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Dear
Alumni of St. Pete Catholic, Bishop Barry, Notre Dame Academy, and St. Paul's:
I would like to take a moment to formally introduce myself as the new Director of Advancement and extend my gratitude to members of the St. Pete Catholic community who have so graciously welcomed me to campus with open arms over the the past few months. I am very honored and humbled to join the Baron family and the rich history of St. Petersburg Catholic, Bishop Barry, Notre Dame Academy, and St. Paul's. Our dedicated and passionate alumni continue to make St. Pete Catholic a special place for students today.
As Director of Advancement, I am responsible for alumni engagement, strategic planning, fundraising, and marketing/public relations.
My first order of business is to build community connections and "get the word out" about St. Pete Catholic in the educational, Catholic, and larger St. Petersburg communities through a two-prong approach: personally, by retelling our school history and by inviting alumni and community partners back to campus; and digitally, through local media, our website, and social media.
You may have already noticed some of our efforts to improve alumni outreach...
Coming soon...
- Establishing Alumni Council
- Streamlining reunion efforts with attractive venues and competitive group rates
- Developing new ways to partner with alumni businesses
- Corporate sponsorship packages to sponsor the arts, athletics, Homecoming, Baron Gala, alumni reunions, and more!
- Creating alumni events to thank, to network, to pray and worship, to serve, and to build camaraderie among alumni
- Investigating digital platforms to aid in alumni networking, mentoring and internship programs
- More Baron 60 initiatives to commemorate our 60th anniversary
Mark your calendar for the following events...
- Alumni All Souls Mass - Sunday, October 30th @ 10a (St. John Bosco Center)
- 60th Anniversary Mass - Friday, March 17th
- Baron Gala - Saturday, March 25th
- And more to come!
We need YOU! As an alum, you can give back to your alma mater by...
- Volunteering your time
- Become a class agent
- Spearhead reunion efforts
- Offer to be a guest speaker on campus
- Develop alumni events in St. Petersburg
- Host local chapter events
- Assist with our admissions events to promote the school to prospective students and their families
- Assist with our fundraising events such as Homecoming, Baron Gala, and many others!
- Volunteering your talents
- For rebranding, marketing, and advertising...
- We are in need of alumni who can donate their talents in photography, videography, digital media and design, marketing, and advertising
- For our 60th Anniversary year...
- We are in need of alumni who can donate their talents as photographers, videographers, and historians to retell the history of the school and showcase our history on campus and throughout the SPC community, in both print and digital spaces
- Making a gift
- Baron Annual Fund (unrestricted)
- Provide tuition assistance and scholarship aid to students
- Recruit and retain the best available faculty
- Utilize state-of-the-art teaching resources
- Conduct critical building improvements
- Maintain the physical beauty of our campus
- Provide overall support of our operating budget
- Friends of St. John Bosco (restricted to financial aid)
- Provide tuition assistance and scholarship aid to students
- Baron 60 (restricted to campaign - includes capital projects, 60th anniversary efforts)
- Rebrand, Reengage, & Rebuild St. Pete Catholic
I ask for your support in these endeavors and I look forward to partnering with you in the years ahead. Please contact me directly if you would like to get more involved with our alumni efforts.
Blessings,
Dr. Daniel Zepp, Ph.D.
Director of Advancement
dzepp@spchs.org
(727) 344-4065 x222
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