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BUILDING ON PROVIDENCE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN

President’s Progress Report

Creating the Campus Center

This has been a messy year…in a very good way! Restoring, rehabbing, and reconstructing the former Convent into the Najim Campus Center has been a challenging endeavor. In the course of bringing the building up to code and installing all the infrastructure for new plumbing, electrical and air conditioning, we have been able to see the bare bones of the original structure, and it has been at once messy and wonderful. Artifacts have emerged, quite literally, from behind the walls chronicling the times of the building’s first inhabitants. Floors have been removed to install a sprinkler system while some walls have been torn down and others newly built. Windows and doors have been restored and in some cases relocated. The catering kitchen and management office now exists where once there was the Sisters’ Chapel. We have preserved the magnificent dining room while at the same time we added high tech capabilities for its future use. Workmen have painstakingly built new window framing and sills to replicate the original woodwork and stained them to match the original wood in the house. Insulation has been added in areas where there was none before, and the library and learning center is coming into being on the 2nd floor. All of this work has involved many sub-contractors and skilled workmen with even more needed over the next few months. One person in particular stands out over the past year: Bob Shearer. Bob, a very faithful friend of Providence, has taken on the most difficult job of overseeing the project on behalf of the school. Although Bob never had a daughter who attended Providence and has never served on the School Board, he has, however, been a constant and faithful supporter of the work done at Providence. His volunteering to lead this project has been a priceless gift to the campaign, and I can’t imagine tackling this project without him. The work completed is gratifying and I thank all those who have made it possible. The work ahead, however, is still great. We have raised more than two million dollars to date, but we need at least that much again to complete the work on the grounds and the main school building upgrades. There are many ways to be a part of this campus-wide improvement effort and share in the exciting times at Providence today. I welcome the opportunity to talk with you about this wonderful project. Anne Bristol President

Our VisionOur VisionOur VisionOur Vision

“The work completed is gratifying and I thank all those who have made it possible.”

Campaign Chair Message

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Every time I visit the campus these days, the progress on the Najim Campus Center is evident. Recently, we were selecting light fixtures for the first floor and planning colors for the interior, so it all is beginning to feel close now. Over the course of the past few years working on this campaign, so many kind and generous people have helped us get this far, and I am personally very grateful to all of them. The work of educating today’s young women is an important task and being able to use our amazing old-house-turned-campus-center will enhance the experience for each of them. As we get closer to completion of this phase, I am acutely aware of the fact that we can’t stop here, rest, and think the work is over. We still must fund the furniture for the Najim Campus Center as well as continue with the next phase of the Capital Campaign. For Providence to take her rightful place in the heart of the new River North Neighborhood, we must improve the grounds and upgrades to the nearly 60 year old school building. Please join me in your support of this extraordinary school. Estela Avery ‘70 Campaign Chair

Our FutureOur FutureOur FutureOur Future Providence was abuzz last November when Mr. Harvey Najim unveiled a check in the amount of $1,000,000, a gift to the Building On Providence Capital Campaign. The former Drought House will now be known as the Najim Campus Center, named in honor of Mr. Najim’s mother, Jamelia Najim. The Marian Choristers opened the ceremonies lifting their beautiful voices in thanksgiving for this gift and all it will accomplish. Among other improvements to the campus center will be a second floor state of the art library and resource center. Christine Hernandez, class of 1969 and Board Chair, emceed the press conference which was attended by the student body, faculty and staff, the CDPs, Board members, and invited guests. The media showed up in force to mark this momentous occasion. Sister Jane Ann Slater, CDP, spoke about the history of the school and the original campaign to build a school to nurture strong women leaders. Estela Avery class of 1970, and Campaign Chair, had the honor of presenting Mr. Najim with a Provet pin and expressing her thanks for his belief in Providence and the importance of Catholic education continuing in our community. Estela and Jim Avery have been the driving force behind the BOP Campaign from the beginning, allowing the creation of the beautiful art studio named in their honor on the Providence campus. Anne Bristol, President of Providence, wrapped up the morning’s events thanking Mr. Najim on behalf of the entire Providence family. She announced further good news in the form of a $100,000 donation that came in from the Toogood Family in Dallas who took up the challenge to follow Mr. Najim’s lead and believe in the power of Catholic education. At Providence, we believe in these girls, their futures, and the future of the school.

Opportunities to partner with Providence on this

exciting project exist at many levels.

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Thank you to our generous campaign benefactors who have enabled us to

complete the work to date. AAA Auger

Amador and Dolores Garza

Ann Jaeckle Sefcik '57

Anne Bristol

AT&T Foundation

Bacon Lee and Associates

Barbara and Frank Spinner

Bill and Diane Graves

Blaise Bender

Bob and JoAnn Summers

Boeing

Carl and Esther Pipoly

Chris and Edna Geckler

Chris and Ruth Avery

Christine Hernandez '69

Congregation of Divine Providence

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

Deacon Pat Cunningham

Deborah Poston McBrearty '70

Diane Abdo '68

Dolores Zapata Garza '67

Ed and Josie Toogood

Emily Boehm

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

Frost Bank

G. E. and Celina Mullan

Gary Cram

Greg and Susanne Stouffer

Guadalupe and Carlotta Garcia

H. P. Drought & Co.

Harvey Najim

H-E-B Tournament of Champions

Howell and Deborah Ridout

Estela '70 and James Avery

Jeannie Travis

Jimmy Nassour

Kathleen McCormick Wyble '77

Libby Martinez Roussin '66

Lloyd Jary

Mark and Veronica Harden

Mary and Robert Blanshard

Mary Claire Behles Cater '56

Mary '70 and Roy Botello

Mike and Carol Burke

Robert and Patricia Ayres

Charles Cheever

John Wilkerson

Ellen Lueck

Terry Brechtel

Msgr. Lawrence Stuebben

Myra Stafford Pryor Trust

Patricia Powers Schuchart '56

Paul Carter

Rey and Sandy Salinas

Ricardo Molina

Rick Noll

Robert and Maureen Shearer

San Antonio Conservation Society

S.A. Teachers Benefit Association

Scanlan Foundation

Shield-Ayers Foundation

Sister Adrienne Schmidtzinsky CDP

Sister Charlene Wedelich CDP

Sister Charlotte Kitowski CDP '55

Sister Diane Langford CDP

Sister Frances Lorene Lange CDP

Sister Janet Griffin CDP

Sister Maria Eva Flores CDP

Sister Michael Rose Stanzel CDP

Strake Foundation

Theresa De La Garza Carwise '88

Thomas and Jane Drought

Trammell Crow Company

USAA Federal Savings Bank

Wells Fargo United Way Campaign

Wells Fargo Foundation

A commitment to Catholic education by the Sisters of Divine Providence since 1951.

56%

Building on Providence Income

(as of August 2009) Total Received: $2,029,341

Total Gifts and Pledges: $2,320,781

Building on Providence Expenses

(as of August 2009) $1,118,568

6% 16%

78%

Phase I $184,173

Phase III $70,341

Phase II $864,054

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Phase OnePhase OnePhase OnePhase One Transform Former

Chaplain’s Residence to

Art Studio

Phase TwoPhase TwoPhase TwoPhase Two Restore Drought House

to Create Campus

Center

Phase ThreePhase ThreePhase ThreePhase Three Convert Existing Library

to Middle School

Classrooms

Phase FourPhase FourPhase FourPhase Four Improve Grounds

Build New Maintenance

Building

31%

13%

Outstanding Pledges $291,440

Pledges Paid

$716,359 Individual Gifts $1,312,982

56%

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