Fundraising Calendar

September

  • Westfest
    • Earnings – $100,000 GROSS (NET proceeds are split between school and parish)

October

  • Annual Fund Drive
      • Kicks off with letters to families to respond with a pledge

    • Earnings – $350,000 GROSS

    • Parish Stewardship Pledge
        • For members of Holy Rosary Parish, their yearly pledge is made

November

    • Christmas Tree Lot opens
      • 3 weeks of sales with net proceeds offsetting the operating budget

        • Earnings $180,00 GROSS

        • 15% donated to 2 West Seattle charities

    • Cyber Giving Tuesday
        • Great day to fulfill your Auction $225 minimum required donation 

December

    • Christmas Tree Lot
        • Tree lot closes mid-December
        • Earnings – $180,000 GROSS 

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January

    • Gator Bowl
        • Raises fund for the Fr. Mallahan Endowment Fund
        • Earnings – $15,000 GROSS

March

    • Holy Rosary Auction
        • Earnings $450,000 GROSS

May

    • Annual Catholic Appeal
        • The Archdiocesan Catholic Appeal is sent to all the parishioners of Holy Rosary. The funds collected are used to support the many programs that the Archdiocese offers throughout Western Washington.

June

  • Endowment – Sent to those graduating from HRS, encouraging a gift to the next generation.

Passive Fundraising:

    • Matching Funds
    • Box Tops (boxtops$eduation.com, download app & scan)
    • Lands End (up to 3% back to HRS when uniforms ordered)
    • Thriftway (turn in receipts to HRS front desk, % returned to school)

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Bequests

From time to time Holy Rosary and/or Holy Rosary Church are recipients of generous bequests. We have been written into a will or a life insurance policy. At times we receive entire estates or portions of those estates. Some individuals leave it to the institution to use as they see best. Sometime people make a restriction with the donation determining how it must be used. Any directives are followed. These, usually unanticipated financial injections, are a major source of much needed funding. Hopefully more and more people start writing the school into their final requests and directives.