by Leanne Loy
The St. Joseph Catholic School has been offered the chance to earn a large grant.
From now until March 30, if the school can raise $25,000 through unique donations that are over and above their standard annual donations, the Schulze Family Foundation has agreed to double that amount.
Dick Schulze, founder of the Schulze Family Foundation, was born and raised in St. Paul. He is the founder and chairman emeritus of Best Buy. According to their website the foundation supports high-performing educational institutions by invite only.
Schulze and his family are concerned about the rapidly increasing costs of higher education in addition to the declining levels of achievement of U.S. students in grades K-12 compared to their worldwide peers. So, he started this foundation as a way to support those schools that are going above and beyond to help their students succeed.
The principal of the Catholic school, Sara Michaelson, said “[Schulze] has a soft spot for colloquial schools.”
She said the funds will be put toward their curriculum and academic needs with a focus on math, science and reading.
The school can accept donations in a few ways. People can write a check and either mail it directly to the school or drop it off in person. Otherwise, they can go to the school’s website at https://stjosephccs.org/ and donate there.
