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HELPING BISHOP DUNNE ACHIEVE ITS MISSION OF EDUCATING STUDENTS FOR THE FUTURE OF DALLAS

THE BISHOP DUNNE 100 DINNER

The seventh annual Bishop Dunne 100 Dinner is currently being planned for the evening of November 6, 2007, at the Hilton Anatole Hotel. The Dinner receives its name from the group of one hundred additional new students that Bishop Dunne Catholic School is planning to admit over the next few years. The Bishop Dunne 100 Dinner will have as its major theme student sponsorship and tuition assistance for needy families. The goal of the Dinner is to raise the tuition assistance funds that will be needed to provide a college preparatory education for this additional number of new students. 

The Bishop Dunne 100 Dinner is not an auction or a casino event. The evening’s focus will be to increase the general awareness of Bishop Dunne’s achievements and challenges. This event will highlight student accomplishments and will give the Dallas Community the opportunity to participate in the Bishop Dunne mission of offering its quality education to additional students. Funds for the school’s tuition assistance programs will be raised through the sale of tables for the dinner and underwriting contributions. The cost of a table for eight people has been set at $2,900, which is the average financial-aid scholarship for one new Bishop Dunne student. By purchasing a table at the Bishop Dunne 100 Dinner, benefactors will provide access to the college preparatory program at Bishop Dunne to one additional, low-income student, who would not otherwise be able to attend the school.

Bishop Dunne provides the following forms of tuition assistance. First, financial aid is supplied to needy parents who are not able to pay the school’s tuition. Currently forty-two percent of the student body is receiving direct financial aid. Secondly, a subsidy is required to maintain tuition at a level that is affordable to the inner-city families that send students to Bishop Dunne. The current tuition level at Bishop Dunne is one of the lowest of any private high school in Dallas. And finally, Bishop Dunne is attempting to build a permanent endowment fund for need-based financial scholarships. Recently the J. M. Haggar, Jr. Family Foundation contributed $300,000 as the first gift to this endowment, with a matching requirement.  A portion of the proceeds from the last five Bishop Dunne 100 Dinners have provided this matching amount of $300,000. In summary, the Bishop Dunne 100 Dinner will support all the school’s tuition assistance programs.

For more information contact:

Lydia Torrez
Bishop Dunne Catholic School
3900 Rugged Drive
Dallas, TX 75224

Phone: 214-339-6561 ext. 297
Fax: 214-339-1438
E-Mail: ltorrez@bdhs.org

MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the friends of Bishop Dunne who have helped us survive and grow over the last few years. We could not have made it through the many challenges that were encountered without your significant assistance. The school and its students are extremely grateful for your involvement and support.

And now another year presents new challenges and opportunities. Our student-body continues to grow in response to the needs of the community and the achievements and recruiting efforts of the school. And with this growth in enrollment, Bishop Dunne faces the need for additional resources to fund its several tuition assistance programs. The upcoming Bishop Dunne 100 Dinner is planned to be a major source in supplying these fundraising needs.

Please join Bishop Dunne in this most worthy and urgent cause. Your participation in our Bishop Dunne 100 Dinner will help the school to continue pursuing its mission of educating and developing an increasing number of the youth of Dallas. We need your support and we thank you for your consideration and generosity.     

Sincerely,

Kate Dailey, Principal

Click on the link below if you would like to view a 10 minute video about the Bishop Dunne experience (video is from 2005-06).

View Bishop Dunne Video (progressive download--about 65 MB)

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