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Summer
2005
| | Dear
Friends of the Catholic Community Foundation, Below you'll
find updates for three of our most important annual events
along with special links to photo galleries for each one.
While you're there, you can also order reprints if you wish.
Please note that for privacy reasons, the links to the photo
galleries are only being sent to Friends of the Foundation
and will not be posted on our web site. |
| Christian
Service Scholarship Program Update |
Nominations
for the 2006 Christian Service Scholarship Awards must be
postmarked by October 1, 2005. The purpose of the program
is to recognize 8th grade students who demonstrate Christ-centered
behavior through voluntary service in their school, church
and community. In order to apply for a scholarship, students
must first be nominated by an adult (other than a family
member) who is aware of their service activity.
Click
here for the official nomination form.
 Eleven
eighth graders from the Diocese of Phoenix were the most
recent recipients of the awards. At a reception held at the
Diocesan Pastoral Center on April 7, the Most Reverend Thomas
J. Olmsted, Bishop of Phoenix, awarded each student an $8,000
Christian Service Scholarship to assist them in attending
the Catholic high school of their choice.
Click
here to read more....
| Date
Set and New Venue Announced for 2006 Crozier Dinner |
The
18th Annual Crozier Dinner will be held on Saturday, April
29th, 2006 at The Phoenician in Scottsdale. Colleen Gaia
will chair the event. The Crozier Dinner was established
in 1989 to provide an important annual fundraising vehicle
for the Foundation to further the goals of education, communication
and faith formation. This will mark the seventh time that
The Phoenician has served as the site for the fundraiser,
including the dinner's inaugural year in 1989. Featured entertainment
for the evening will be announced at a later date. At
the 17th Annual Crozier Dinner on April 16, recording star
Tony Orlando won the hearts of guests, but the biggest winners
were the schools, ministries and programs that will benefit
from the evening's proceeds. The dinner, which was held at
the Camelback Inn in Paradise Valley, A JW Marriott Resort,
was attended by more than 750 guests and raised nearly $200,000
to further the Foundation's goals of education, communication
and faith formation. (Click
here to read more.)
| Seven
Individuals Honored for Philanthropy at 2005 Legacy Awards
Reception |
 At
a reception held on May 24th at the Diocesan Pastoral Center,
seven individuals were honored with Legacy Awards by the
Catholic Community Foundation. The Legacy Awards were established
in 2002 to honor those who have provided for others through
perpetual gifts and who have demonstrated a commitment to
the Foundation's mission, "to carry on the work of Christ
by fostering philanthropy."
Those honored
were Rev. Msgr. John McMahon, Dr. Richard Riley, Shelley
Conner, Rev. Patrick Robinson, Honora Norton, and Rebecca
and John Even. (Click
here to read more.)
| Watch
for an Upcoming Article on the Benefits of a Gift Annuity |
 Did
you know that there is more than one way to benefit by setting
up a gift annuity? To learn more, watch for an article by
Tom Thieken, our Director of Planned Giving, in the August
18th edition of The Catholic Sun. In the Foundation's "Estate
Planning Corner" column, Tom discusses several more
ways to look at a gift annuity that you won't want to miss.
We also invite you to see how our online Gift
Annuity calculator can help show you a few different
scenarios based on your particular needs. |
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