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Future Leaders on a
Mission for Support
Enhancements, programs and initiatives to improve
the success of every student

Be a Savior!
Become a sponsor “For the Love of Education” Scholarship Gala
Friday, May 13, 2011
Become a sponsor for our
“For the Love of Education Scholarship Gala”
Friday, May 13, 2011

Contents

Developing the next generation of global leaders . ......................................................................... 1

Christ Our Savior’s Current Challenge................................................................................. 1
How Christ Our Savior Helps............................................................................................... 1
Invest in our children – help give our children the gift of a parochial education............................. 2
Advocacy Initiative.............................................................................................................. 2
Archdiocese Center for Inclusive Education..................................................................................... 4
Technology Classes/Workshops . ..................................................................................................... 5
Buck Institute Project-Based Learning . ........................................................................................... 6
Money University Financial Literacy Program ................................................................................. 7
“Be a Savior”.................................................................................................................................... 8
The proceeding pages outline sponsorship opportunities from Savior through Apostle.... 8
Sponsorship Opportunities . ............................................................................................... 9
2011 Sponsorship Agreement .......................................................................................... 10
Demographics . ................................................................................................................. 11
Highlights . ........................................................................................................................ 11
Student Council.............................................................................................................................. 12
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To put feeling Greetings,
Christ Our Savior Catholic School
into positive believes in the old adage “It takes
a village to raise a child.” It is
action is a necessary for parents/guardians,
businesses and the community to
powerful make up “The Village” because it
takes many hands to achieve goals.
antidote for Christ Our Savior’s goals are to:
• Help create the right kind of
our young academic environment to prepare
our students for the 21st century
people. Your • Provide a financial support system
for struggling families
commitment • Maintain a faith-based
atmosphere of caring for our
to being a students, parents/guardians and
community
part of As principal of Christ Our Savior
Catholic School, I believe that a faith-
“The Village” based education inspires students
to work to the best of their ability
will help the and beyond, creates an atmosphere
of care and concern that allows
children in our them to grow spiritually/emotionally
and provides the groundwork for
community. each one of them to become a
productive, creative adult.
It is my goal as principal to make
learning more appropriate and
effective for my students by
implementing programs and
initiatives that teach to and through
the strengths of my students.
Christ Our Savior Catholic School
900 East 154th Street
South Holland, Illinois 60473
(708) 333-8173
www.christoursaviorcatholicschool.org
By constantly implementing
various cutting-edge programs I
am continuing Christ Our Savior’s
high academic standards that our
children require to be successful
lifelong learners who can compete
within a competitive global
marketplace.
Our school’s goals were not just
developed with our students in
mind. These goals also included
our parents/guardians and the
community in which Christ Our
Savior resides. Therefore, I have
been instrumental in creating
educational workshops to help our
parents/guardians and community
compete and succeed within the
21st century. However, we need
a savior like you to help make our
goals a reality by investing in our
children so they can become the
next generation of global leaders.
Giving the gift of a parochial
education is one of the best
investments you can make because
it pays interest for a lifetime. Please
join us in our quest to embrace
change.
“An investment in knowledge always
pays the best interest.”
-Benjamin Franklin
Sincerely,
Cynthia Rogers, Principal
Christ Our Savior Catholic School
Developing the next generation of
global leaders
Our mission at Christ Our
Savior Catholic School is for
our students to develop a
Catholic Christian relationship
with Jesus Christ. We celebrate
our diversity and community
while striving for academic
excellence in a safe and
nurturing environment.
Christ Our Savior’s
Current Challenge
Parochial schools offer an
integration of faith, knowledge,
community and service that has a
proven record of inculcating values
that shape subsequent life choices
about family, business ethics,
morality, church involvement, care
of our neighbor, etc. To continue
to provide a parochial education
 leading-edge educational practices.
for children in the south suburbs is
a challenge. Unfortunately, we must
generate our own funding, which
typically comes from a variety of
sources: tuition, private grants, and
fundraising. Due to the economic
situation, it is difficult to obtain
adequate funds to help move our
school into the 21st century, provide
scholarships to parents in need and
ensure we help turn our school into
a community resource center for
all. Our hope is that no child will be
deprived of a Catholic education
simply because of costs. Hence, we
need the support of “The Village”
to help us continue to provide a
great education and a chance at a
successful future for the children.
How Christ Our
Savior Helps
Under the Archdiocese of Chicago we
achieve rigorous academic excellence
built on 150 years of experience in
• Our students have higher than average
test scores on the Terra Nova and ACT, a
100% graduation rate from elementary
school, 98% graduation rate from high
school and 95% of our students
enter college.
• We succeed by providing
individualized attention, discipline,
accommodations to recognize
students’ needs and talents, child
safety, Catholic Christian based
morals and values and coping
skills in a troubled world through
advocacy.
• We embrace technology to
help make the next generation
competitive within the global
marketplace.
• We respect the dignity and worth
of every child and act accordingly.
We hope through our teaching
to inspire our students to have a
love of learning, a desire to work
towards reaching their life goals
and to strive to always do their
best and never give up on their
dreams.
Invest in our children – help give our
children the gift of a parochial education
If you are like most people you
want to shower our youth with
all of the things you dreamed
of as a child and did not have
growing up. But, those things
pale in comparison to a quality
education.
The invaluable gift of education
is long lasting, multiplies with
each generation and is the most
profound investment you can
make to provide our children
with ample opportunities to
excel in life.
Be active. Be present. Be “The Village” for our children.
Christ Our Savior Catholic School | 900 East 154th Street | South Holland, Illinois 60473 | (708) 333-8173
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Christ Our Savior Catholic School
is in the business of developing
strong minds. We call them future
global leaders. Our students are on
a mission to advocate for change,
support, enhancements, technology,
programs and initiatives that support
their education.
“Together we can - and we will
- prepare children and youth for
college, work and life.”
- General Colin Powell
Below and on the proceeding pages
are the initiatives for which our
institution is working raising funds.
With your support implementation
can begin starting in the fall of 2011.
Advocacy Initiative
Goal: The advocacy program is
best described as a coming of age
program - a rite of passage initiative.
One that mentors children by exciting
their curiosity for the things they
don’t know. It inspires them to
become empowered by motivating
them to manage their education,
personal life, to plan their future, and
most importantly, to teach them to
bypass and remove obstacles that
stand in their way.
Successful people know how to
advocate for themselves. They know
how to seek those things, which
will positively affect the outcome
of their lives and the lives of their
children. Leaders of corporations
have networks, allies, and lawyers to
help them navigate difficulties. They
surround themselves with an arsenal

of individuals who advocate for the Objective: To enable students to Benefit: Children will ultimately
best interest of their corporation. At reach their ultimate potential via this learn how to take control of their
the very least, most adults can rely comprehensive advocacy program own education and lives. They will
on a colleague or friend to elaborate this will further enhance the Bloom’s be able to advocate on their own
on their character, provide advice, or Taxonomy and Marzano ideologies behalf no matter the challenges that
mentor them to the next career level. by embracing project-based learning face them. They will understand that
Basically, this description speaks and advocacy. their destiny and success are in their
of a network to which each of us own hands.
is accountable and, in turn it to us.
It’s something that we’ve cultivated
over time. If we are lucky, we inherit
networks through the family and
neighborhoods into which we were
born. Inner city children, kids from
simpler backgrounds, impoverished
and socially declining conditions
typically don’t connect to good
networks.
These conditions are not suited to
learning. It’s a daunting task for many
adults faced with these challenges
to navigate and clearly understand
the mystery of what it is they don’t
know and need to know. We cannot
expect the average child to figure it
out. Children have to know that it’s
possible. If they have not been taught
to aspire to integrate into the larger
global structure, they could forever
remain a subset of prosperous
nations, never reaching their
ultimate potential.


 Archdiocese Center
for Inclusive
Education
Goal: At the Archdiocesan Centers
for Inclusive Education educational
experts use research based and age
appropriate materials to develop
a comprehensive profile of the
academic strengths, challenges,
and ability of the student. The staff
provides consultation regarding the
student’s learning potential, personal
learning style, academic needs, and
the environment most conducive to
learning. They work with the family
and school to facilitate a plan for
success – the Individual Catholic
Education Plan (ICEP).
Major aspects of the centers are
testing/assessment/intervention
- Diagnosticians identify intellectual,
educational, social, emotional, physical
and/or environmental factors that
prevent the student from reaching
his/her potential. School consultation,
crisis response, as well as, prevention
programs and counseling services are
offered on a contractual basis.
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Ensuring staff can effectively
support children, the centers offer
classroom consultations for staff,
which provide on-site consultation
for classroom teachers and the
School Problem Solving Team.
Professional development is offered
to staff via training workshops and
consultation. Assistance and support
is provided in the development and
implementation of the Individual
Catholic Education Plan (ICEP).
Objective: To support students with
diverse needs on a continuum from
accelerated to learning challenged.
These resource sites allow students
to remain and become successful
learners in the general education
classroom no matter their academic
level.
Benefit: Early intervention and
support can really make a difference
in giving a child the best chance for
success.

Technology
Classes/Workshops
Goal: Great curriculum helps to
create great students! In fact,
research shows that an inspired
and informed student is the most
important school-related factor in
influencing student achievement,
so it is critical to pay close attention
to how we train and support our
students especially in the field of
technology.
Technology is ubiquitous, touching
almost every part of our lives,
our communities, our homes. Yet
most schools lag far behind when
it comes to integrating technology
into classroom learning. Many are
just beginning to explore the true
potential technology offers for
teaching and learning. Properly
used, technology will help students
acquire the skills they need to survive
in a complex, highly technological
knowledge-based economy.

Therefore, it is of the utmost
importance that schools incorporate
Objective: To cultivate young minds
and open them up to opportunities
technology into their curriculum for both academic and financial.
the next generation of professionals Students will learn the inner
whose jobs will be based around workings of computers, which will
technology. teach students how to disassemble
and rebuild them. They will also
Integrating technology into
learn various ways computers can
classroom instruction means more
benefit them in their academics and
than teaching basic computer skills
everyday life.
and software programs in a separate
computer class. Effective technology Benefit: The technology training
integration must happen across the benefit is. It provides students with
curriculum in ways that research an edge on technology, prepares
shows deepen and enhance the them for the current job market and
learning process. In particular, it entices them to pursue a career in
must support four key components the technology industry.
of learning: active engagement,
participation in groups, frequent
interaction/feedback and connection
to real-world experts. Effective
technology integration is achieved
when the use of technology is
routine and transparent and when
technology supports curricular goals.
Buck Institute
Project-Based
Learning
Goal: “There are forty years
of accumulated evidence that
the instructional strategies and
procedures that make up standards-
focused Project Based Learning are
effective in building deep content
understanding, raising academic
achievement and encouraging
student motivation to learn. Research
studies have demonstrated that
Project Based Learning can:
• Be more effective than traditional
instruction in increasing academic
achievement on annual state-
administered assessment tests.
• Be more effective than traditional
instruction for teaching
mathematics, economics, science,
social science, clinical medical
skills, and for careers in the allied
health occupations and teaching.
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• Be more effective than traditional
instruction for long-term
retention, skill development
and satisfaction of students and
teachers.
• Be more effective than traditional
instruction for preparing students
to integrate and explain concepts.
• Improve students’ mastery of
21st-century skills.
• Be especially effective with lower-
achieving students.
• Provide an effective model for
whole school reform.
Objective: To implement project-
based learning into the curriculum.
New standards based approaches
to instruction present challenges
to both teachers and students.
For teachers using instructional
methods based on recitation
and direct instruction, inquiry
teaching challenges them to
develop new content knowledge,
pedagogical techniques, approaches
to assessment, and classroom
management. Inquiry learning
challenges students too. It requires
them to collaborate with peers,
construct usable knowledge by
linking new and old ideas, relate new
science content to their lives in and
outside of school and self-regulate
across the weeks that an inquiry
project might unfold. We are trying
to make our students competitive
within the national and global
marketplace.
Benefit: Project Based Learning
can be the catalyst for an engaging
learning experience and create a
context for a powerful learning
community focused on achievement,
self-mastery and contribution to the
community. By implementing project-
based learning we are preparing
children to meet the needs of
employers in the 21st century, which
are workers who can think, learn new
skills rapidly, work in teams and solve
problems creatively.

Money University
Financial Literacy
Program
Goals: Create financial preparedness
for students, parents/guardians
and the community via academic
curriculum and workshops. This will
help the students, parents/guardians
and community to become financially
literate, which will motivate them to
own investments, continue to learn
about how the financial marketplace
functions and their role in the
marketplace.
Objective: Provide finance and
economics instruction in accordance
with state standards by state certified
instructors. These standards also
enhance current math and history
curriculums and are recommended
by the Illinois Economic Council
(http://www.econed-il.org/icee/)
founded in 1951 to help assure that
all young people in Illinois leave
school with a solid understanding
of the economic system in which
they will live as members of the
workforce, consumers of goods and

services, savers and investors, voting
citizens, and participants in a global
Benefits: Children and parents/
guardians will benefit from the
society. The children will learn and expansive range of financial and
develop proficiency in: economics classes made available to
• The US and foreign markets and
the school. We can take advantage
of the classes/workshops to learn
their currency systems.
basic and advanced financial skills
• Stocks, bonds, commodities and as well as to gain a more in depth
other market securities. How to
knowledge of stocks, mutual funds
research and understand financial and the intricate structure of the
terms.
financial marketplace and how it
• Global economic factors such as functions. Knowledge is power, and
GDP and US Trade. we can empower our children to
• Use of the banking system and compete more effectively when they
understanding of the Federal understand money, how it works and
Reserve. how to make it work for them.
• Saving and budgeting techniques,
banking skills, how to read and
understand the stock market Our growth
news, money managing and
investing.
These skills are vital with equipping
and success are
children to face the challenges of
maintaining a stable financial future. dependent upon
Money University will also offer
regular workshops to parents and the
community in the area of finance, your support.
starting new businesses, accounting
and estate planning at no additional
charge.
“Be a Savior,”
Become a sponsor for our “For the Love of Education Scholarship Gala”

The proceeding pages outline sponsorship opportunities from

Savior through Shepherd.


Sponsorship Opportunities
Sponsor Levels SAVIOR ARCHANGEL Angel Saint Apostle
$5,000 & $1,000 - $500 - $999 $250 - $499 $100- $249
above $4,999
SPONSOR BENEFITS Exclusive Level Second Level Third Level Fourth Level Fifth Level
Glossy Magazine 8 1/2 X 11 Highest degree Prominent level Outstanding mid- Excellent lower Exposure in
Color cover / inside pages black & white of promotional of promotional level value level promotional our ad book &
exposure exposure exposure newsletter
PRESS RELEASES
Features your business on all distribution 
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Direct E-mail - Invite
Features your logo on correspondence for
COS, the 6 parishes and business sponsors √ √ √
WEBSITE
Features your logo with a link to your website
on the COS website and/or Facebook page
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Newsletter
Features your logo on a large event story
for COS which goes out to the school and 6 √ √ √ √ √
parishes
Program Magazine
Level 1: Full Page Ad + Full Page Article
Level 2: Full Page Ad + 1/2 Page article √ √ √ √ √
Level 3: 1/2 Page Ad + 1/2 Page article Level 1: Full Page Level 2: Full Page Level 3: 1/2 Page
Level 4: 1/2 Page Level 5: 1/4 Page
Level 4: 1/2 Page Ad Ad + Full Page Ad + 1/2 Page Ad + 1/2 Page
Ad Ad
Level 5: 1/4 Page Ad Article article article
Level 6: See Addendum
Directory
Alphabetized listing of businesses at the rear
of the program magazine
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Event Signage
Features your company logo on a welcome
sign at the event
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Complimentary Tickets
You or your organization will receive free 8 Free Tickets 6 Free Tickets
entries for the participants of your choice

Shepherd sponsorship Level

$50- $99
Classified AD and if you are a business, you will receive a listing in the directory
$25- $49
Directory listing only
$5- $24
Recognition page only (This is for family and friends that want to make a contribution and they will be recognize in this section as a contributor)

In-kind Donations
In-Kind donations of products, services and/or time are greatly appreciated
In-Kind Donation/Service Sponsorship Level will be categorized based upon the value of the donation
Contact: Karen Brodzik at (708) 333-8173


2011 Sponsorship Agreement

Date: ____________________________
Company Name: ____________________________________________________
Agrees to provide a financial sponsorship for COS Fundraising Gala on Friday, May 13, 2011. As a sponsor, I understand
that I will receive the applicable sponsorship opportunities described in this packet. I further understand that these
opportunities will not be valid until this agreement is signed and my check has been issued to and accepted by Christ
Our Savior Catholic School. As a sponsor, I agree to provide digital art work and/or articles as requested for all
promotional advertising.
Please check the appropriate sponsorship level and dollar amount of contribution.
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____ $________.00 Savior $5,000 and above
____ $________.00 Archangel $1,000 - $4,999
____ $________.00 Angel $500-$999 Be a S avior!
____ $________.00 Saint $250 - $499
Become a sponsor
____ $________.00 Apostle $100 - $249
“For the Love
____ $________.00 Shepherd $5 - $99
of Education”
Scholarship Gala.
________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sponsor First Name Last Name
________________________________________________________________________________________________
Address City State Zip Code
________________________________________________________________________________________________
Representative Name Phone Number
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Representative Email
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Authorized Sponsor Signature

Camera ready artwork is required for all Advertisements. (PDFS, jpg, Adobe files are preferred please contact
Gwen Griffin-Harmon at (773) 350-8396 or Marla Blanton (312) 576-3588
Please send this completed agreement with check made payable to:
Christ Our Savior Catholic School
900 East 154th
South Holland, Illinois 60473
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Demographics

Christ Our Savior has 163 families Median income Age diversity
and 214 children. We are closely Eighty percent of our families are We have an age diverse audience
affiliated with six parishes with a providing a private school education populated with:
combined membership of 9,353 for their children. Twenty percent of Young to mid age families, single
parishioners. Our outreach in the families are receiving parent families and middle age to
community begins with but is not free lunch. senior couples.
limited to the following parishes and
communities.
Demographic Information For Sponsoring Parishes of
Our Lady of Knock, Fr. Patrick Lyons,
Christ Our Savior Catholic School
Executive Pastor:
February 16, 2011
St. Andrew The Apostle, Calumet Number of African Caucasian/ Hispanic % Asian %
City, Fr. Jacek Dada Parishioners American % Anglo %
St. Victor Parish, Calumet City, Holy Ghost 1899 45 6 35 14
Fr. Len Dubi Our Lady of
Knock 2188 3 88 8
Queen of Apostles, Riverdale, Queen of
Fr. John Harvey Apostles 50 30 62 8
St. Jude the Apostle Catholic St Andrew 2403 5 90 5
Church, Fr. Ignatius I. Anaele St. Jude 1928 18 75 5 2
St. Victor 885 9 30 60 1
Holy Ghost Parish, South Holland,
Fr. Anthony Talarico

Ethnicity
Our audience make up is a very Highlights:
ethnic diverse constituency: • Ethnic diverse audience
We have many White families, • Age diversity (young families - seniors)
African Americans, and a significant • Strong Pre-K and Kindergarten following
number of Latino and Nigerian
• Pre-Teen audience
families.
• Median income
Pre-K and Kindergarten
We are known for our pre-school
education. Many families seek
Christ Our Savior over other schools
because of the great reputation
of our Pre-K and Kindergarten
instructors.

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For years to come, what we are exposed to today will forever
shape our lives, the future of the community and pending
generations to come.
Please consider that your contribution will greatly impact our
lives, our peers, school and the community.
-Student Council Leaders on a Mission
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