Summer 2014, Issue 2

students with capital improvements.
We asked:
“What more
are we called
to do for our
students?”
PROPEL - $4
million — just about there
$
mentation and increase our endowment investment fund to sustain
programs and faculty development.
6 million — ongoing
$
to grow a sustainable Annual Fund
that continues to significantly subsidize annual costs so that CJ remains
accessible to all qualified students.
It’s What’s Next…
New support
20 Million Goal
to enable Strategic Programs imple-
ENGAGE -
PAID
has been raised towards our
A highlight of the LIFT
announcement event
was the affirming and
inspirational fact that
Leadership gifts repre-
87 individuals and
sent documented multi-
organizations contri-
or special gifts that are
year pledges of support
buted to the $13.4 million
paid in support of LIFT
that had already been
Annual Fund gifts.
raised. Since then, an
additional 30
have joined the LIFT
leadership gift support.*
gateways
* Leadership Gifts
priorities in addition to
Leadership gift contributors will be recognized
in the CJ Annual Report
and also periodically in
other CJ publications.
Follow updates at
cjeagles.org/LIFT
environment for our faculty and
-A-
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to enhance the teaching and learning
Half Million
Predecessor Schools
St. Mary’s (1850-1927)
Notre Dame Academy (1886-1927)
Julienne High School (1927-1973)
Chaminade High School (1927-1973)
St. Joseph Commercial High School (1946-1974)
10 million — current focus
$
another
JUNE 2014, Issue 2
Chaminade Julienne High School
505 South Ludlow Street
Dayton, Ohio 45402
ELEVATE -
From February through May 2014,
the same
Our priorities remain
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LIFT Progress!
Leading in
Faith Today
Why now
INSIDE
Progress toward
goal
Engaged Board
of Trustees
Priorities
remain
Three Years
Ago
Accomplished
by Jeff Cox,
CJ Board of Trustee Chair
Trustees Pledged To Make This Happen
In 2011 the Board of Trustees
approved LIFT and stepped
forward to lead by example
with their unanimous financial
support. Our Board reflects the
diversity of the CJ community,
and during these eventful three
years since LIFT began, we
have witnessed their support
of the campaign with “stretch
gifts” that represents their
individual capability to support
the effort. In aggregate the
Trustees, present and past,
have made gift pledges of
more than $745,000 to
support the goals of LIFT.
There is an adage that real leaders “walk the talk.” The personal
investment of CJ Board members
exemplifies this kind of leadership.
Trustees have not only provided
significant financial support, but
have invested their time and talents
on the LIFT steering committee
and other Board advisory committees that continue to help guide the
implementation of LIFT priorities.
Prior to the January announcement
of LIFT, the Board approved a $20
million goal with confidence born
from the early generosity of the CJ
community totaling $13.4 million.
We don’t announce such a bold
endeavor lightly, and believe we
have a track record of delivering
what we promise. Be assured that
Chaminade Julienne will continue
to walk the talk in no small part
because of the outstanding
leadership and guidance that our
Board provides.
“ Our Board is passionate in its support
— Jeff Cox
Bio on Roger
Real Leaders Walk the Talk
of the LIFT campaign and has been fully
engaged in the planning and execution
of this historic undertaking. Trustees
continue to commit time, financial resources and creative thought in support
of LIFT, which will continue to transform
CJ now and in the years to come.”
As We Adapt and Change
The important things remain the same
From technology to teaching spaces,
much has changed since Roger Glass ‘60 spent his
days at Chaminade High School, but the important
things remain the same.
“Chaminade – back in the day – was kind of
like a melting pot,” Roger said. “You had
kids who were rich, kids who were poor,
kids who were middle class and it really
didn’t matter. We all kind of meshed
and melted as one. It was a great
experience.”
Always a community of welcome,
Chaminade Julienne’s warm
embrace of diversity continues
to ensure that future generations
of young people have the same
wonderful experience. That is why
Roger has supported the CJ community with early LIFT leadership
gift support.
“It’s because I believe in the school
and what the school did for me,” he
text
“ They’re working, they’re
happy, they’re courteous
and they’re disciplined.
It’s a place where they
are learning about life.”
— Roger Glass ‘60
said. “It made me into who I am today, so I had no
problem giving back.”
Glass is now president and CEO of Marion’s Piazza, a
family business started by his father, Marion, in 1965.
Marion’s Piazza now has nine area locations and has
been recognized by national trade publications.
“I’ve been very fortunate to have had a father who
started a business and I’ve continued on with this
business,” he said. “We’ve worked hard and we’ve
been very successful for our little part, in our little
business, in Dayton, Ohio.
“And my dad always told me, ‘When you’re
successful, you have to give back a little
bit and, maybe a little bit more than
a little bit, but you have to give back.’”
While philanthropy is a family tradition, it is also a
conscious decision. “I wouldn’t invest in CJ if I didn’t
believe in it,” he said.
The Dayton businessman is more than a little impressed by the state-of-the art learning spaces in the
CJ STEMM Center which opened in August 2013.
“I can remember taking chemistry on the fourth or fifth floor of the
old red brick building and it was a dark, dingy, dull classroom. It
wasn’t somewhere you looked forward to going to.”
While CJ’s LIFT objectives prioritize further renovation of learning
spaces to match the evolution of today’s methods of teaching —
which Roger believes are both impressive and exciting — it’s the
people that continue to leave the biggest impression on this Dayton
businessman. From the dedicated educators to the determined
students, it’s individuals who continue to make CJ the exceptional
institution he fondly remembers.
“I visit the school and see the kids. They’re working, they’re happy,
they’re courteous and they’re disciplined,” he said. “It’s a place
where they are learning about life. When students get out of school,
they’re going to have the experience to face life, know the difficulties out there, and be prepared to overcome them.”
Glass is speaking from experience as he credits CJ with helping him
develop and grow as a person and as a professional.
“Going to Chaminade Julienne is a lot more than learning just math or
science, you mature with the actual experience. Just as Chaminade
molded me, CJ continues to mold faith-filled leaders for today’s world.”