Strong Roots, Clear Vision

A Christian school is wise to pay attention to both of these parts of the “tree” that the organization represents. Deep roots become a solid foundation for daily life where purpose and practice have been honed well, sometimes easily, sometimes at great price. A clear vision orients future growth toward continued health and strength as it faces new opportunities and challenges.

The Bright Futures Campaign represents what the LCES Board of Directors believes to be our best foot forward as we tend to the needs of our school. The pathway to this campaign started with a desire to ensure the health and fiscal viability of our school in terms of daily operations, enrollment of new families, and the excellent facilities and learning environment we currently benefit from daily. Working with a consulting company who specializes in fundraising in Christian school communities, a feasibility study was completed with a test group in our community early in 2015. Last Thursday night at the Back-to-School barbecue, Pete Hamstra, chair of this campaign, announced its launch and shared some specific details about this 1.65 million dollar fundraising campaign.

There are three main goals for this campaign:

Capital funds for learning tools, building maintenance and upgrades, and other immediate needs. While the LCES staff always are our greatest asset in offering excellent education, we believe we need to maintain our facilities well and ensure we have great tools for learning.

Bursary funds that will be added to a managed fund whose annual dividends can be used to provide greater financial assistance to area families desiring access to Christian education.

Debt Reduction in order to bring greater financial health and stability in the future.

Please join many others already committed to praying for the campaign, its leadership, and the specific goals that have been outlined. We are very excited about the prospect of what this combined effort will mean for our present and our future LCES families as we consider our very bright future!

For our school, SJ