Page 5 - 20-21 Annual Report

LETTER FROM THE Chair

Dear Friends,
The saying goes, “When God
closes a door, he also opens
a window.” This past year, we
have all faced closed doors – It is my honor to announce that during
many of them. But I cannot help the 2020-2021 fiscal year, which ended
but recognize the many, many June 30, 2021, you gifted or pledged
$2.2 million to Cor Jesu. With these gifts,
windows that have opened at you are supporting capital projects,
Cor Jesu Academy, thanks to the school programs, the Endowment Fund,
generosity of our community. operations and financial assistance.
This total, combined with the interest
When students could only be on
campus every other day, Cor Jesu’s earned from the Endowment Fund, has
robust technology program kept them enabled Cor Jesu to award $2.16 million in
connected to their education and to their financial assistance to 271 well-deserving
community. When lunchtime required students during this school year.
extra precaution with plexiglass dividers On behalf of the Advisory Board, thank
– Cor Jesu made it happen. When families you for your continued support of
financially impacted by the pandemic Cor Jesu Academy. We can never know
needed more assistance than usual how or when a door will close, but we are
to keep their daughters at Cor Jesu, grateful to know that the support of our
generous donations to the Annual Fund, community will always be there to open
combined with the draw on the growing windows for the young women of our
endowment, made it possible to meet school. We are inspired by your kindness,
those needs. And when our students, and vow to continue educating our
faculty and staff needed a boost during a students to Share the Love of the Heart of
trying school year, your prayers lifted them Christ with the world, just as you continue
up. Windows upon windows opened. to share Christ’s love with Cor Jesu, year
after year. Thank you, and God bless you.
Our students may not see it now, but in
time, they will understand the difference Sincerely,
the larger Cor Jesu community made this
past year. As I look through these windows
and into the future of Cor Jesu Academy, Tina Burniski Klocke ‘78
I can see that it is extremely bright. Chair, Cor Jesu Academy Advisory Board

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