March for the Heart

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! 

Together, we raised more than $85,000 from 156 donors for this year’s March for the Heart! Thank you to our alumni, parents of alumni, current parents and grandparents, and friends of the Academy who helped us accomplish this record-breaking amount!!

From our two anonymous challenge gift donors to each one of our donors, you came together to truly MARCH for the heart. Thank you for giving, asking, and sharing!

Through our partnership, we are advancing our mission of educating and inspiring the heart and mind of each child to become a courageous and confident leader who knows and loves God, and who reveals that love by serving others.

2023 MARCH FOR THE HEART OVERVIEW

Now in its fifth year, our annual Alumni Giving Challenge is changing things up in three big ways!

• Expanding the appeal to Alumni AND Family
• Adding more giving options
• Securing TWO challenge gifts!

ALUMNI AND FAMILY– The more, the merrier! As alumni, we ask you to GIVE to this year’s March for the Heart Alumni & Family Giving Challenge. Next, we encourage you to personally ASK at least three people from your family, alums you know, and friends to participate. And finally, SHARE our March for the Heart communications and social media posts during this two-week appeal.

GIVING CHOICES – Choices, choices, choices! You asked for it and we are happy to give you three donation choices this year.

• 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. The Annual Fund is used for textbooks to technology to teacher classroom needs…helping us to advance our mission of educating and inspiring the heart and mind of each child.
• Jane Cannon Legacy of Love and Learning Endowed Scholarship – Through a generous initial gift from her estate, a scholarship has been established in Jane Cannon’s memory with a plan to create a $200,000 Endowment in perpetuity. Jane’s three daughters have also funded the first two years of awards for this scholarship. Join with others to honor the legacy of our beloved Jane Cannon! For more information about this new scholarship, click here.
• Repairs/Maintenance to the Primary and Science Wings – The Primary Wing and Science Wing are in need of some major repairs and maintenance. We need your assistance to make this happen. Just as those before us who helped fund repairs and improvements to the beautiful Academy campus that we know today, please consider paying it forward by giving to this important cause.

CHALLENGE GIFTS

There is a pot of gold over the rainbow! We were so blessed this year with not one but two challenge gifts totaling $35,000 which helped propel the appeal to new heights. The first $25,000 received from donors was matched dollar for donor with the initial $25,000 challenge gift. The next $10,000 from new donors to March for the Heart helped us lock in the additional $10,000 challenge gift we received. All this, your continued support, and the matching gift requests submitted total over $85,000! 

A very special thank you goes out to our generous, anonymous challenge gift alumni family donors. Your leadership gifts made a huge impact on this appeal and, more so, on the Academy. 

Interested in being a future challenge gift donor? Contact Tim Horner, Head of School, or Cindy Johnson, Director of Advancement, at 636-946-6127. Or reach them by email at thorner@ash1818.org or cjohnson@ash1818.org. 

Want to be part of March for the Heart?

Make your gift to the 2023 March for the Heart campaign as listed below. Gifts are encouraged through 4/15/2023. Thank you! 

There are several ways to give:

1. With our online donation form (Venmo, PayPal, and Credit Cards accepted)!
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. Make your donation even more impactful by submitting a matching gift request to your employer.

I have too many words to share here! Suffice it to say my ASH education is the basis of so many beautiful things I’ve been able to experience and achieve in my lifetime. -Jenni Iverson ’84

 

The Academy of the Sacred Heart has been my home away from home for many years. Having been both a parent and a teacher, I will always remember this holy place with love and gratitude. -Jeannine Bastean 

 

Thanks to the Class of 1969 – with highest participation for 2022! We are grateful for our alumni participation!

Thank you to our donors!

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.