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OLOL Fundraising Goals for 2021-2022

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.  ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Last year, we raised just over $70,000 from our year of giving, including the Read-a-thon, Giving Tuesday, and general donations.  During a very difficult year, we were able to come back to school and remain open all year.  The support of our family, friends, and alumni enabled us to have a successful Annual Fund amidst challenging times.  We are grateful for all our donors, at every level of giving, your contribution enables OLOL to keep going strong into our 80th year!

Unfortunately, tuition does not cover the full cost to educate a child at Our Lady of Lourdes.  We rely on additional support from our families, alumni, and parish communities.  Our Annual Fund supports teacher retention and professional development, capital improvement to our facility, and to provide our students with new opportunities to learn and grow. This year OLOL is setting a fundraising goal of $100,000.  We are kicking things off with our 100% Support Challenge and later in the fall we will reach out to our community for support on Giving Tuesday.  Please consider making your contribution today!  

Why Parents Support OLOL

"Though our children have graduated, our family continues to make Lourdes a charitable priority. Our continued support of Lourdes is, in part, a measure of our gratitude.  However, our support is not just giving thanks for what the school has done in the past — as important as that is.  We also support Lourdes because we greatly value what the school continues to do, and what — given adequate resources — it will do in the future." - Matt Dolan, Father of Lourdes Alumni

Thanks to all the donors who contributed to the 2020-2021 Annual Fund Campaign. 
Your support makes all things possible at OLOL! (click to see our donor list)

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What is the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School "Sow the Seed" Annual Fund?
The Our Lady of Lourdes Annual Fund is a planned, coordinated, concentrated effort undertaken each year to raise unrestricted gifts to help the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School ensure its viability and reach its full potential, as we maintain and enhance the excellence of our Catholic education.

How does your annual fund donation benefit today's students?
Every Our Lady of Lourdes School Annual Fund contribution directly addresses the school’s immediate needs and priorities to ensure academic excellence for today’s students.

What are the 2021-2022 Annual Fund Goals?
The state of our school is strong. Our Catholic identity drives what we do, and we look toward our future with optimism. We have big goals this year and your contribution to the Annual Fund is needed now more than ever to assist us with:
  • Facilities and Resources: It is long past time to investigate and begin the planning to update our heating and air conditioning in the building, including the need for air conditioning in our gym, and we continue to invest in new learning for our Discovery Center to facilitate STEAM, Makerspace, and other 21st century learning for our students.
  • Professional Development: Afford faculty members with continuing education opportunities and sponsor attendance of professional development conferences that will directly impact the quality of our students’ educational experience.
  • Update, Improvements & New Programs: To ensure our bright students can continue their top-notch education at Lourdes.
Thank you for being a part of the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School community. Thank you for investing in the children who are here at Lourdes now, and those who will come here one day to learn to read and write, to add and subtract, to dream big, to pray, and to serve God and one another. Your investment in these children of today and those who will follow tomorrow truly is an investment in the future.