Colleagues,

It was brought to our attention earlier this fall that some University donors have received multiple rosaries blessed by Father John from multiple people within Development. These blessed rosaries are a beautiful and meaningful gift that many of our donors cherish; however, it may not seem as special if they receive more than one. Lou Nanni has asked that the Special Events & Stewardship staff be responsible for monitoring, approving, and tracking the distribution of the rosaries blessed by Father John and that no blessed rosaries be mailed without going through this new process.

In an effort to streamline this process and keep a record of gifted blessed rosaries, all requests must be submitted via this new Google Doc request form. Additionally, this request form can be found on the UR Intranet in the Resources & Apps page under the Special Events & Stewardship Resources link.

Julia Yoder, Special Events and Stewardship Lead Coordinator, will manage the requests for rosaries blessed by Father John. She will be responsible for obtaining approval for these requests from administration in the Main Building in order to safeguard against sending out duplicates. Please note, Julia will also be entering the rosary gift information in Advance in contact reports and through the ‘awards and honors’ screen as a way to maintain a record of these wonderful gifts.

We look forward to partnering with you on this important effort.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 631-9784 or Julia at 631-4145.

Thank you!

Heather Moriconi