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01/16/2019 11:01 PM

SHA Sets #GivingTuesday Milestone


Sacred Heart Academy junior Meg Harkins of North Haven and President Sr. Sheila O’Neill, ASCJ, Ph.D., ’71 supported the academy’s fifth #GivingTuesday. More than $60,000 was raised by students, faculty and staff, parents, alumnae, and friends for Sacred Heart Academy.Photo courtesy of Beth Griffin

On Nov. 27, 2018, Sacred Heart Academy marked its fifth #GivingTuesday, the global day of giving. To honor this milestone anniversary, several new initiatives were put in place. In addition to gifts being made online at sacredhearthamden.org/givingtuesday, donors were able to make gifts on Facebook and through Text2Fund on Sacred Heart’s new software for short-term campaigns.

The Sacred Heart Academy Advisory Council also established a $30,000 matching challenge, matching #GivingTuesday gifts dollar-for-dollar. The combined efforts allowed the school to raise more than $60,000 in a single day.