Lourdes Building Our Future Campaign Continues to Build Momentum
Those three words, “Building Our Future,” are individually powerful. But combined together, they give us the momentum to aspire to great ideas, to transcend the present and seize the future, and to collectively embark on a journey that will continue to preserve a legacy of catholic school education in Rochester.
2009 was an important year spent building the foundation of the capital campaign. We’ve spent time engaging our current families and alumni helping all to image the bright future for catholic school education. We have received a wealth of donations during this initial phase and have had many positive conversations with current families, alumni, faculty, students and staff about the vision for the new Lourdes High School. In the final months of 2009- we opened the Lourdes Building Our Future campaign to a wider audience, with the help of Bishop Quinn began to engage our local parishes.
We are optimistic we can achieve our campaign goal and remain on track with opening the doors to the new high school in 2012. To date we have raised more than $9.3 million dollars, have created the architectural schematics and are now pleased to announce we are moving into the creation of construction blueprints. This important step will allow us to attain accurate measurements for the building and begin the critical RFP process that will enable us to begin construction next fall.
“If you have currently made your pledge to the Lourdes Building Our Future campaign, we are so greatful and want you to know that your dollars have enabled us to get to where we are to date,” said Dennis Nigon, President, Rochester Catholic Schools. “Now is the time that we need others to come forward and help us move to the project to completion. We need all current families, alumni and the wider Catholic community to help us. We are closing in on the $15 million dollar mark which is an important threshold that will move things along quickly with the goal of opening the doors in 2012,” said Nigon. In addition to raising the current funds, an anonymous donor has come forward, pledging an additional $2 million dollars once the $15 million dollar threshold has been reached.
The campaign will continue to reach out and spread the message in traditional and non traditional ways. A powerpoint presentation has been produced and is available for group gatherings and viewing. Please contact Dennis Nigon if you are interested in having someone come speak to your group. The Lourdes Building Our Future campaign has also bridged into the social networking world and has created a Fan page. If you are a facebook user, please consider adding yourself to the LBOF fan page.
The time is now to give to the Lourdes Building Our Future campaign. Please give now.
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