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Lead Sponsor
LPX Group
Hall of Fame Club $25,000 +
Abell Law Group, PLLC
David & Cathy Durik
The Dale & Donna Gettelfinger Family
David Graeser
Sarah and John Lechleiter
The Richard Lechleiter Family
Charles & Dolores Leis
Keith & Jeanie Mouser
Ott Family Foundation
Ramsey Family
Karen & Hank Robinson
The Shannon Family
Len & Susan Spalding
Brad & Charlotte Stengel
The Dan Ulmer Family
Championship Club $10,000
Brandeis Machinery & Supply Company
The Ford Family
The Galt House Hotel
Independence Bank
Louisville Business First
The Musselman Family Foundation
Saint Xavier High School
Trinity High School
The Varga Family
Coach’s Club $7,500
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Fastline Marketing Group
Fultz Maddox Dickens PLC
iHeart Media
Stephen C. Lannert
The W. Bruce Lunsford Foundation, Inc.
Premier Packaging
Talgrace
Willis Klein Companies
MVP Club $5,000
Archdiocese of Louisville
Baron Stables, LLC
Jeannie and Pat Donovan
Terry Fenwick, Fenwick Partners LLC
Diane M. Gahafer
Joe & Kelly Landenwich
LG&E and KU Foundation
The Perrone Group at Morgan Stanley
Pinnacle Financial Partners
Republic Bank
SCJ Fiduciary Services
Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co.
Trilogy Health Services, LLC
Larry & Kathleen Walker
Shillelagh Club $2,500
Allgeier Excavating Co.
The Andriole Family
Blue & Co., LLC
Byerly Ford – Nissan
Central Bank
Centric Consulting
RH Clarkson Insurance Group
Dahlem Realty Company
German American Bank
Dr. Linda H. Gleis
Grisanti Group Commercial Real Estate
Carl & Carleen Herde
Holy Trinity Catholic School
The David & Beth Kitchen Family
Todd & Shannon Klimek
Louisville Capital Advisors of Raymond James
McCarthy Strategic Solutions, LLC
Old National Bank
PwC
Mary Jane & Bill Roby, Sr.
Sterling Thompson Company
Todd & Alice Taylor Family
Wehr Constructors. Inc.
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP
Player’s Club
Carlon Roofing & Sheet Metal Inc.
CBRE
Dean Dorton
Flexo Wash
Stephan & Martha Gray
John A. Hubbuch, Sr.
Knights Travel/TravelbyLou
John & Linda Lucchese
oneMD
Rob Rankin
Jim & Pam Ratterman
Redlee Construction
CATHOLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION TO HOST 18th ANNUAL SALUTE TO THE GAME LUNCHEON
Saint Xavier – Trinity Football Showdown in its 93rd Edition
LPX Group to Serve as Lead Event Sponsor with $40,000 Investment
Foundation Aims to Set All-Time Fundraising Record
(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) – In celebration of the nationally recognized rivalry and thrill of the annual Saint Xavier – Trinity high school football game, the Catholic Education Foundation will host its 18th annual Salute to THE GAME luncheon at noon on Thursday, September 25, in the Grand Ballroom of the Galt House Hotel in downtown Louisville.
The luncheon has become a hallmark event for the community and one of the largest of its kind in the Commonwealth, raising over $5.5 million in support of Catholic education in central Kentucky in only 17 years. Last year, the event netted an astounding all-time record $650,000. The 93rd edition of the St. X – Trinity football showdown will take place on Friday, September 26 at Cardinal Stadium at 8:00 p.m.
Foundation President Rich Lechleiter remarked, “We are so thankful to both the Saint Xavier and Trinity communities for allowing the Catholic Education Foundation to further its mission through the Salute luncheon event. We invite everyone to mark your calendar for this exciting event that showcases two of our outstanding Catholic schools and their storied football rivalry. Come aboard and join the fun!”
Foundation Vice President Julie Baum noted, “Since our beginning in 2008, I’ve been amazed by the level of community support for this great event! Who would have ever dreamed that a luncheon could create so much opportunity for families who want their children to attend a Catholic school but can’t afford to do so? What a blessing for all of them!”
Foundation Board Chair Joe Landenwich added, “I want to give special thanks to Hunter Strickler and all our friends at LPX Group for their enormous investment of $40,000 as Lead Sponsor of the event! What an inspiration you are for families in need who want the incomparable gift of a Catholic education for their children!”
Local radio and television personality, Tony Vanetti, will serve as the master of ceremonies at the event. The luncheon will feature a star player from each school – Karsten Busch from Saint Xavier and Nate Shields from Trinity.
To add to the fun and excitement of the luncheon, University of Louisville Men’s Head Basketball Coach Pat Kelsey, a Catholic school graduate, will provide some remarks at the outset of the event.
Sponsorship opportunities and individual tickets are available. For more information on this event or to learn more about the Catholic Education Foundation, visit our website at www.ceflou.org or call (502) 585-2747.
About the Catholic Education Foundation and Catholic Schools:
For over 200 years, Catholic schools have contributed significantly to the social, spiritual and economic fabric of our entire community. The Catholic Education Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to the growth and vitality of Catholic education in the Archdiocese of Louisville.
The Archdiocese sponsors 39 elementary schools with 13,300 students and nine high schools with 5,700 students across central Kentucky.
The Foundation and its funding partners – the Archdiocese of Louisville, the 39 Catholic elementary schools in central Kentucky, and Community Catholic Center – currently support an all-time high 3,750 Catholic elementary school students in central Kentucky through tuition assistance grants aggregating a record $8.3 million. Since 1999, the Foundation has awarded over $62 million in support of Catholic education. Visit the Foundation at www.ceflou.org.