Ignatius Fund, We This Spring Saint Raphael Preschool Will Celebrate Its 40Th Said Our Primary Goal Was Parent Participation

SAINT RAPHAEL CATHOLIC SCHOOL I & PRESCHOOL Ignatius2017-2018 Fund Thank you! F

Four years ago, when we launched the Ignatius Fund, we This spring Saint Raphael Preschool will celebrate its 40th said our primary goal was parent participation. anniversary! We are proud to provide high quality, faith- Year in filledreview early education to young children in our community While we didn’t reach our monetary goal, the number just as Sister Francis Clare Ugast envisioned when she “We passionately believe that the Ignatius Fund does a fantastic job in of gifts increased significantly. The number of total gifts opened our diocese’s first early childhood center in 1979. supporting the needs of the school.” Shailesh & Maureen Maingi, IF Chairs, increased from 395 in 2016-17 to 481 in 2017-18. Thank Madeline (’04), Abe (’06), Emily (’10), Spencer (’13), AnnaMarie (’22) you! Thanks to your donations to last year’s Ignatius Fund, we Major Scholarship Benefactors $10,000 have enhanced our facility by painting the entire center in African Ancestry Ministry & Evangelization Your support for Saint Raphael Catholic School shows bright, child-friendly colors, purchasing developmentally Diocese of Raleigh God’s Work Our Challenge your commitment both for today and the future by con- appropriate educational resources for our classrooms, in- Jesuit Community of Eastern North Carolina tinuing to provide the tools and resources for an outstand- cluding microscopes, iPads, and literacy kits, and creating Knights of Columbus ing CATHOLIC education each day for our Guardians. a beautiful Mary garden on our playground.

Restricted Donations in Memoriam of As we move forward with our mission of outstanding aca- None of this would be possible without your generous Kathleen Jenkins for SRCS Music Program $930 demics, Catholic formation, community building, recruit- financial support. Anonymous ment and marketing, and long-term financial stability, your Brian & Mary Egenton continued prayers and support are greatly appreciated. On behalf of the staff and students of Saint Raphael Pre- John & Kathleen Caviston school, thank you for investing in our future! John & Janet Pritchett Michael & Barbara Conroy On behalf of the students and faculty who benefit daily Donald Haake I from your support, thank you for your response to the Many blessings, Joanne Hoagland 2017-18 Ignatius Fund campaign. Janice Sagar Marianne Lorenc God bless, The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey SaintMolly Raphael DeAngelo Preschool John Mihalyo Director Principal The 2017-2018 Year in Review published by the Office of AdvancementF Ignatius Fund Chairs & Captains The Ignatius Fund Raised: $67,889 “The growth and health of the Ignatius Fund correlate to the growth and health of the wee folk filling the bright classrooms and lining the happy hallways!” Staff Chair K-8 Chairs Alumni Chairs Muffy Grant- Linnane, Preschool Chair The Ignatius Fund is the K-8 and preschool’s annual campaign to raise Coley Adkins Shailesh & Maureen Maingi David & Theresa Haughey funds in support of the daily operating budgets. Quite simply, it’s how we Captains Any additional funds raised from the gala are used to augment the school’s operating budget with new equipment, additional teaching say “thank you” as a community for the impact Saint Raphael Catholic Kindergarten Mark & Christine Buff resources, and capital improvements. School and Preschool have on our children. 1st Grade Scott & Jessica Virag 2nd Grade Horacio & Samira Acevedo 3rd Grade Sean & Heather Smolenyak Thank you to the following sponsors: All parochial schools face the same need -- to make up the difference be- 4th Grade Kelly Burich 5th Grade Joe & Tiffany Barry tween costs and tuition. Donations help to close this gap between tuition 6th Grade Joe & Laura Panebianco Marshal Sponsor Veteran Waste Solutions and the actual cost of a Saint Raphael education. The Ignatius Fund influ- 7th Grade Jeremy & Claudia Crowe 8th Grade Carole Trone Sheriff Sponsor Aaron Tropmann, DDS & Gary Oyster, DDS ences all aspects of each school as it represents 15% of the K-8 school’s and Deputy Sponsor Red Oak Dentistry, doctor direct, Home Coach Realty, Capital Pest Services, Tide Dry Cleaners 5% of the preschool’s overall operating budget during the 2017-2018 Preschool Chair Bounty Hunter Sponsor Poppyseed Market Cafe & Wine Bar, Kelly Eye Center, Willing Beauty, Mohu Muffy Grant school year. Cowboy Sponsor Midtown Pediatric Dentistry, Magical Vacation Planner - Melissa Shaheen, Thirty-One - Jennifer Fitzsimmons Gifts in Honorarium In-Kind Sponsors Casino Party Aces, Ponysaurus Brewing, Robert Mondavi Wine, Saints & Scholars Restaurant, Theo Davis The quality of a Saint Raphael experience greatly depends on the resourc- Donors In Honorarium Printing, Kustom Koozies, Dealer Service Solutions es available for our children and teachers. The amount and flexibility of Fitzhugh & Claudette Austin Kyleigh Caruso Jim & Margaret Ballantine Lily Ellis the Ignatius Fund ensures that there are adequate resources every year to Wayne & Pam Barnes Jack & Jayne Burich enhance and sustain both schools’ margin of excellence. Dan & Susan Boykin Avery Boykin MakingTroy & Stella Calungsud exNicholas & Gabriel cellence Calungsud possible Congratulations to the Class of 2018! Ken & Mary Kay Cawthorne Katie Scott McGovern Allocation of Donations Jeremy & Claudia Crowe Austin & Noah Sharon Durham Jack & Jayne Burich Ben Ayerbe Raleigh Charter High School Ilam Maya Cardinal Gibbons High School Kindergarten - 8th Grade Mike & Brenda Ellis Lily Ellis Will Boone Millbrook High School Carson McDonald Cardinal Gibbons High School • Replaced shared broadband internet with a dedicated line running Michael & Denise Greenwald Abigail Romo David & Theresa Haughey Alanna & Devin Haughey Jennifer Bryant Cardinal Gibbons High School James McLoughlin Saint Thomas More Academy 100MB by 100MB with goal of increasing bandwidth to 500mb by Shirley Johnson David & Ben Franklin Sara Canale Cardinal Gibbons High School Julian Najm Saint Thomas More Academy 500mb by the beginning of the 2018-19 school year: Gene & Elaine Keith Mary Elizabeth & Maddie Policastro Rony Dahdal Cardinal Gibbons High School Ava Newcome Cardinal Gibbons High School • Renewed technology leases for: Bill & Sharon Kiewiet Blake & Makenna Wynia Mary Morgan Sarah & Wills Morgan Nick Domnick Cardinal Gibbons High School Reeves Palmer Wake Forest High School NoodleTools (research/citations) Woodley & Susan Murphy David & Julie Waller Caroline Dorsey Cardinal Gibbons High School Maddie Policastro Wakefield High School BrainPop Damien & Deirdre O’Malley The John Mihalyo Family John & Janet Pritchett Jennifer & Jessica Pritchett Jillian Doyle Cardinal Gibbons High School Sam Powers Cardinal Gibbons High School Christian Video Licensing Forrest & Joan Senter Winston & Jordan Senter Niki Dwight Cardinal Gibbons High School Gabbie Sainvil Wakefield High School Learning A to Z Reading Ross Shaheen, Jr. Peyton & Logan Shaheen Michael & Deena Tanedo Feodor Omega & Joselito Tanedo David Franklin Cardinal Gibbons High School Dave Sanchez Cardinal Gibbons High School IXL (math and language arts) Chris & Christina Taurence Anderson Taurence Mason Gladieux Cardinal Gibbons High School Suzette Santamaria-Quiroz Cardinal Gibbons High School RocketMath Cheri Thomas Jack & Jayne Burich Carys Grady Cardinal Gibbons High School Erin Schuette Millbrook High School SQWORL (school & teacher web link pages) Bill Doyle & Carole Trone Winnie Reilly Cathy Turner Erynn Turner & James Turner-Grammy Clay Grant Cardinal Gibbons High School Logan Shaheen Cardinal Gibbons High School Discovery Education Video Streaming Bill & Betty Waller David & Julie Waller Courtney Greener Cardinal Gibbons High School Peyton Shaheen Cardinal Gibbons High School WorldBook Mary-Elizabeth Hanks North Raleigh Christian Academy Kyle Simmons Cardinal Gibbons High School • Educational conferences and seminars for faculty and staff Gifts In Memoriam Donors In Memoriam Caroline Hickey Cardinal Gibbons High School Jocelyn Tanas Cardinal Gibbons High School • School and field landscaping and maintenance Allan & Jocelyn Badulis Celedonio & Josefina Pulido Regan Hickey Cardinal Gibbons High School Henry Tolocka Saint Thomas More Academy • K-8 Classroom instructional material Robert & Gloria Bannister Larry Marshall Grant Jensen Cardinal Gibbons High School Ethan Wilcoxen Cardinal Gibbons High School Michael & Virginia Byrne Dick Bailey Betty Camp Dick Bailey Anna Lackner Frassati Catholic High School Matthew Wilcoxen Cardinal Gibbons High School Preschool Caroline Carter Oliver D. Landis, Jr. Thomas Le Saint Thomas More Academy Mikayla Williford East Wake High School • Painted the hallways and classrooms in bright, friendly colors Honey Clair Joseph A. Clair, III Charles and Martha Coe Cecile H. Grant & Sr. Francis C. Ughast Samantha Lemmon Wakefield High School Violet Worzella Wakefield High School • Purchased developmentally-appropriate educational resources Jason & Meredith Dockery Jim “Papa” Hearn Daniel Longrie Leesville High School Blake Wynia Cardinal Gibbons High School including microscopes, iPads, and literacy kits Michele Dorsey Alan Dorsey Richard & Catheirne Ewan Dick Bailey Kaiden Marr Cardinal Gibbons High School Haley Zajkowski Cardinal Gibbons High School • Installed Mary garden on the playground Jerry & Elizabeth Godwin Dick Bailey John Linnane & Muffy Grant Cecile H. Grant & Sr. Francis C. Ughast Elizabeth Gray Dick Bailey Asset Type Amount Fred Hanft Gayle Hanft Nancy Haas-Dryer Dick Bailey Technology 9% Douglas & Penelope Heyel Dick Bailey Sharon Hirsch Cecile H. Grant Renovations & Enhancements 54% William & Joyce Hudson Cecile H. Grant Instructional Materials 27% Brian & Megan Kaiser Larry Marshall Bernard & Dorothy Kueny Dick Bailey Professional Development 10% Thomas & Colleen Kuppinen William H. Downery Dolores McGovern Dick Bailey John & Theresa Mihalyo Kathleen Mihalyo Mary Morgan Patricia D. Whiteford Theresa Nutter Dick Bailey John & Janet Pritchett Joseph Schlosser Corporate and Foundation Support Richard Rectenwald Maren Rectenwald Paul & Claire Ruocchio Eleanor Ruocchio Arch Capital Services Inc. McKinney Ventures, LLC Tom & Nicole Santopetro Edward Smith Tom & Pat Shipley Alan Dorsey Bumgarner & Martin Orthodontics Microsoft Betsy Smith Dick Bailey Fidelity Charitable Genworth Foundation Nancy Vassey Dick Bailey Darryl & Helen von Lehmden Dick Bailey PricewaterhouseCoopers Total Quality Logistics Ann Weaver Sue Hoying Itron Community Investment Francis & Sue Ann Westmeyer Dick Bailey “It takes special people to dedicate their lives to enriching the lives of For a detailed report on the school’s finances, please contact Business Manager children which is exactly how we would describe the wonderful faculty Sherry Hiltbrunner at 919.865.5732 or [email protected]. and administration.” Dave & Theresa Haughey, Alumni IF Captains, Alanna (’12), Devin (‘13)