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-Henry J.M. Nouwen
It
is a pleasure for our Development Office staff to send
greetings to our faithful benefactors who support our
retirement and ministry needs. For your commitment to us,
we offer sincere thanks and an assurance of our prayers.
We know that it is in the language of prayer that our
hearts speak their deepest feelings of gratitude.
We welcome your support through:
Biannual Appeals
Twice a year, appeals are sent to our friends and
benefactors.
Memorial Gifts
Loved ones may be remembered with a memorial gift to the
Sisters of St. Joseph. The deceased are included in the
prayers or our sisters and associates.
Bequests/Planned Giving
As they prepare estate planning, donors may include a gift
through a will or trust to the Sisters of St. Joseph.
Charitable Gift Annuities
Through a financial agreement, the Congregation
pays a lifetime guaranteed income to the donor. Upon the
donor’s death, the Congregation becomes the beneficiary.
General Donations
These are unsolicited gifts made as donors deem
appropriate.
Donation
Forms- Printable and Online:
(Please select from the following options:)
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Click Here to
submit a donation Online.
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Click Here to
view our Donation Form which you may print out and submit
via US mail.
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Click Here to submit 500 Club application Online.
(Apply online with confidence on our recently upgraded
secure server!)
Credit cards now
accepted:

Please note, our legal name is:
The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of
Springfield

The Sisters of
St. Joseph is a non-profit organization under section 501C
(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, pursuant to the United
States Catholic Conference Group Exemption.
Any donations to the Sisters of St. Joseph are deductible
for federal income tax purposes.
You may reach us at:
Development Office
Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield
34 Lower Westfield Rd. Ste 1
Holyoke, MA 01040-2739
Phone:(413) 536-0853
ext. 298
Fax: (413) 536-3517
development@ssjspringfield.com

SSJ 500 Club
The Sisters of St. Joseph
have organized two groups of 500
Club members for 2009-2010 but new members are always
welcome. The
Club includes monthly drawings for each group:
1st prize: $500
2nd prize: $200
3rd prize: $100
PLUS Bonus Christmas drawings of $250 for each Group!
Yearly membership costs $10 per month for 12 months or $100
upfront (SAVE $20)
Drawings are made on the third Thursday of every month
from September 2009 - August 2010.
NEW Online 500 Club Registration!
Click Here to
register for the 500 Club online on our recently
upgraded secure server. (drawings began Sept. 2009)
Our sincere
gratitude to everyone for helping to make the 500 Club successful.
Gratefully,
Sr. Connie Quinlan for the Fundraising Committee
Our 500 Clubs
for the 2008/2009 membership year are underway and this
month's winners are:
February
2009-2010 Group 1:
1st prize $500
Andrea Levesque SSJ of Holyoke, Mass.
2nd prize $200 Gerald V. Degnan of Oxford,
Mass.
3rd prize $100 Maureen Collins of Chicopee, Mass.
Bonus Drawing
for Christmas Group 1:
$250 James Mulvihill of JAckson
Heights NY
February
2009-2010 Group 2:
1st prize $500 P.
Turner of Springfield, Mass.
2nd prize $200 Alice LeBlanc of New Bedford, Mass.
3rd prize $100 Jericho, Bureau for Exceptional
Children and Adults of Holyoke, Mass.
Bonus Drawing
for Christmas Group 2:
$250 Myra Robitaille of
Ludlow, Mass.


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