Community Outreach Programs

The St. Anne’s mission to foster “a shared purpose of social responsibility and involvement” among our students is embodied by our Community Outreach Programs. Sponsored and supported by the Parents’ Association, our Outreach Committee keeps that goal at the forefront of the St. Anne’s student experience by organizing school-wide efforts to share with those in need. Every year, the Outreach Committee plans a variety of events that both students and their families can enjoy. We work to ensure that our programs include more than just monetary giving so that the broader spirit of service is understood and embraced by our community.

In addition, our Community Outreach Committee manages the School’s Care and Concern Program, which is spontaneously engaged as St. Anne’s families require assistance (e.g. meals, transportation) during times of hardship or transition. The Outreach Committee also organizes “Baskets of Love” for St. Anne’s families in need of support and encouragement in difficult times.

Please see the 2010-2011 Community Outreach Calendar below, and contact Committee Co-Chairs Alexandra Hill (nelsoncalm@aol.com) and Karen Corsi (Karen.Corsi@ucdenver.edu), if you would like to participate. Upcoming projects are also posted in the weekly FYI as they arise.

  • Sign Up Now for Our Ongoing Family Outreach Opportunity at Sacred Heart House

           

St. Anne’s families provide dinners to the residents of Sacred Heart House, a shelter for homeless women and children, on two Mondays per month throughout the school year. This is a wonderful, hands-on outreach opportunity for parents and children to participate in together. Prepare a meal for 15-20 people, deliver it by 5:00 p.m., and then stay and join Sacred Heart residents for a family meal. Sign-up sheets are posted outside Kris Buckley’s office. Contact Patrice O’Reilly at patriceore@comcast.net for more information.


2011-12 Calendar of Events for Outreach

SEPT: Backpacks for the Bridge Project
We collect new and gently used backpacks for the Bridge Project (http://www.du.edu/bridgeproject/), which provides them to children living in Denver’s housing projects.

OCT: Trick -or-Treat for UNICEF, Candy Collection, Books for the Bridge Project
  • We organize “Trick or Treat” for UNICEF.
  • We also collect excess candy for Ronald McDonald House Denver (http://www.ronaldhouse.org/) and the Colfax Community Network (http://www.colfaxcommunitynetwork.org/)
  • At the Book Fair, we set up a donation box for books that will be given to kids from the Bridge project as holiday gifts.
FEB: G.L.O.V.E. Project
  • Giving Love On Valentine’s Eve provides toiletries and valentines to women and children at The Gathering Place, a shelter for women and children in crisis. We set out collection bins, assemble bags and deliver them to the Gathering Place.
APRIL: Habitat for Humanity Project
  • St. Anne’s parents and faculty will spend two days helping a family build their home in West Denver.
MAY: Masoudi Walk for the Challenge Foundation and School Supplies for the Bridge Project
  • The Masoudi Walk benefits the Challenge Foundation (www.thechallengefoundation.org), an organization that provides scholarships and support to underprivileged children and their families, so that they may attend private middle school and high school.
  • During the last week of school, we collect school supplies left over at the end of the year. The Bridge Project uses them in their after-school and summer programs.
Ongoing Programs:
  • Once a month we collect unlabeled items from the lost-and-found bins to donate to CANA, the Caring Association for Native Americans. CANA is an organization that provides living necessities and support for Native Americans who come to Denver for medical care.
  • Every other week, we provide dinners to Sacred Heart House (http://www.sacredhearthouse.org/), a shelter for homeless women and children.