2023 TFS Staff Christmas Fund

Dear Fellow Franciscan School Parents,

As you know, the Christmas holiday is just around the corner and, like us, you are probably ready for a well-deserved break!

Now is the time to show our appreciation for the incredible hours our teachers and staff are working and the extraordinary lengths they go to educate our children. The TFS faculty and staff go above and beyond to keep our kids safe, engaged, cared for, and learning every day. You can make this a fabulous Christmas for our TFS teachers and staff by donating to the TFS Staff Christmas Fund. All funds raised will be disbursed directly to the teachers and staff. As a way to thank them for their hard work, we hope to provide a sizable gift to each of them. In 2022, we were able to give our TFS faculty and staff a Christmas gift of almost $43,000, divided among approximately 80-85 full and part time staff. This year we are hoping to go beyond last year and raise $45,000 for our amazing faculty and staff. As some of you may be aware, this program was historically led by the HSA, but with changes at the diocesan level, this is now a parent-led activity.

We ask that all donations are made by December 10, 2023.

There is an option to make your donation anonymous during the payment process. Please check this box. We will do our best to check periodically and make any donations anonymous that are not marked as such.

IMPORTANT TO NOTE: There are transaction fees of 2.9% for every dollar contributed to cover credit card and bank processing. This results in 97.1% of all gifts going to the teachers. Please consider grossing-up your desired gift amount to cover those charges so the teachers will get the full value. As an example if you wish to have the teachers share in a $200 gift and you would like to cover the costs, then you would make a gift of $200/97.1% = $206. The transaction fees are separate from the "tip to gofundme."

Every donation is a blessing to our wonderful staff! They truly appreciate your generosity during this Christmas season!

On behalf of all TFS families, we thank you!

Sincerely,

Kristen Klecha

Michelle McMahon