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Donor
Recognition
The
many donors who support the work of Overbrook School, St. Cecilia
Academy, and Aquinas College are remembered daily in the prayers of
the Sisters. These donors are recognized several times throughout
the year with special events and in publications.
Events
Evening
of Excellence
The Evening of Excellence Dinner is held each May to
celebrate the end of the academic year. All major donors (gifts of
$1,000 or more) and key volunteers are invited to attend this event.
Heritage
Club Mass and Lunch
Individuals who have made a planned gift or
gifts of cash or assets to the endowment of Overbrook School, St.
Cecilia Academy, or Aquinas College become members of the Heritage
Club. Heritage Club members are honored each October at a Mass and
Luncheon. Members who have made their gift during the past year are
recognized at this event.
Publications
Donor
Recognition Reports
The Dominican Campus publishes a Donor
Recognition Report each year that includes the names of donors
during the past fiscal year (July 1 - June 30). The report includes
a list of giving club members, Heritage Club members, and donors to
the Annual Fund campaign. A special section includes gifts which
have been made in memory or in honor of others.
Dominican
Images:
Dominican Images is the magazine of The Dominican Campus
schools. Published three times a year, the magazine includes a list
of memorial and honor gifts made to the Campus schools since the
last publication.
Other
Giving Clubs
The Dominican Campus giving clubs recognize donors for their
annual contributions to Overbrook School, St. Cecilia Academy, or
Aquinas College.
St.
Dominic Society
St. Dominic, who was born in Castile around 1170.
Spent his life educating the less fortunate and preaching the word
of God. In 1216, he founded the Order of Preachers, a group of
educators who dedicated their lives to God through humility, prayer,
self-denial, and obedience. Today, the Dominican Sisters continue
St. Dominic's legacy by educating young minds in a Christ-centered
atmosphere of love and truth. The St. Dominic Society was chartered
in 1999 to recognize our generous donors who have given $10,000 or
more to The Dominican Campus.
Lumen
Ecclesiae Guild
St. Dominic is called "Light of the
Church" ("Lumen Ecclesiae") because of his zeal for
the spread of the Gospel and the salvation of souls. The Dominican
Campus schools strive to carry on his work today through the
students entrusted to their care. Chartered in 1992, the Lumen
Ecclesiae Guild recognizes our generous donors who have given $5,000
- $9,999 to The Dominican Campus.
St.
Rose Society
St. Rose of Lima received the habit of St. Dominic in
1606 at the age of 20. For her selfless acts of charity and her
great devotion to the Infant Jesus and His Blessed Mother, she was
the first person in the New World to be canonized. The Dominican
Campus White House was established as a convent in 1943 and named in
honor of St. Rose of Lima. The St. Rose Society was chartered in
1990 to recognize our generous donors who have given $2,500 - $4,999
to The Dominican Campus.
White
House Circle
Constructed circa 1910, the White House was the grand
estate home of Joseph B. Warner and his family. Once the original
building on the property, the White House is now the central
administration office for The Dominican Campus. Throughout the
years, the White House has served as the first Overbrook School and
as the St. Rose of Lima Convent for the Dominican Sisters. The White
House Circle was chartered in 1988 to recognize our generous donors
who have given $1,000 - $2,499 to The Dominican Campus.
Mother
Frances Walsh Founders' Club
Mother Frances Walsh was the youngest
of the four Sisters who came to Nashville in 1860 to found the
Congregation of Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia. This giving club,
chartered in 1990, recognizes our generous donors who have given
$500
- $999 to continue the mission begun by Mother Frances Walsh.
White
and Black Club
When St. Dominic founded the Order of Preachers in
the early thirteenth century, he charged his followers to give up
their worldly possessions and don long habits to symbolize their
virtues of prayer, humility, and obedience. The Dominican Sisters
have carried that tradition through the centuries, their long white
and black habits reflecting that same devotion to God. The White
& Black Club was chartered in 1999 to recognize our generous
donors who have given $250 - $499 to The Dominican Campus.
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