Replacing our former Beyond the Books Spring Appeal, the CDH Spirit Fund creates one unified opportunity for families, alumni, and friends to invest in programs and activities. It is a year-round giving program that supports student experiences beyond the classroom. It provides essential resources for Activities, Arts & Athletics, ensuring students have access to opportunities that help them grow, compete, create, and lead.

CDH created the Spirit Fund to strengthen and simplify support for the programs and experiences that have a lasting impact on students and alumni.Rather than relying on separate booster clubs for individual programs, the Spirit Fund provides one unified way for families, alumni, and friends to support the entire student experience and help ensure these opportunities continue to thrive for future students.

The Spirit Fund supports athletics, performing and visual arts, student activities, and JROTC. This includes needs such as equipment, uniforms, travel experiences, training tools, guest clinicians, and other enrichment opportunities.

Gifts to the Spirit Fund help support additional program needs that go beyond what is covered through the school’s budget and student fees. These funds provide opportunities for enhanced equipment, travel experiences, training materials, team and program enrichment, and other resources that help students fully participate, grow, and succeed in their chosen activities.

Yes. The Spirit Fund makes it easy to support multiple programs through one gift, making it easy for families with students involved in several activities or with multiple children participating across different programs. Whether you would like to support one area or many, you can do it all in one place through the CDH Spirit Fund.

The CDH Spirit Fund supports student life outside the classroom, including athletics, arts, activities, and JROTC. The Annual Fund supports tuition assistance, ensuring access to a CDH education by helping families afford tuition. Both are essential, but they serve different purposes within the school community.

Coaches, directors, and program leaders identify needs based on their seasonal planning and student participation. These requests are submitted through a coordinated process and reviewed to ensure alignment with priorities and available resources.

Yes. The Spirit Fund welcomes support from alumni, grandparents, parents, and friends of CDH. Anyone who values the student experience is invited to participate.

Yes. Gifts to the CDH Spirit Fund are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Yes. We welcome partnerships with businesses and community organizations that want to invest in student experiences and school programs. Opportunities for sponsorship and support can be tailored based on interest. For more information about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Buzz Hannahan.