{"id":283,"date":"2015-11-19T19:42:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-19T19:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/?p=283"},"modified":"2020-01-23T09:52:02","modified_gmt":"2020-01-23T09:52:02","slug":"st-thomas-4500forever-campaign-prestigious-fundraiser-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/2015\/11\/19\/st-thomas-4500forever-campaign-prestigious-fundraiser-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Ongoing 4500Forever Campaign Honored with Prestigious Fundraiser Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

St. Thomas has been selected among the 2015 honorees by the Houston Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals for the ongoing 4500Forever capital campaign which received distinction in the category of <\/span>Outstanding Fundraising Program, More Than $2 Million<\/i><\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

4500Forever continues to be the most ambitious financial effort in the school\u2019s 115-year history, anchored by the legacy commitments from Jane and Bill Joplin ’54 and Dona and Al Clay ’61, an ongoing effort to raise more than $60 million in securing the adjacent 11-acre property which will provide an essential physical expansion to assure a thriving and vibrant STH future.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis award is an incredibly affirming statement and a tremendous honor for the St. Thomas Advancement team,\u201d president Fr. Kevin Storey, CSB said. \u00a0\u201cMore importantly, this is a salute to our remarkably generous alumni, parents and friends who are generating new levels of financial support for the school and the devoted group of volunteers who believe in our vision to ensure our collective success.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fr. Storey, Clay and the Joplins were joined at the awards luncheon by 4500Forever co-chairs Suzanne and Danny Grant \u201878 (above, left<\/em>) vice president for advancement Mark deTranaltes and Vincent Giammalva \u201880 (above, right<\/em>) who is co-chairing the Finish Strong Phase II of 4500Forever.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fr. Storey was presented by Kim Sterling, the founder and president of Sterling Associates, a Houston-based consulting firm which partners with St. Thomas through the completion of 4500Forever.<\/span><\/p>\n

The AFP announcement was part of the 2015 National Philanthropy Day Awards Luncheon which also recognized the Baylor College of Medicine, the Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and the Cullen Trust for Health Care, among others.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThat\u2019s a phenomenal group with which to be associated,\u201d Fr. Storey said. \u00a0\u201cI take that we all share a devotion to excellence, to giving back. \u00a0When you live with a generous spirit, you can change the world. \u00a0Not always in the same dramatic ways as others but in your own way. \u00a0St. Thomas has done that and is doing that, our alumni are doing that, and the results may be just as impactful as higher profile examples.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In December 2015 the Basilian Fathers and the St. Thomas Board of Directors honored the Joplins for their significant leadership gift by naming the expanded St. Thomas<\/span>\u00a0footprint as the Jane and Bill Joplin Campus. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That same month Clay\u2019s remarkable generosity resulted in the naming of Clay-Storey Hall on the STH main campus, recognizing two visionary leaders who boldly stepped out to help give rise to this extraordinary period in STH history.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to have a passion and you have to be unwavering, completely devoted to the goal,\u201d Clay said of the collaborative 4500Forever achievement. \u00a0\u201cEvery St. Thomas alum and supporter who contributed to this campaign understands where we were headed and how we were going to get there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Joplin is \u201ccontinually struck with a strong sense of pride that we all did something which will make a profound difference. \u00a0St. Thomas wasn\u2019t going to acquire the land, move forward and remain relevant unless we all stepped up and made something big happen. \u00a0It\u2019s just an awesome feeling.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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The recognition by AFP comes in the wake of St. Thomas earning Top Workplaces by the Houston Chronicle<\/em> for the second consecutive year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yet many leaders within the 4500Forever effort echo that the truest measure of acclaim and accomplishment will be the future generations of Eagles learning, living and growing within a community ever mindful of its commitment to building on the traditions it cherishes most – teaching goodness, discipline and knowledge in the tradition of the Basilian Fathers. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEducation is the most important opportunity you can provide,\u201d Clay said. \u00a0\u201cAn untold number, an exponential number will be impacted by this expansion. \u00a0That domino effect is what\u2019s critical. \u00a0Not just affecting today and tomorrow but forever.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

4500 forever.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Catholic. \u00a0Basilian. \u00a0Teaching Goodness, Discipline and Knowledge since 1900.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

St. Thomas has been selected among the 2015 honorees by the Houston Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals for the ongoing 4500Forever capital campaign which received distinction in the category of Outstanding Fundraising Program, More Than $2 Million. 4500Forever continues to be the most ambitious financial effort in the school\u2019s 115-year history, anchored by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":284,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[9,20,23,17,22,8],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/4500Forever-AFP-Awards-Group.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=283"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":289,"href":"http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283\/revisions\/289"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}