FROM THE PRESIDENT
REV. RICHARD C. HERMES, S.J.
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Dear Jesuit Alumni, Parents, and Friends,
The President’s Annual Report, which you now hold in your
hands, gives me the opportunity each year to thank you for
your generosity to Jesuit High School and your commitment to
Jesuit education in Tampa. Jesuit has been a great blessing to
thousands of families in our community for so many generations.
This annual report does two important things – it expresses
our gratitude for the support we received last school
year, 2018-19, and it helps us tell the story of the incredible
things your support facilitates.
Our ever more substantial commitment to financial aid is
one of the most important goals achieved by your generosity.
The families that receive assistance feel deep gratitude to
the school and our benefactors, and many are inspired to give
back to needy families in the future. I want to share a beautiful
letter written by one such family.
We are writing to thank you for the generous assistance provided
by Jesuit High School. We were overwhelmed and humbled
to learn about the award.
Our son told us when he started middle school that he was
going to go to Jesuit. We laughed, shook our heads, and told
him not to get his hopes up. His conviction never wavered. We
found ourselves preparing for the entrance exam, rejoicing with
him at his acceptance letter, getting him ready to start school,
all the while not having a clue how we were going to pay for it.
We have always wanted our children to have a good Catholic
education. Over the years, this has brought us many challenges
as our family continued to grow. Since our son’s acceptance
into Jesuit, we have been praying every day for financial help
(and that our cars would not need repairs).
We cannot begin to tell you what this award means to us. God
is so good! Knowing that we have this level of financial assistance
gives us hope that we will be able to afford to send our
second son to Jesuit as well. We hope that someday, after our
children are grown up and out of college, we will be able to
help a family the same way that you have helped us. Thank you
and may God bless you and your families and benefactors.
In closing, I can only echo the last line of that letter. Thank
you! May God bless you and reward your generosity to this
great mission of Jesuit formation and education.
Yours in Christ,
Rev. R ichard C. Hermes, S.J.
Knowing
that
we will
be able to
afford to
send our
second son
to Jesuit as
well.