Inspiring Excellence

The 2011 Helias Foundation Annual Fund Drive will ended August 31, 2011. Chairman Hal Dulle '63 and Vice-Chair Jake Schmitz thank all those who made a contribution!!

The totals from the 2011 Drive "Inspiring Excellence " are as follows, and final totals can be found on the Running Totals page.

Alumni $154,000
Friends $42,000
Business $113,000
TOTAL: $309,000

Thank you 2011 Alumni Captains!
1956-1959 Bill Luebbert
1960-1964 Steve Schlueter & Hal Dulle
1965-1969 Hal Dulle
1970-1974 Dennis Mueller
1975-1979 Jim Neuner
1980-1984 Kevin Heislen
1985-1989 Craig Lammers
1990-1994 Jason Luebbering
1995-1999 Jason Luebbering
2000-2004 Phil & Lindsey Pitts and Lacy Ralston
2005-present Jon Luebbert

These Alumni Captains help recruit Class Captains to sign the solicitation letter that goes out to their respective classmates. If you would like to help make the 2012 even more successful, please consider joining the team as an Alumni or Class Captain. (We are specifically seeking an Alumni Captain for 1995-1999.) Contact Marti Dupuis at 573 635-3808 for more information.

Class Competition winners from 2011
Class of the Year
Class of 1959
35.90% Participation

Jim Rackers Award
Class of 1966
$19,860 raised
Congratulations and THANK YOU!

Helias Foundation Annual Fund Drive Historical Data
2010
Alumni and Friends Goal: $210,000
Business Drive Goal: $90,000
Class of the Year: Class of 1961 30%
Jim Rackers Award: 1996 $16,210 raised

2009
Business, Alumni and Friends Goal: $265,000
Class of the Year: Class of 2009
Jim Rackers Award: Class of 1966

2008
Business, Alumni and Friends Goal: $265,000
Class of the Year: Class of 2008
Jim Rackers Award: Class of 1959

Helias Class of the Year Award*

The class with the highest percentage of participation will earn distinction as Helias Class of the Year. This class will earn bragging rights as the Best of the Best for one calendar year: highlighted in the Foundation Spring newsletter, featured on the Foundation website, and will have the option to have a float in the Homecoming Parade!

Jim Rackers Award*

The class that generates the highest total revenue will earn this honor, and will also be listed in the Foundation newsletter, featured in the E-Sader and website.

*For the purpose of the Class of the Year challenge, married alumni can be credited for participation in both respective classes. For the Jim Rackers challenge, donation amounts can be split 50/50 or can all be credited to one spouse. Please specify this information with your donation.

You can see the 5 classes with the highest amount of donations at the right of the home page. For a complete list of all classes, click Annual Fund Drive, Running Totals to see how donations are shaping up throughout the drive.

Care to make your donation now? You can use the return envelope from any recent newsletter, or click Donate Online at the right to pay with credit or debit card. You will have peace of mind that you have done your part to help your class (and in knowing that you won't be called and solicited for a donation by a classmate in the near future)!

Remember no donation is too small; your gift will make a difference for the Helias Foundation. Additionally, you will know that you have done your part to help your class win one of the Class Challenges.