Guardians of Hope

THANK YOU, CHICAGO!

Thank you to all of our generous guests and supporters! We are so excited to announce that our Guardians of Hope Dinner 2010 has raised more than $500,000 for our Student Financial Assistance Fund!

The Guardians of Hope Dinner is Holy Trinity High School's signature annual event. It includes a cocktail reception, live music, raffle, live and silent auctions, dinner, and awards ceremony. The most recent Guardians of Hope Dinner took place on March 12, 2010 at 6 p.m., at the Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile.

We are deeply grateful to all of our guests, supporters, and sponsors, whose generosity helps Holy Trinity to provide individualized attention, a rigorous academic curriculum, and strong moral guidance to Chicago teenagers who deserve an outstanding Catholic education.

To all of our corporate sponsors, guests, participants in our scholarship auction, purchasers of raffle tickets, and everyone who worked so hard beyond the scenes to make Guardians of Hope 2010 such a success, we extend our deepest thanks!

In the words of our 2010 student speaker Valerie Balthazar, a recent inductee into our National Honor Society, "I could never imagine myself anywhere else but with my family here at Holy Trinity, and I truly mean family.  The teachers here are wonderful, they give one-on-one attention, they inspire me, and they challenge me to do my very best.  But this is not all.  The teachers and staff model Catholic values, service and concern for others, dignity for each individual, and the power of prayer in our everyday lives."

In recognition of our Centennial year, our Guardians of Hope Dinner 2010 honorees were the Brothers of Holy Cross. The Brothers of Holy Cross founded Holy Trinity in 1910. At that time, our students were mainly the children of recent Polish immigrants who struggled to make ends meet. Our city and demographics have changed over the past 100 years, but the mission of Holy Trinity has remained the same, and it is as strong as ever -- to educate the hearts and minds of Chicago teenagers, with a special emphasis on serving those who struggle with poverty.

In addition to celebrating the first 100 years of Holy Trinity, Guardians of Hope Dinner 2010 also presented an opportunity for our school to prepare for the next 100 years. Craig S. Dean, Chair Emeritus of our Board of Trustees, formally announced the launch of Holy Trinity's Centennial Capital Campaign. The fundraising goal for this campaign is $7.5 million. While this is an ambitious goal, we are excited to announce that the campaign has already secured more than $4 million in pledges.

The Centennial Capital Campaign will increase the availability of financial assistance and scholarships, upgrade physical aspects of our campus, and improve curriculum and programs. For more information on the Centennial Capital Campaign, please contact John Malloy at (773) 278-4212 x.3040, or jmalloy@holytrinity-hs.org.

For more information on the Guardians of Hope Dinner, please contact Melinda Green at (773) 968-4124 or mgreen@holytrinity-hs.org. Our next Guardians of Hope Dinner has already been scheduled for Friday, March 18, 2011, at the Hilton Chicago. SAVE THE DATE!

Thank you to all of our Guardians of Hope Dinner 2010 Corporate Sponsors...