Fall, 2024
Rosary alumnae are invited to become Sacré Coeur Founders. We ask members to make their commitment by December 31, 2024.

Project Presentations: Thursday, March 26, 2025 ~ 5:30pm (Rosary Dining Hall)
Sacré Coeur Founders members will receive information regarding 3-4 exciting capital projects that will significantly impact Sacred Heart students, now and for future generations. Sacré Coeur Founders members will then be invited to a special champagne and goûter reception where presentations are made on each of the proposed capital projects.

NOTE: As in years past, we will send a recording of the presentations via this newsletter for anyone unable to attend. 

Celebratory Lunch: Thursday, April 11, 2025 ~ 11:30am
Sacré Coeur Founders members will vote for one capital project from the three to four presented. A celebration luncheon will then be held for all Sacré Coeur Founders members hosted with the announcement of the winning project.

This is a unique opportunity to leverage the spirit and passion of our Rosary alumnae in a tremendously impactful way, and one that will greatly assist Sacred Heart’s leadership in steering the course for a strong and vibrant future for our girls.

Because you are an alumna who has demonstrated an interest and love for Sacred Heart, we extend this special invitation to you to join our circle of dedicated women who are committed to the sustainability and vibrancy of Sacred Heart education, now and for many years to come.

Sacré Coeur Founders is a special and innovative way for up to 100 alumnae to pool their resources to fund a single, visionary capital project at our school each year. Sacré Coeur Founders members are invited to participate in this leadership giving circle with an annual contribution of $1,100—which is in addition to their annual giving contribution. The funds from Sacré Coeur Founders members will be pooled to create a capital fund of $100,000, the direction of which will be decided by the majority of this group through a voting process.

Sacred Heart wanted to harness the power and spirit of collaborative giving. Research shows that women like to give—and give together. Sacré Coeur Founders giving circle presents a unique opportunity for Sacred Heart alumnae to leverage their leadership giving in order to fund a major capital project that will directly impact our current students. By connecting our alumnae with one another, Sacré Coeur Founders inspires them to become thoughtful philanthropists who collaborate around the mission and vision of Sacred Heart education.

Unfortunately, no. Sacred Heart depends on the generosity of our alumnae for the annual giving campaign each year. Your annual giving gift plays a vital role in furthering the mission of Sacred Heart education for our students, providing critical unrestricted funds that afford Sacred Heart the opportunity to do more for our girls. Whether it is making enhancements to our arts and music program, developing ACT/SAT test prep classes or increasing security on campus, your contribution to Annual Giving makes a real impact and an immediate difference. For that reason, we ask that our Sacré Coeur Founders members make their annual giving gift first, before accepting our invitation to join the Sacré Coeur Founders Giving Circle.

The capital projects chosen for funding consideration by the Sacré Coeur Founders will be selected by Sacred Heart’s Head of School, in concert with Division Heads and appropriate administrators. The projects may represent a variety of areas within the school; academic, arts, athletics; all projects will have a direct impact on our current students and will be able to be started and/or completed by the following year.

NO. Rosary alumnae living anywhere can join Sacré Coeur Founders. We will share the capital project presentations online and with emails, to facilitate the voting process, and to share news and photographs from all Sacré Coeur Founders events. An alumna who is not able to participate in person can actively participate in the entire process. And if a member happens to be in New Orleans for any of the Sacré Coeur Founders festivities, she is welcome to join any or all of them.

YES. Sacré Coeur Founders members will receive updates regarding the status of the project they have selected for funding. Once the project has been completed, our Sacré Coeur Founders will be invited to Sacred Heart for a celebratory ribbon cutting/unveiling of the project, so that you may see the results of your generosity firsthand!