SVdP strives to provide an excellent Catholic education at a great value. It is the strong financial support of our community that makes this possible. Throughout the 2018-2019 school year, parents will be invited to participate in supporting our school. This year will be a little different from previous years and we hope this guide is helpful.

THE ANNUAL FUND
The Annual Fund is a tax-deductible way to support the school above and beyond what tuition
is able to provide.  St. Vincent de Paul relies on Annual Fund gifts to provide all the “extras” in and out of the classroom, such as:
• the robotics program
• the Writers In The Schools program
• online subscriptions
• new electives
• retreats for students
• speakers for parents and students
• professional development for teachers
• the Adopt-A-Student program

As the Annual Fund is the most important “ask” we make all year, St. Vincent de Paul typically
hosts a five-week Annual Fund drive at the beginning of the school year. Over 90% of families and 100% of faculty and staff participate with a gift of any size.

This year, the school's Annual Fund drive will be in November to allow time for the parish's
capital campaign. Please look for your '17-'18 Annual Report included in the fall Tiger's Mouth magazine and the '18-'19 Annual Fund appeal in your home mailbox in November.


THE BUILDING BRIGHT FUTURES CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
We are thrilled our parish has launched the Building Bright Futures capital campaign to construct a new Catholic Education Building to replace our 60 and 70-year-old school buildings.  It will transform our campus with new classrooms, labs, locker rooms, and offices and will house all our primary and middle school students.

A project this large requires a huge investment from our parish and school and is the reason we need to do something above and beyond the school’s Annual Fund and our parish’s weekly offering.

The Building Bright Futures campaign launched this spring and will ask all parish and
school families to make a pledge this September and October.

Many in our parish community who have preceded us have made great sacrifices to provide us with the church and school we enjoy today. It is time for us to pay that sacrifice forward for our next generation. The Building Bright Futures campaign sets forth a vision of a thriving community not willing to stand still, but rather to move boldly forward into the future, setting our next generation up for success.


YOUR GIFTS ARE IMPORTANT
As a school parent, you’ll be asked to support both the Annual Fund and the Capital Campaign. We hope you'll make tax-deductible gift of any size to the school’s Annual Fund to keep our school excellent and affordable. We also hope you’ll consider an investment to the campaign. We are excited about both and look forward to seeing these efforts build bright futures for our students.