Welcome from STVM Endowment PresidentIn 2011, The STVM Endowment celebrated not only the 28th anniversary of our founding, but also many highlights throughout the year. The STVM Endowment Board takes great pride in being an active Board with a clearly defined purpose and structure. Our Investment Committee worked hard all year to ensure that our endowed funds weathered the uncertainties in the market. The purpose and mission of the STVM Endowment is most closely linked with the highly successful Family & Memorial Scholarship program which is made possible by the generous donations of alumni and friends. Our scholarship offerings to prospective and to current students are unique among the Catholic high schools in the Cleveland Diocese. Our program's scope, monetary awards, and the level of relationships built between donors and students is unrivaled. Our scholarship donor families make an important difference in the lives of STVM students and help make a St. Vincent-St. Mary Catholic education affordable and attainable. We are very proud of the perpetual support of St. Vincent-St. Mary students through endowed scholarships. Thomas M. Presper VM79 2011-2012 Endowment Board of Trustees Thomas M. Presper VM79, President Financial Advisors: Paul Bertsch V56 Special Needs Students Benefit from Newly Established Endowed ScholarshipsIt has long been a strength of the STVM academic program that we educate all students ranging from those in Honors courses to those with special educational needs. Led by Mr. Lancianese, our Special Education Unit at STVM is widely recognized and highly regarded. Our special needs students have long been blessed by the generosity of the Stephenson family through the Anne Marie Stephenson Special Education Scholarship. In 2010, four new scholarships were established to make a Catholic education for special needs students more affordable. We thank and welcome the following new scholarship donor families: Gilbride Family & Memorial Scholarship - Craig and DeDe Gilbride Annual Family & Memorial Scholarship Reception a SuccessOn May 9, 2011 the Annual Family & Memorial Scholarship Reception was held in the STVM Student Center. The evening dinner reception which featured brief comments by Susie Gaebel Wallace VM91, Tom Presper VM79, Tom Carone VM77, Don Utrup M56, and Jerry Kelly VM08 Honorary, was attended by over 390 guests including donors, scholarship recipients, and their parents. At this event the donors have the opportunity to meet their recipients and the students have a personal opportunity to thank the donors. Out of gratitude to the scholarship donors, the student recipients and their parents made honor and memorial donations to the STVM Endowment Family & Memorial Scholarship Fund totally more than $1,300.00. It was a special evening for the scholarship benefactors and the student scholarship recipients. As Mistress of Ceremonies, Susie Wallace expressed the Endowment's gratitude to the scholarship donors and challenged the students to remember the difference these donors have made in making a Catholic education at STVM possible.
2011 Jim Kelly Memorial Scholarship Reverse Raffle & Silent AuctionIt was another wonderful success for the Jim Kelly Memorial Scholarship Reverse Raffle with mini silent auction which was held May 19, 2011 at Guy's Party Centre. It was a delightful evening with the opportunity for our community to come together to support Catholic education. Support was very strong again this year with over $17,000.00 being raised for scholarships. To date, over 125 incoming freshman have received a scholarship in memory of Jim Kelly V50. Mrs. Kelly is grateful for everyone's support and is quick to point out that not only STVM students benefit, but also the overall growth of the Family & Memorial Scholarship Fund of the STVM Endowment. The winners included: Fritz Graf, Don Utrup, STVM Booster Club, VM88 State Champs, and Helen Gentner (grand prize). FOUNDERS DAY 2011: In Honor. In Memory. In Perpetuity.On June 30, 2011 members of the STVM Endowment Board as well as Family & Memorial Scholarship donor families and Tom Carone VM77, Chief Operating Officer/Director of Advancement, gathered at Papa Joe's to celebrate Endowment's 28th year in existence. Founded on June 30, 1982, this special event honors the proud legacy of our Founders who have created endowed funds to benefit the students of St. Vincent-St. Mary HS. Tom Presper VM79, President of the STVM Endowment Board, made brief remarks and shared goals and projects the Endowment will achieve over the next twelve months. The STVM Endowment proudly oversees a diverse number of funds and provides STVM students with scholarships and tuition assistance. The STVM Endowment Family & Memorial Scholarship Program, with over 45 named scholarships to benefit STVM students, is one of the largest scholarship programs in our area.
Matt Kauffman VM97 Memorial 5k RunOn August 6, 2011 the 12th Annual Matt Kauffman Memorial 5k was held at Goodyear Heights Metro Park. This race is hosted by the STVM Cross Country Team and is a friendly warm-up to the fall cross country season and proceeds fund the Matt Kauffman Memorial Scholarship. The day consisted of a fun run, fun walk, and the 5k memorial run. Jonathan Dewitt was the men's overall winner and Marissa Rossetti VM13 was the women's overall winner. In addition to Mrs. Marian Kauffman, mother of the late Matt Kauffman VM97, numerous alumni were on hand to lend their support. The second annual Dan Steiner Alumni Award was also presented. In memory of Dan Steiner, a long time supporter of STVM Cross Country, this annual award is given to the highest finishing alumnus and alumna in the 5k run. Carla Steiner VM77 and Sean Steiner VM02 presented Jacob Swords VM11 and Anna Mion VM11 with their awards. Please save the date for the 2012 race which is slated for August 4, 2012.
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