March for the Heart

BIG NEWS

WE DID IT! We are so EXCITED to announce we reached OUR FIRST goal of meeting our $20,000 Matching Gift Challenge offered by a generous, anonymous Alumni Donor! Because of this, we were able to DOUBLE your $20,000 to $40,000! A special thank you to everyone who helped us meet this challenge!!

 

BUT WAIT… THERE’S MORE

The March Continues… because our TOTAL GOAL for March for the Heart this year is $100,000 from 165 donors! We are over halfway there and have until MIDNIGHT on MARCH 17 to meet our total goal! Every gift is important and impactful. Please make your donation today, then help us spread the word to your Academy family and friends to March for the Heart! Thank you!


This year our March for the Heart goal is $100,000 from 165 donors! This Challenge Gift can help us achieve that goal, but we need your help to accomplish that! Every gift is important and impactful. Please make your donation today, then help us spread the word to your Academy family and friends to March for the Heart! Thank you!

This year, March for the Heart again seeks support far and wide from our alumni and parent of alumni community. Please GIVE, ASK and SHARE:

GIVE to this year’s March for the Heart Alumni & Family Giving Challenge.

ASK at least three people — classmates, ASH friends, family members, parents of alumni — to participate.

SHARE our March for the Heart communications and social media posts (Alumni Facebook and Instagram) during the appeal which runs through Sunday, March 17. 

Choices, Choices, Choices! Last year you appreciated more giving options, so we are happy to give you three donation choices again this year:

  • Marcia Renken Endowment for Faculty Professional Development— This new endowment was created in recognition and gratitude of the Academy’s alumna and longtime principal Marcia (Baronovic ’72, 8th) Renken’s retirement at the end of this school year. Marcia’s dedication to the Academy and passion for an exceptional faculty lives on with this endowment. Make a gift today in honor of Marcia Renken, or in honor/memory of one of your favorite faculty — present or past!  
  • Jane Cannon Legacy of Love and Learning Endowed Scholarship — This scholarship was established in 2022 in Jane’s memory with a plan to create a $200,000 endowment in perpetuity. We have raised more than $136,000 already but need your help to meet the goal. During the 2023-24 school year two students are benefiting from this scholarship. Make an impact that will last a lifetime by donating today! To learn more, click  here.
  • Annual Fund  — The Annual Fund is the foundation of giving for the Academy and provides unrestricted funds to support the operating budget which gives the school the most flexibility. Your gift today to the Annual Fund is impactful and truly appreciated!  

MARCH for the HEART launches Friday, March 1 but you can help us get off to a fantASHtic start and make your gift early at the link below. Thank you for supporting the Academy!


There are several ways to give: 

  1. With our online donation form!
  2. By check (payable to Academy of the Sacred Heart; mail to 619 N. Second Street, St. Charles, MO 63301
  3. With credit card by phone: 636-946-5632
  4. Via Venmo @ash1818 (use “3549” if asked for last 4 digits of phone number)

The Academy’s quality education, guided by the Five Goals and Criteria, aptly and holistically prepared me for my future and opened my eyes to the beauty of God’s Love and Creation across the Earth.

― Anonymous ‘14 

I cherish my education at the Academy, and I feel that along with academic studies I benefited from a firm discipline and a genuine concern for each student.

― Karen (Ohlms ’67) Emge  


Current Total:

$59,468

Goal (by March 17):

$100,000


Thank you to our donors!

Anonymous

John Artman

Jeannine and Don Bastean

Diane (Carroll ’76) and Mike Boerding

Angie Cannon ’74 and Ed Hatcher

Anne Carey ’72 – 8th

Katie (Blattel ’93) and Don Christopher

Sharon (Bangert ’69) Corcoran

Cathy Crofton ’65

Dave and Barbara Dubois

Bill and Kelly Dulle

Charla (Niccoli ’75) & Dan Dziedzic

Rose Dziedzic ’04

Mariah Echele ’78

Karen (Ohlms ’67) and Dale Emge

Barbara (Beste ’65) Esstman

Shannon Farrell ’93

Rosemary (Artman’72 – 8th) and Bob Fasl

Claire Felder ’82

Jeanette (Schultehenrich ’62) Garrison

Ashley (Weber ’94) Gebhard

Amelia and Nick Gorman

John and Libby Hagene

Laura (Mullen ’76) & Ed Haroian

Ani Haroian ’08

Katy (Vornberg ’94) and Brian Hess

Madeleine Hess ’22

Michelle (Romo ’72 – 8th) and Steven Hieger

Tim and Robynn Horner

Cindy and Larry Johnson

Sandra and Ed King

Beth (Hettich ’77) and Dale Kluba

Louise (Weber ’99) and Phil Kuhlmann

Barb Luczkowski ’72 – 12th

Jan and Wayne McCosker

Kelly McInnis ’95

Bill and Jane McLaughlin

The Jeffrey Murphy Family

Rita Nelson

Jeanne (Burke ’69) O’Fallon

Carolyn Osiek, RSCJ ’58

Karen Perrone

Brenda (Guthrie ’72 – 10th) and Doug Peterson

Mary Jo (Trudell ’65) Pini

Deni (Heitmann ’72 – 12th) & Jimmy Pool

Clara (Hughes ’09) and Nick Sallwasser

Alexandra Sanchez ’06

Bill and Jaycyn Schnell

Michelle (Thro ’76) & Joe Schrick

Kristin and Eben Shantz

Julie (Schieszer ’61) Siderfin

Elizabeth Grygo and David Smith

Jerry and Angie Stauder

Suzanne Steinmetz ’89

Laurie (Kirchoff ’76) Strickland

Lisa Tebbe ’80

Todd and Meg Thomas

Ann (Johannesman ’72 – 8th) and Kevin Tollefson

Madeleine Vatterott-Mori ’72 – 8th

Julie (Tierney ’85) Vetter

Don and Ann Wappelhorst


Annual Fund Giving Levels:

Academy Circle $10,000+

Sugar Creek Circle $5,000 – $9,999

Florissant Circle $2,500 – $4,999

Duquette Circle $1,818 – $2,499

New Orleans $1,000  -$1,817

Paris $500 – $999

Sainte Marie $250 – $499

Grenoble $100 – $249

Friends up to $99

Thank you so much for your support of March for the HEART, our first Alumni Annual Fund Challenge! March for the HEART is now closed. Gifts to the Annual Fund are still gratefully received, however they will not count toward class participation for this specific contest. To give, please click here.