Joliet Township High School

Mission Statement

To organize fundraising projects, events and partnerships to generate financial support which directly benefit Joliet Township High School District 204 students, faculty, and staff.

Goals

Enhance the school experience enabling students, faculty and staff to purchase enrichment items in addition to those funded by the district
Provide funding for quality projects and for activities that allow students the opportunity to excel
Award scholarships and grants to JTHS graduates for post-secondary education
Promote a positive image of the schools in the community

Mini Grants

Memo
Application
Awards Night - April 7, 2008

Events

Spring 2007 Trivia - Sunday, March 9, 2008
Annual Wadsworth Golf Outing – Call 815-727-6967 for future dates.
Class Reunions – Call 815-727-6763 for specific information.

Accomplishments

Provided awards, grants, and scholarships to students, faculty and staff at two district high schools.
Supported workshops, tech prep projects and student assistance programs
Provided videos of alumni achievement to the school libraries

Recent Awards and Grants

2007 - $ 20,000
2006 - $12,000
2005 - $11,000
2004 - $ 8,535
2003 - $ 8,416
2002 - $ 7,500

Acquisition of Funds

Sale of engraved plaques for the Brenton Wadsworth Wall of Honor at Central Campus
Sale of engraved plaques for Wall of Honor at West Campus
Individual/corporate donations
Class Gifts
Wadsworth Endowment and contributions to the Wadsworth Endowment
Annual Wadsworth Alumni Golf Outing Clinic
“Lega-cy” CD sales / Highlights of the JTHS Band's winning performances under of the direction of legendary band director, Ted Lega
Spirit Shop/JT Memorabilia (for example, JT Choir seats)

Support the Foundation!

YOU can help lay a strong foundation for the future…..assist the JTHS Foundation in its commitment to the Joliet Township High Schools' tradition of opportunity.

Donations - Cash and/or In-kind
Matching Gifts / Companies that match or double their employees' contributions
Memorials / Gifts made in memory of loved ones or to honor certain alumni, classes, parents or faculty members
Bequests / Gifts through a will of a particular item and/or dollar amount
Planned Gifts / Gifts that combine financial planning, estate planning and tax planning techniques
Endowments

JTHS Chair Program

JTHS Wall of Honor

Background

The JTHS Foundation was chartered in 1987. Its first President was Doug Ziech elected in 1988. The Foundation was instituted as 501©3 to generate alternative sources of revenue thus enriching the educational opportunities of the students of District 204.

The Foundation by-laws indicate the Directors are charged with the responsibility of raising and dispersing funds that directly benefit the students, faculty and staff of the Joliet Township High Schools. Since its inception the Foundation has awarded over $85,000 in grants to students, faculty and staff.

With its not-for-profit status, the JTHS Foundation is chartered by the State of Illinois as a qualified 501©3 charitable organization. All contributions are tax deductible within the limits stated by law. All monies are shared between the two high schools.

Board of Directors

Sandy Alaimo
Don Barnes
Joli Frattini
Ronald Fonck
Alice Henderson
Lynne Lichtenauer
Cheryl McCarthy
Kellly Manning-Smith
Robert Navarro
Angela Parenti
Deborah Strahanoski
Mark Turk
Dennis Yohnka
John Randich

For More Information….

Please call Lynne Lichtenauer, Director of Alumni Relations & Development, at (815) 727-6763 or e-mail at llichtenauer@jths.org or Dennis Yohnka, Community relations Coordinator, at (815) 727-6967 or email at dyohnka@jths.org.

Foundation address: JTHS Foundation, Joliet Township High Schools, 201 East Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL 60432

Foundation Partners

JTHS Alumni Association

JTHS Alumni Band

JTHS Alumni Choir

JTHS Alumni Orchestra

Barbara Markelz Scholarship Endowment Fund

(Revised June 2007)