Alumni E-Newsletter - November 2022 |
Mark Your Calendar for Giving Tuesday! Giving Tuesday is less than two weeks away! Join the global giving movement by planning to make a gift to the Roman Fund on Tuesday, November 29th which provides scholarship assistance for our current and future students. By giving on November 29th, you support students who attend the first and oldest Diocesan Catholic high school in the nation and represent 93 different zip codes throughout the Delaware Valley. Help us reach our goal of raising $25,000 and please know gifts of any size are greatly appreciated. Your support is critical to supporting Roman's mission. On behalf of the entire Roman Catholic High School community, especially our young men, we thank you in advance for your generosity! |
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Blue Mass of Thanksgiving The annual Blue Mass of Thanksgiving will take place next Tuesday, November 22nd at 10 am in the gymnasium to honor first responders and the sacrifices they make to keep our communities safe. All local first responders are invited to attend. Please RSVP to Maureen Brown at mbrown@romancatholichs.com.
See picture of last year's mass below:
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Updates on Recent Events: Alumni Memorial Mass and Homecoming Chairman Frank Auddino '08 and the entire Homecoming committee thank all the faithful Roman alumni who attended our annual Memorial Mass and Homecoming on November 6th! Special congratulations to the Class of 1972 on their 50th Anniversary and great thanks for their generous $18,000 class purse to support our young brothers at Broad and Vine. The committee reports the offertory collection of $2,160 has been donated to Adopt-A-Student, thank you Cahillites! In turn, three lucky alums shared the 50/50 prize: Kevin Wong '17, Leo Lynch '64, and Mike Skurecki '57. We also congratulate our newly elected Alumni President, Pat Mundy '75 and offer our sincere gratitude to Chris Gibbons '79 whose stirring speech earned a standing ovation. Thank you Chris for your service to Roman! Please visit our Alumni Facebook page for pictures of alums and our alma mater!
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Veterans Day Assembly
Roman Catholic High School was proud to host the annual Veterans Day assembly last Thursday, November 10th! In addition to honoring several Roman alumni who served in the military, Roman also unveiled the new Korean War Memorial plaque with the names of the 15 known Roman alumni who gave their lives in that war. We will never forget their ultimate sacrifice.
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Roman Run The Roman community gathered on Saturday, November 13th at Boathouse Row for the Roman Run 5K, and as always it was a big success! Thank you in particular to the alumni on the Roman Run committee who organized and promoted the Run.
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Class Notes! The next edition of The Empire is currently in production, and we're looking for alumni to submit life updates to include in the Class Notes section. If you recently got married, engaged, had children, completed a degree, received a promotion, etc., we would love to hear from you! These updates do not need to be long. Here are examples of how a Class Note can look using our founder's name, Thomas Cahill, as a placeholder: Recent Graduate: Thomas Cahill recently graduated from St. Joseph's University with a bachelor's degree in finance. He accepted a position as a business manager for the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Marriage: Thomas Cahill married Sophia Cahill on August 12, 2022, at St. Timothy's Parish. Child: Thomas Cahill and his wife Sophia welcomed their first son, Thomas Cahill Jr., into the world on May 2, 2022. Promotion or new job: Thomas Cahill was recently promoted to the position of Director of Communications at the Philadelphia Eagles. Feel free to send updates to classnotes@romancatholichs.com, or click here. Thank you!
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Thank you to everyone who attended the Class of 1967 reunion!
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Save the date for the following Roman Reunion! Class of 1973 - 50th Reunion Saturday, October 14th, 2023
Venetian Club 8030 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19118 For more reunion details and registration, click here and keep up with Roman's social media.
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Please consider making a gift to the Roman Fund today to support our students! You can give online or Venmo your gift to @RomanCatholicHS. Thank you for your generosity! |
Legacy Giving: There are several additional ways to support Roman: Bequest: Leave money to support Roman and its students in your will with the flexibility to update your will if life circumstances change. Beneficiary designation: Provides increased flexibility over a will by using life insurance policies, IRAs, and retirement plans. By making Roman the beneficiary of your IRA, you protect your heirs from one of the most heavily taxed portions of your estate as neither you nor your heirs will be liable for income taxes once the assets are distributed to Roman. Stocks or appreciated assets: Donate securities to Roman which allows you to both preserve cash flow and eliminate capital gains tax on the transfer. Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) from IRA: Are you age 70.5 or older? Give up to $100,000 per year from your IRA to Roman without paying income taxes on the distribution. This allows you to use the gift to satisfy all or part of your required minimum distribution (RMD) for the year. To learn more or if you have questions, contact John Prendergast '08, Executive Director of Mission Advancement, at jprendergast@romancatholichs.com or 215-627-5487 ext. 204.
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