Welcome Friends and Alumni:

On behalf of the Board of Trustees and the Development Department of Archbishop Riordan High School, we would like to thank every member of our community who has supported our mission. Each year we ask all alumni, parents, faculty, and friends to support ARHS by making a gift to the Annual Fund. The monies raised during the Annual Fund drive are used to sustain educational programs and projects directly benefiting our students. The following are some highlights of what the Annual Fund and other fundraising activities are being used for at Riordan:

• Providing $1,000,000 in scholarships to students, many of who might not otherwise have access to a college preparatory Catholic education.
• Raising the Archbishop Riordan High School Endowment Fund to over $3,000,000.
• Our students, friends and alumni have raised and donated over $250,000 for a new state-of-the-art athletic weight room!.
• The 2010 Purple and Gold Gala Auction raised $80,000 for tuition assistance

Many of our donations come through our online service. Please click here to for online giving.

Archbishop Riordan High School Annual Fund is the most prevalent way that alumni, parents and friends support the school. Annual Fund gifts are expended in the same fiscal year in which they are received. The Annual Fund provides general, unrestricted support for ARHS, to help operate the school.

Regardless of the size of your gift, your participation in the Annual Fund is very important. Foundations that rank and compare private schools use the percentage of alumni, Board of Trustees, faculty and staff who give to the school as one of the criteria factored into their decisions to fund a project, building or tuition assistance.

When you make a gift or gifts that total $1,200 or more to Archbishop Riordan High School in one fiscal year, you become a member of the President's Circle. Corporate matching gifts count towards this total, and contributions to different areas of the school are aggregated. Depending on your gift designation, you may also qualify other leadership circles throughout the school.

In addition, many employers will match gifts made by their employees, retirees, and directors to ARHS; some even offer more than a one to one match.

We hope that you will consider making a gift that will help us continue to provide an outstanding education to the young men of Archbishop Riordan High School.

Patrick W. Daly
President
Archbishop Riordan High School
175 Phelan Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94112

(415) 586.8200 ext. 232

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