Serving others is what faith calls us to do. Dr. Richard and Marilyn Hoffmann live out that calling by volunteering their time and talents to serve migrant and underserved populations of Hillsborough County through a local Catholic charity, which is a ministry within the Diocese of St. Petersburg. As a retired physician from a local …
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Mark your calendars now for the 2020 Catholic Foundation Gala on Saturday, February 1, 2020! Last year, Catholics from across our five county diocese came together to celebrate Catholic education and generously supported tuition assistance. More than 650 sponsors and guests helped us raise over $300,000 for tuition assistance. In 2020, our guests are invited to join …
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Dr. Thomas Barton was directed by his alma mater to the Foundation because he wanted to do something else to benefit his favorite Catholic high school. He already committed to help the school annually for the next ten years. He began by creating a charitable gift annuity naming the Catholic high school as the sole …
The 2019 Catholic Foundation Gala, held on Saturday, February 2, was truly a celebration of Catholic education excellence. With the support of our sponsors, attendees and volunteers, more than $363,000 was raised for the Catholic Foundation. The event features the Foundation’s Scholarship Essay Contest, sponsored by Saint Leo University. Twenty of our schools participated in the 2019 contest, which provides a 1st, …
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We established an endowed scholarship to honor our son, Corey, who passed away at a young age. By channeling our grief into a legacy in his memory, we were able to celebrate life through support of Catholic education, and help young students who might not otherwise be able to attend the parish school.
I thought that a charitable gift annuity was a perfect way to help myself and my parish at the same time. This way I set up an income for myself that I could regularly rely on that gives me a higher rate of return that a CD or other savings account. I also felt peace …
