Annual Fund
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critical, yearly campaign for Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton (SHS), the Annual Fund helps close the gap between the cost of tuition and the actual cost of educating each student. By doing so, operating dollars that would otherwise be allocated to address this gap can be redirected toward immediate, identified priorities. Among a host of critical initiatives, Annual Fund support enables Sacred Heart to:
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enhance classroom technology and instructional resources; offer a robust slate of co-curricular programs and activities in the arts, sciences, and athletics; deliver financial assistance to deserving students and their families; minimize tuition increases each year; provide competitive salaries and benefits to faculty and staff; and improve and maintain the historic beauty of Sacred Heart’s 64-acre campus.
These priorities directly benefit our community and impact life on the Sacred Heart campus every day. For the third consecutive year, SHS achieved 100 percent in pledged parent participation—a significant endorsement that reflects a strong belief in our educational mission and ensures faculty and students have the necessary resources and tools to augment intellectual and spiritual growth. We are deeply grateful to the SHS community for its continued, generous support of the Annual Fund, and we acknowledge the numerous parents and family members who worked tirelessly to help us close another successful year. These dedicated volunteers are instrumental in the growth of this annual campaign, providing overall camaraderie and furthering philanthropic support at Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton.
Annual Fund Chairs Gaurang Desai Laurie Farros Sheila McWilliams
Annual Fund Volunteers Emina Abrams Maryan Ackley Stephen Ackley Afsaneh Akhtari Sandra Archer 24
Kristina Homer Armstrong Kathryn Avery Scott Barnum Marilee Bell Mary Bellack Katherine Bianco-Sylvester Tina Bird Amy Boggs Christina Borchers Anitra Bowers Mark Box
Kelly Burke Noha Carrington Hilary Charlton Lillian Chun Patti Cluss Lynn Cullen Marissa Cushman Stacey Davidson Gaurang Desai Jennifer Desler Michelle Dillabough