SHG Annual Report 08-09.pmd - Sacred Heart-Griffin High School

December December – – SHG welcomed 200 8th graders from the Springfield and surrounding area to take part in the 8th Grade Placement Test.
Januar January Januar y - - In conjunction with Catholic School’s Week and Super Bowl Sunday, our Student Ambassadors hosted a Souper Bowl of Caring to
collect a variety of soups for those in need. Four hundred pounds of soup was collected.
Februar ebruar ebruary ebruar y - - SHG’s food vendor, MJ Kellner, Co., Inc., along with Henson Robinson Company and the Fund-a-Project donors from the Black &
Gold Auction helped to underwrite renovations to the cafeteria. These renovations expanded the serving lines from one line to two lines, which
resulted in faster serving time and a more efficient lunchtime for our students. Renovations were completed in the Summer of 2009.
Mar Mar March Mar March
ch - - On behalf of students, faculty, staff and families of Sacred Heart-Griffin High School, we would like to sincerely thank everyone in
Springfield and Central Illinois who helped make our 50th Annual Mostaccioli Dinner an unprecedented success. This year we served 9,614
dinners and raised over $92,000 for operating costs at SHG.
On March 13, 2009, the Booster Club in combination with the Advancement Office hosted the first ever “Black & Gold with a Touch O’ Green”
St. Patrick’s Day fundraising event. The event was held in order to raise money for all SHG athletic teams, which in turn, helps the SHG operating
budget. This year’s event raised over $50,000! Although this was the first year for the St. Patrick’s Day event, the Booster Club has hosted the
Black & Gold Auction the past two Decembers.
April April – – – The Advancement office implemented a Facebook page on the Internet to keep alumni and friends updated on what is going on at
SHG. To date, our page has over 400 “fans”.
May May - -
- Thanks to the charitable gifts from generous individuals and businesses, the Advancement Office was pleased to award $15,000
through the Teacher’s Grant Fund. We are so fortunate to be able to offer this program to our SHG faculty and staff, which supports initiatives
over and above the departmental budgets. For more information about the Teachers’ Grant Fund, please contact us at 217-787-9732.
The SHG Alumni Board hosted a luncheon for the 2009 SHG Graduates and officially welcomed them into the Alumni Association.
June June – We welcomed over 70 5th-8th graders to SHG’s 5th Annual Summer Escape, a week-long enrichment camp that reaches out to middle
school students.
We held the 27 th Annual SHG Scholarship Scramble at Piper Glen Golf Course, raising almost $22,000 for scholarships.
Summertime is full of classes coming together for class reunions. We hosted over 100 guests at Nifty Fifty and 50 young graduates (collegeaged)
during the Young Alum Reunion. Both groups were glad to be back on campus!
Our new freshmen parents were again welcomed to campus so that we could all get acquainted with one another. The indoor picnic was
hosted in the cafeteria and gave everyone an opportunity to ask questions and get more comfortable with their first year at SHG.
The 2008-2009 Annual Fund is a year-long initiative that ran from July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009. SHG is blessed to have such strong support
from alumni, parents and friends. This year despite the economic uncertainty, and the fact that most Annual Funds around the country were
down 2%, SHG’s Annual Fund increased! Our total reached over $240,000, which is up from $210,000 last year. Please
see page 9 for the 2008-2009 Annual Fund listings.
Thank you for your continued support, which makes Catholic secondary education possible for today’s youth.
Sincerely,
Beverly Neisler, CFRE
Vice President for Advancement 5