DONATIONS WITH A HUGE IMPACT

SISTERS HAVE A NEW OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION LEGACY thanks to the generous gift of a donor. A long-term supporter and donor gave a gift from their estate, directing that the funds be used for education. Because most of the Sisters are retired educators, they came up with the idea of establishing a scholarship fund to meet various education needs in the area. Children, families and single men and women will benefit from this scholarship over the next several years.

FUNDED THROUGH LAST YEAR’S APPEALS the choir loft and the retaining wall have been refurbished. We finished making improvements to the choir loft, so Sisters can gather comfortably in the loft, and via Zoom on a new, large teleconference screen. This will help keep us all connected, near and far.

We also finished replacing the retaining wall on the West side of the campus, which was a large endeavor. This wall was nearly a city block long. This replacement will last us decades while keeping the soil in place and improving the beauty of this historic campus.

IN A TRULY UNIQUE SITUATION one donor requested that the Sisters each receive a gift of $100 to donate to the organization of their choosing, no questions asked. The Sisters were elated to have this opportunity to contribute financially to the causes that mean the most to them.

“I chose to give it to Jimmy and his family. Jimmy is a single parent Father who is on a fixed disability income,” said one sister. “Jimmy has two teenage daughters who are 17 and 18 years of age. Within the last 6 months they both gave birth to daughters. One daughter is 3 months old and one daughter is 6 months old. Since the girls are finishing high school Jimmy is the daytime babysitter. They were grateful for the $100.00 which is much needed to provide food, diapers, baby formula and bus tickets to school.”

Another Sister donated her $100 to a school where she used to teach.

“They have a fund which is used to provide an education to students who cannot afford the tuition, I prayed about it for several days and contacted the principal. I was excited, knowing that the donation would benefit some boy or girl who otherwise would not receive a Catholic education.”