Educational Foundation
Purpose
Through the generous participants gathered at the annual St. Pat's Dinner Auction, the Educational Foundation underwrites the cost of items for education. Most recently, the Educational Foundation provided the high school with a roll-cart with 30 laptop computers, which are used regularly in the classrooms.The SV Educational Foundation (Centennial Endowment Fund) purchased and donated $55,000 in new technology equipment for our high school students for the 2013-2014 school year. The new technology equipment includes laptop computers, warranties for the laptop computers, monitors, computer carts, Chromebooks, tripods, digital video cameras, modulator, software, DVD burners, and annual licenses.
Officers/Members
Officers
President: Lori (Schnurbusch) Carroll (1978)
Vice-President: Pam (Dobsch) Richardet (1979)
Secretary: Mary (Paulus) Schremp (1978)
Treasurer: Chad Wheeler (2006)
Members
Seth Amschler (2006), Clint Brown (2010), Nancy (Steinbecker) Guth (1974), Angie (Brickhaus) Herman, Kesey (Kutz) Rice (2006), Vicki Wingerter (1978), and Fr. Milton.
Supporting SV Schools
The SVEF has distributed their profits this year as follows:
- $120,000.00 to the school general revenue fund to help with tuition assistance
- Over $55,200 for elementary and high school Reading and Math resources, Physical Education equipment, Music supplies, Band and Music equipment, Science Lab supplies, telephoto lenses, books, subscriptions, software, Nook Readers, computer equipment, and chairs.
$500.00 Scrip Give-Away
The St. Vincent Educational Foundation sponsored a SCRIP Raffle. Michael Ellis was the winner. The profit from this fundraiser was $2,072.00.
$1,000.00 Drawing Winners
The ten winners for the $1,000.00 drawings are as follows: Gretchen Schnurbusch, Velda Buchheit, Sebastian Gonzales, Lynn Sauer, Jim and Sara Hennemann, Delores Schlichting, Michael Ellis, Barbara Paulus, Bob Simpson, and Warren Unterreiner.
The Variety Show
The St. Vincent Educational Foundation presented The 2017 Variety Show entitled "Everyone's Got a Story" on Friday, February 24 and Saturday, February 25 at 7:00 p.m., and Sunday, February 25 at 2:00 p.m. The fundraiser made a profit of $7,100.00.
St. Patrick's Dinner Auction
The 32nd Annual St. Patrick's Dinner Auction was held on Saturday, March 11, 2017. Profits from the fundraiser topped out at over $125,000.00! There were over 500 donated items including cash donations.