoCreighton.com/GIVING
GESU HOUSING, INC. 5008 1/2 Dodge St., Ste. B • Omaha, NE 68132 Phone (402) 614-4776 www.gesuhousing.com
Athletic Director: Bruce Rasmussen To donate call: (402) 280-2700
Founder: Brother Mike Wilmot, S.J. Executive Director/COO: Dale F. Barr, Jr.
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