SAINTS SIMON & JUDE SCHOOL | 2018–2019 ANNUAL REPORT MISSION STATEMENT Through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, we commit ourselves to learning, proclaiming, and living the Good News of Jesus Christ. We strive to educate and develop all for Catholic leadership in the church and community, enabling one another to serve with compassion, courage, and competence.

2018–2019 School Board Members

Sr. Regina Elinich, IHM Michael Jackson Peter Federico Carol McCarry

John Furgele Michael Parsons Maureen Gallagher Dr. Mary Sinnott Rev. Michael J. Gerlach Sr. Eileen Tiernan, IHM Lynne Halligan Alexis Walsh-Romano Bob Hallinan Emily Zuber-Grubb

2018–2019 Home & School Association Officers

Karen Cleary Jen Doran Megan DelFra Molly Kelly Colleen Donohue

SAINTS SIMON & JUDE SCHOOL LETTER FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Dear Parents, Parishioners, Alumni, and Friends of Saints Simon and Jude School,

It is my honor and privilege to express my gratitude to you on a very successful second Annual Fund, Lighting the Way. I know Father Gerlach, our priests, faculty, staff, School Board, and families join me in expressing our heartfelt thanks and appreciation for your generosity to our parish school. I am happy to report that our second Annual Fund surpassed its goal of $150,000. This is a strong testimony to the commitment of all our donors to ensure the future of catholic education here at Saints Simon and Jude School.

Our Home and School Association collaborated with our School Board in hosting a Night at the Races in May. The proceeds from this successful and enjoyable event helped us attain our Lighting the Way goal. It truly was a delightful, fun gathering! Although we can never deny the importance of monetary support, we are very grateful to all our volunteers who give of their time and talent to create a great school spirit, a great parish spirit.

Our third annual spring musical, The Wizard of Oz, saw many students, parents, and volunteers involved in another entertaining, first-class, sell-out production. In addition to the musical performance, there was an art show where our budding artists’ work was displayed. All of the creative pieces centered on a theme or line from The Wizard of Oz. Our fine arts program continues to thrive due to the financial support of the Annual Fund.

Our technology program continues to grow. Each student in grades three through eight has a Chromebook assigned to him/her for daily use. Children in preschool through grade two have the use of iPads in their classroom. The Annual Fund certainly allows us to provide the necessary programs to equip our children with the essential skills and knowledge to succeed in the digital age.

In addition to all the wonderful things happening at SSJ, our strong catholic identity remains strong and vibrant. When one enters the school through the lower lobby doors one views the following message printed on the wall:

Let it be known to all who enter here that Jesus Christ is the reason for this school, the unseen but ever present Teacher in its classes, the Model of its faculty and staff, the Strength of its parents, the Inspiration of its students.

Know that you are a special part of our school family and are most welcome to visit our amazing parish school at any time. May God bless you abundantly for your goodness to us.

Gratefully,

Sister Regina Elinich, IHM Principal

2018–2019 ANNUAL REPORT | 1 LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

Dear Friend,

I’m pleased and grateful for the opportunity to share a few words with you, our school community. I pray you will reflect for a moment on how important Saints Simon and Jude School is in today’s world. This Annual Report provides a synopsis for you, a brief look into our story – your story.

A Catholic school has been defined as a community of believers who together pursue a shared dream. The pages of this report clearly illustrate how all of us play a vital role in pursuing this dream for they reflect the school, and how it is pursuing the mission to which it is called through strong, value-based programs, diverse activities, and dedicated people.

Photos, articles, and reports provide but a glimpse of the powerful and transformational philosophy which imbues all that happens here. Young and fertile minds are provided the holistic education so increasingly important in today’s society. Graduates are more readily able not just to move on to high school, college, and life beyond – but to do so as leaders.

Saints Simon and Jude is dedicated to maximizing each student’s potential – academically, socially, spiritually, and in the arts, athletics, and social endeavors. It is important they develop interpersonal skills, a sense of self confidence and growing awareness of who they are. Our students are prepared for life, to be better citizens and, in the final analysis, to search for the answers to life’s ultimate questions: Who am I? Who made me and what is my mission? How do I successfully live my life and fulfill that mission?

You—each and every member of the community who thinks about these children and this school, and prays for their success— help them one and all to complete their mission.

I am happy to conclude my report with a special thank you to each of you who were able to support the Lighting the Way Annual Fund. Gifts at every level enabled this success and helped establish the Annual Fund as the bedrock of the advancement program.

We each have many worthwhile causes compellingly inviting our support. I hope that continuing to help transform the lives of so many young people will be among them.

Blessings, and all that is good.

Peter G. Federico Chairman

2 | SAINTS SIMON & JUDE SCHOOL CLASS OF 2019

Congratulations to SSJ’s Class of 2019! We thank you for your leadership during the 2018-2019 school year. We know you leave SSJ with lifelong friends and fond memories, especially of your 8th grade year filled with wonderful events and traditions.

We are proud of your accomplishments during your time at SSJ and wish you all the best in your high school years and beyond. Congratulations to ten members of the Class of 2019 who received scholarships to Archdiocesan high schools or private Catholic schools. We are proud that 31% of the students qualified to sit for the Connelly Foundation’s esteemed Neumann Scholarship exam.

Class of 2019 High School Selections

• Academy of Notre Dame de Namur • Malvern Preparatory School • The Agnes Irwin School • Penndale/North Penn High School • Bayard Rustin High School • Phoenixville Area High School • Bishop Shanahan High School • Sacred Heart Academy • Devon Preparatory School • Salesianum School • The • Villa Maria Academy High School • The • West Chester East High School

2018–2019 ANNUAL REPORT | 3 SSJ Putting the “R” and “A” into STEM STEM is based on the idea of educating students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. According to the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA), “Preparing students to enter STEM careers in the future is not enough. The integration of Religion and the Arts into STEM content areas merges 21st Century teaching and learning with the timeless truths of faith and beauty in all of the subject areas.”

In the fall of 2018, Saints Simon and Jude began a schoolwide STREAM initiative. STREAM is not a new curriculum, nor is it a specific subject, but a creative method of teaching a concept across a variety of subjects. Implementing this curriculum model requires planning and staff development.

At SSJ, two professional development days were dedicated to faculty training; teachers went to Makey Makey invention workshops; and four middle school teachers attended an NCEA 3-day STREAM conference.

SSJ’s teachers from preschool to grade eight are collaborating and integrating the STREAM curriculum. In the spring of 2019, SSJ’s projects were featured at the Archdiocese “Showcase of Excellence” at Bishop Shanahan High School. • SSJ’s 3- and 4-year-old preschool students learned the basics of coding using Fisher Price Code-a-pillar. • Kindergarten students researched and created Sock-a-saurus animals. • First grade students designed roller coasters using marbles, masking tape, plastic cups, and foam rollers. • Second grade students read the book Building a Mini-Park, did online research, drew blueprints, and built their own mini‑parks using 3D shapes. • Third grade students learned about behavioral adaptations and used index cards to build trees for animals to hide from predators. • Fourth grade students researched saints, created and presented Google Slides presentations, and created stained-glass windows demonstrating the concepts of transparent, translucent, and opaque, as well as intersecting and parallel lines. • Fifth grade students researched hurricane-proof houses, created budgets, built model houses, and tested their durability with a leaf blower. • In SSJ’s middle school, sixth grade students created models of the Earth using styrofoam spheres labeled with the correct layers, and students wrote about the layers of their faith. • Seventh grade students used their knowledge of cellular organization to research and design three-dimensional models of a cell and its organelles. • Eighth grade students used the STEM process to think of a problem to research, design, and test for the Chester County Science Research Competition.

At Saints Simon and Jude School, our goal is to provide a high-quality Catholic education for 21st Century learners. Our STREAM initiative will provide our students with the necessary skillset to become critical thinkers and future innovators.

4 | SAINTS SIMON & JUDE SCHOOL The Wizard of Oz Saints Simon and Jude School’s spring musical received rave reviews for the third year in a row! There was so much excitement and appreciation from so many for the four magnificent performances of The Wizard of Oz.

We know family members, teachers, staff, and fellow students were bursting with pride at the talent of our children which they so generously shared with us. The excitement of the cast and crew as well as the enjoyment of our guests radiated throughout our gym‑turned-theater. It was so great to see the involvement of so many of our students, as well as parents.

SSJ is most grateful to our wonderful cast and crew, and all who supported this production in any way. Special thanks to Mrs. Clapham, Mr. Kinka, Mrs. Stringham, and Mrs. Volpe for their many, many hours of producing and directing this wonderful musical.

During the weekend of the spring musical, SSJ added an art show that was enjoyed and appreciated by many! Special thanks to Miss Farley for coordinating the show. It is wonderful to see our fine arts program here at SSJ getting stronger each year. It was truly an awesome weekend!

Special IHM Jubilees In November 2018, on IHM Founders Day, Saints Simon and Jude celebrated the Golden Jubilee of Sister James Columb (remedial teacher) and Sister Helene Thomas (who is assigned to our SSJ convent).

Each sister commemorated 50 years of faithful witness to God and loving service to His people.

In March 2019, Sister Rose McHugh (librarian) commemorated 65 years of service. Our school family surprised Sister James and Sister Rose with special ceremonies of song, prayer, cards, and gifts to thank them for all they share with our school family.

2018–2019 ANNUAL REPORT | 5 SUMMARY OF GIVING & FINANCIALS

In the 2018-2019 school year, SSJ’s School Board of Limited Jurisdiction continued operations, advancing the mission of our school. The School Board continued to oversee the areas of finance, enrollment, marketing, development, facilities, board membership, and strategic planning.

In the area of finance, the School Board develops plans and means to secure the financial future of the school. In the fall of 2017, the Board successfully launched SSJ’s Little Explorers Preschool and first Annual Fund, Lighting the Way. In the fall of 2018, the Second Annual Lighting the Way campaign was launched. The goal of the campaign was to bridge the gap between tuition revenue and expenses. Tuition covers approximately 66% of what it costs to educate a student at SSJ. Our goal was to cover the remaining percentage with donations to our Annual Fund and parish support from Sunday collections. Other school needs are covered by grants, gifts in kind, support from our Home and School Association, revenue from our before- and after-school CARES program, and other sources.

Under the leadership of the School Board and in partnership with many, donations to the school are increasing, helping to create a stronger, fiscally independent school. In the 2017-2018 fiscal year, the parish supported the school with a $517,811 contribution, and in the 2018-2019 fiscal year, it decreased to $446,669. With the launch of Lighting the Way, the first school Endowment Fund was also established to further ensure a quality Catholic education for many years to come. At the end of the fiscal year, the Endowment Fund had a balance of $24,711. Each school year, 10% of Annual Fund proceeds will continue to grow the Endowment.

Special thanks to all our partners in education.

Grants & Technology Fund Support Gifts in Kind

• Chester County Foundation for Catholic Education • Eugene Burpoe and Spectrum Industries

• Kathleen E. Thornton Education Trust

SCHOOL REVENUE SCHOOL EXPENSES

Tuition: $1,482,649 Salary and Benefits $1,789,252 Parish Support: $446,669

Annual Fund: $150,197 Maintenance and Utilities $248,205

Fundraising: $101,233 Administration/ Instructional Material: $258,155 Other School Income: $145,571

TOTAL SCHOOL INCOME: TOTAL SCHOOL EXPENSES: $2,326,319 $2,295,612

6 | SAINTS SIMON & JUDE SCHOOL THE GIFT OF TUITION ASSISTANCE

Saints Simon and Jude School is committed to providing a quality education for all families who wish to send their children to a Catholic school. Therefore, tuition assistance is available from funds raised through the EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit) Program and SSJ’s Catholic Education Fund. EITC assistance is distributed through BLOCS (Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools) and the Chester County Foundation for Catholic Education.

Thanks to the generosity of many donors, over $170,000 was awarded to 66 students for the 2018-2019 school year.

THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS!

Arcana Enterprises, Inc. John and Rosemary Diederich DNB First Michael and Jennifer Miley Machine Works, Inc. John Muth Indemnity Insurance Company Michael and Christine Parsons Joseph and Jeanne Andronowitz Kathleen E. Thornton Education Trust William and Linda Benecke Harold and Maureen Zuber

Each school year, SSJ students participate in the Chester County Reading Olympics, a countywide reading event that encourages students to increase the quality and quantity of books they read for enjoyment. SSJ has a team for grades four and five, and a middle school team for grades six, seven, and eight. The team members have a lot of fun reading books throughout the school year and meeting as a group with faculty moderators in preparation for the spring competition.

2018–2019 ANNUAL REPORT | 7 ANNUAL FUND

Saints Simon and Jude School is sincerely grateful to our donors who supported Lighting the Way, our Second Annual Fund and SSJ’s Night at the Races. Through your generosity, we raised over $150,000!

The success of the Annual Fund made an immediate impact on the school budget and helped with the many needs of our school and financial aid. Ten percent of the funds raised were contributed to our school’s Endowment Fund to ensure a quality Catholic education for many years to come.

Donations to the Annual Fund helped support:

Classroom Technology

• LulzBot 3D Printer and supplies Student/Faculty Enrichment

• STREAM (Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, • Debut of The Explorer student newspaper Arts, Math) project supplies • Buses for events • Chromebook carrying cases, licenses, • Courses/workshops for faculty and software • First in Math and KidBiz/TeenBiz online programs • Discovery Education Streaming • Registrations for National Spelling Bee • Option C Information Management System and IHM Math Contest • Classroom printers and ink Fine Arts Programs • Technology support • Spring Musical Instructional Materials New theatre lights and enhancements

• Textbooks, religion books, • Concert Choir competition expenses and library books • Music supplies Sheet music and instruments • Science lab supplies • Art supplies

8 | SAINTS SIMON & JUDE SCHOOL NIGHT AT THE RACES

Thank you to everyone who supported Saints Simon and Jude’s Night at the Races on Saturday, May 18, 2019! Proceeds from the evening benefited our Annual Fund.

Thank you to our event committee and chairs for your time and generosity planning this first-time event!

Also thanks to the committee and donors who helped with the sponsorships, raffle baskets, silent auction, and live auction. We look forward to another successful event in 2020!

2019 Sponsors Thank you for your generous support! • Brothers Pizza & Pasta • Claire’s BioPlex Blooms • R.J. Evercrest Polymers, Incorporated • Town & Country Moving & Storage • Rehab 1 • Bimmerworks • KCB Print Resources • Gary Mercer Group/KW Keller Williams In the Winner's Circle at Night at the Races are the winners for • Michael & Carol Kempski Best Tie, Best Dressed Couple, and Best Hat. • Bow Tree • Clocktower Woods

2018–2019 ANNUAL REPORT | 9 THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS! Following is a list of donors who contributed to the Annual Fund and Night at the Races July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.

Kathleen Breslin The Cusick Family '06 '09 '12 ANNUAL FUND Earl and Lorie Brown Chris and Meredith Datz '89 DONOR LEVEL George and Maureen Brown Joseph and Helen Davis $10,000 or more: 4 William and Anita Buckley William and Maria DeFeo Gene and Jennifer Burpoe Al and Susan DelFra $5,000 – $9,999: 2 Tracey Canavin Mike and Megan DelFra $2,500 – $4,999: 4 Tom and Alise Capista Bill and Ann DelVescovo Joan Capoferri Robert and Jeannine DelVescovo '89 $1,000 – $2,499: 15 Joseph and Bridget Carr Michael and Alex DelVescovo '97 $500 – $999: 22 Jerry and Amy Cassidy James Dengler $250 – $499: 11 Ralph and Liz Celidonio David and Lauren DiGiacomo The Cernich Family Camillo DiLallo $100 – $249: 95 Harry and Isabel Chapman James T. and Jennifer Donohue '86 $1 – $99: 65 Drew and Kathi Clapham Joan Donohue Gene and Karen Cleary Vincent and Helene Donohue TOTAL DONATIONS: 218 Nathan and Kristen Cline Vince and Regina Donohue '85 Clocktower Woods Neighbors Brian and Colleen Donohue '88 Ryan and Allison Abrego Graham and Melissa Cloeter Greg and Jen Doran Joe and Jeanne Andronowitz Armand and Nancy Coco John and Karen Dougherty Joseph and Linda Angelozzi Kevin and Katy Coley Rev. Msgr. Thomas J. Dunleavy Michael, Jennifer, Sean, Ryan, Cy and Tara Condit Leslie Dwyer and Liam Appaneal '16 '19 Francis Connell Karen Dysleski Vincent and Monica Arcana Tom and Pat Connolly Carolyn Esposito Thomas and Margarita Arena Martin J. Connor David Fallis Mariann Baltrusaitis Nancy Cook Peter and Peggie Federico Warren D. Barratt Leonard and Isabell Crandley Kathleen Fey Douglas and Patricia Barrett Joe and Mary Crawford Frank Foti Edward and Nancy Barsa Stephen and Lisa Baumann Ernie and Betty Beck James and Ramona Beehler Paul and Noma Bellino William and Linda Benecke Frank and Liz Bilotta Richard and Melaine Blair Greg and Annette Bonner David and Denise Booth '79 Michael and Nikki Borradaile Alan and Marykate Boulier Bow Tree Neighbors Terri Boyer Robert J. Bozzelli Thanks to the Annual Fund, SSJ has a new LulzBot 3D printer to complement the school’s Thomas and Adriana Bradley STREAM Initiative. The 3D printer will give students a new, unique learning experience to prepare them for the future. Michael and Linda Bray

10 | SAINTS SIMON & JUDE SCHOOL Andrew and Margaret Fox Roe and William Fulmer John Furgele Maureen Gallagher Brian and Lori Gallagher Phillip and Susan Gard Ginny Gatt Brendan and Tessa Genther '92 Lee and Anne Marie Gerhart Joan Goettel Joseph and Jean Gothie Dave and Lisa Gueriera Thomas and Margaret Gugerty Christian and Celestine Hagerty All students at SSJ in grades three to eight have their own Chromebooks for school use, Chris and Theresa Hagman and lower grades have iPad stations. The Chromebooks are used throughout the daily Brian and Megan Hall curriculum, utilizing all programs in the Google Suite to create writing assignments Mark and Lynne Halligan and presentations. They give students access to online sites that provide study and John and Elizabeth Hallinan research tools, as well as enrichment in math and reading. Harry and Karen Halsheid John and Jen Hannah Brenda Mahan Joseph and Antoinette Mullin Jason and Trisha Hearn Brian and Karen Malone William and Denise Mullray Chris and Carol Herm Janice Mancuso Tina Mulvena Georgia Horwatt Pasquale and Rita Manes Mike and Hope Murphy Richard and Arlene Hunsinger Stephen and Jean Mapa Charles Murray Michael, Maria, Jared, and Michael and Laura Martin Conor and Theresa Murray Rebecca Jackson '16 Mary Martin Steven and Elizabeth Mynaugh Dorothy Janssen Ray and Karen Mazza Charles and Christine Naber Jim and Lynda Johnson Tyler and Alyssa McAllister John Nicholson John and Jane Jones Mark and Allison McAllister Sr. Jeannine Norton, IHM Danielle Jordan Gary and Stephanie McAneney Maureen J. Notebaert David and Kathleen Joslin Tom and Barb McCarron Bernard O'Neill Coleman and Julie Joyce James and Carol McCarry Patricia A. Oswald Joe and Kathy Kelley Mary Ann McCarry Dave and Peggy Owsik Michael Kempski Kevin and Carolyn McCloskey Rob and Dana Panetta Daryl Kezell Dave and Megan McConlogue Joseph and Lucille Pardo Lizanne Kile '77 Brian and Carrie McDermott Mary Pellegrini Angela Knapp '00 Gerald and Mary McNeff Harriet T. Phillips Nancy Knapp '71 Kathleen McNichol '90 Andrew and Mary Anne Pimley Joseph and Maureen Labricciosa Brian and Sarah Mears Anthony and Linda Poletto Janie Lake Joann Mercer '68 Mary Ann Popma Mary Lammert Sharra Mercer '93 Carlos and Migdalia Questell Matt and Lisa Lammert Michael and Jennifer Miley '90 William and Patricia Reilly Charles and Kathleen Lawson Phillip and Marie Miraglia M M Reitman Shane and Josette Levey '95 John and Lynne Mitchell Lorraine A. Revello Luvimino and Luz Lim Luis and Kristin Molavoque John and Maureen Rizzo Ronald and Deborah Listwak Dan and Anne Moran Chad and Maria Rolston Louis J. Ludovico Jude Moribondo '04 Alexis Walsh-Romano '05 Dennis Maglio The Muldowney Family Richard and Gina Ross

2018–2019 ANNUAL REPORT | 11 Theodore J. Williams Dan and Gina Williams Bruce and Jennifer Williamson Andrew and Karen Willis '82 Patricia Witt Bill and Pat Wohlgemuth Raymond and Mary Wolfe Joanne Woutersz Kevin and Kristen Zimmerman Hal and Maureen Zuber Emily Zuber-Grubb ' 95

MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES A student's 8th grade year at Saints Simon and Jude School is a year to remember Aberdeen Asset Management with special field trips and events. One of their favorites is a trip to Philadelphia to see About Feet Podiatry Center the Shrine of St. John Neumann and tour Citizens Bank Park. In the spring, they enjoy AXA Foundation going to Washington D.C. and their 1st Grade Buddies join them for a trip to the Philadelphia Zoo. Bank of America CTDI EO Habhegger Co., Inc. Jeremy and Kristen Ross Riley Elizabeth Tegler '17 Johnson & Johnson Bill Ruhl Tom and Colleen Tegler '86 Northwestern Mutual Foundation Francis and Maria Salandria Patricia Thornton Vanguard Saloon 151 Edward Thornton Richard and Janet Sasin Daniel and Kim Tobin IN MEMORY Peter and Jean Schaeffer Brianna Todaro Joseph Amato Russ and Pat Schiela Edsel Torres Edward Char Patrick and Becky Schmid Town & Country Moving & Storage Geno & Rita DelFra/Michael DelFra John Schneberger Ann Tozer Terrence J. Donohue James Schultheis Enrica V. Trasatti Albert J. Mancuso Daniel Selassie David and Lisa Trout Mary (Mundy) Bartle & Mary Gerald and Vicki Sexton Harry and Agatha Tyler (Constantinides) Mapa Anthony and Natalie Silveri Elizabeth Uebele Msgr. Francis Meehan Sisters of IHM SSJ Convent Mark and Sarah VanBelle Claire Van Newkirk/Joanne Van Newkirk Patty and Larry Skahan Kathryn Vandenberg Nuns & teachers who taught me Eric and Madelyn Smith John and Bonnie VanGrinsven Terri O'Neill Joe and Lorraine Smith Stephen VanNewkirk Ann Ruhl Paul and Kathleen Smyth Paul and Jamy Velho Deceased Members, Schneberger Family Steve and Ginny Snow John and Renee Vengilio Albert & Alice Schultheis The Sollecito Family Pauline Volz Bob Volz Ed and Agnes Speer Kathleen A. Vondran Ronald Witt Tom and Mala Sprows Jim Walsh SSJ Faculty 2018-2019 Marian D. Walsh IN HONOR SSJ Knights Of Columbus Council 11564 Patrick and Marian Walsh Donohue Grandchildren Martin and Maureen Steinetz Susan Walsh Sr. Eileen Tiernan Vincent and Margaret Strate Mary Beth Warga Bruce Williamson Christopher Taylor '78 The Wheeler Family SSJ Sisters of the Laura Techtmann Harry and Elizabeth Whitelock Immaculate Heart of Mary Alison Nicole Tegler '16 John and Maureen Whoriskey

12 | SAINTS SIMON & JUDE SCHOOL THE MANY WAYS OF GIVING Support the SSJ Annual Fund Gifts to SSJ’s Lighting the Way Annual Fund support the many priorities of our school, provide financial aid, and help grow our Endowment Fund. Gifts can be made through June 30, 2020, by check or online at school.simonandjude.org/annual-fund.

Priorities for the 2019–2020 campaign: • Technology – SSJ integrates STREAM (Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Arts, and Math) into its curriculum at all levels from preschool to grade eight. We will purchase supplies for STREAM lessons, 3D printing, and our Robotics Club. Other needs include new equipment and Chromebook upkeep for our technology lab and students in grades three to eight who have their own personal devices. • Student/Faculty Enrichment – Student enrichment includes online KidBiz/TeenBiz reading programs, introduction of a new student newspaper, and much more. Faculty members take advantage of many professional development opportunities throughout the year. • Fine Arts Programs – SSJ’s Spring Musical continues to be a smashing success, and the show will go on! New theatre lights will be added to SSJ’s stage to enhance the experience of the musical, talent show, and more. We will support our arts program with supplies and help our Concert Choir with expenses related to competitions. • Instructional Materials – SSJ does not receive government funding for religion books and other extras, such as library books. Many other materials are used on a daily basis, including science lab supplies. • Maintenance – To maintain a pleasant and safe environment for our students, SSJ invests in upkeep and improvements of our school building and surrounding property. • Security – The security of everyone at SSJ is a priority. Each school year, there are security upgrades and enhancements based on recommendations from our Security Committee. Seventeen new doors were installed in our middle school hallway this past summer and our grade one to four classroom doors will be replaced next summer.

Matching Gifts Many companies will match charitable contributions made by their employees. Inquire with your company to help double your gift to Saints Simon and Jude School!

Support EITC Businesses and individuals in Pennsylvania can receive up to a 90% tax credit by donating through the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program. By directing tax dollars you are already paying, you can help provide a quality education for children who otherwise would not be able to afford it.

Support SSJ Events Join us for many fun and supportive Home & School Association events throughout the school year. SSJ’s Night at the Races on Saturday, March 21, 2020, will support the many priorities of our Annual Fund.

Planned Giving Gifts may be donated to Saints Simon and Jude School through a will or trust. In addition to providing this meaningful gift, there are possible financial and tax benefits for you and your family.

For more information about ways of giving, contact our Advancement Director, Jennifer Appaneal at 610-696-5249, Ext. 241, or [email protected]. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

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Saturday, March 21, 2020 The Meehan Center Doors will open at 6:30PM. A big hat, a crazy tie, and Derby Pie...… Why don,t you stop on by for a Kentucky-Derby–themed Night at the Races!