Gifts in support of
SFS’s annual giving initiatives and programs make a tremendous difference in
the lives of students and help ensure the excellence of a St. Francis de Sales
High School education.
Along with income
from the Endowment Fund, annual giving by alumni, parents and friends enables
SFS to meet its most pressing needs by funding a portion of the School’s annual
operating budget. Whether through the SFS
Annual Fund or fundraising events (such as Funarama
or the Knight Ball, for example), annual giving has an immediate impact on the
financial health and well-being of the School.
From financial aid
and teacher salaries to facilities maintenance and athletic programs, annual
gifts support the School’s core needs and are vital to SFS. Each and every annual gift counts -- a $500
unrestricted annual gift provides a financial benefit to the School that is
equivalent to the annual interest income associated with a $10,000 capital gift
to the Endowment Fund – and the School is grateful to its annual donors for
their generous support of the School’s mission.
SFS Annual Fund
The newly constituted
SFS Annual Fund is the primary
annual giving program for the School’s alumni, parents and friends. Through the SFS Annual Fund, donors are
invited to provide current and immediate expendable support for the School’s
core needs.
Gifts of any size to
the SFS Annual Fund enhance the School’s ability to provide for its
students. At the same time,
participation in the SFS Annual Fund is an important measure of alumni
attitudes toward the School. As the
School seeks to broaden its donor base and to create a “culture of giving” that
will serve SFS well in the future, a strong SFS Annual Fund – both in terms of
dollars raised and alumni participation – is of considerable importance.
Fundraising Events
Throughout the year,
dedicated students, parents, alumni, friends, faculty and staff, orchestrate
and host a wide variety of fundraising events for the benefit of the
School. Thanks to this group of generous
sponsors and volunteers – and to those who attend or otherwise support such
events -- the School is able raise much-needed funds.
Among the School’s
annual fundraising events are: Funarama; the Fr. Healy
Memorial Golf Outing; Wait Knight; the Charlie’s Dodge Car Raffle; the Italian
Dinner; and Knight Fest.
In addition to the
above-mentioned events, each December, the School holds its biggest fundraiser
of the year: the Knights’
Ball, a gala event that
includes a silent auction and the opportunity to participate in the
increasingly-popular “Sponsor-a-Knight” scholarship program. Since its inception in 1992, the Knights’
Ball (formerly the Presidential Ball) has raised more than $1.6 million for the
School.
