The Catholic Foundation has renewed the Work of Heart program for the 2011-2012 school year. The award, now funded by a grant from The Catholic Foundation, was originally created in 2005 by a generous anonymous Dallas family. Now in its fifth year, the Work of Heart program has made over 400 awards to deserving Catholic educators, administrators, and employees.

Each month up to twenty $500 awards are given out.  Work of Heart is looking for “the unsung heroes” who are going the “extra mile” in serving our educational community and its members. The family and The Catholic Foundation encourages participation from all parts of our Catholic community.

The details of the award are:

1) All nominations should be no more than one page and submitted in writing to The Catholic Foundation. The nominations should be addressed to “Work of Heart” and sent to The Catholic Foundation, 5310 Harvest Hill, Suite 248, Dallas, Texas, 75230; or you can fax to 972-661-0140 or email workofheart@catholicfoundation.com.

2) Nominations can be submitted on an on-going basis; all nominations will be retained for consideration throughout the 2010-2011 school year.

3) Nomination letters need to identify the nominee, their position at the school and clearly state the reasons why the individual is being nominated. Name, phone number and relationship of the person making the nomination must also be included.

4) Nominations can be submitted by teachers, administrators, staff, chancery employees, students, parents, families, and anyone interested in Catholic education and the well being of our schools. Candidates may not be nominated by relatives.

5) The criteria for the award include:

• Additional merit including tenure and leadership
• Enthusiastic instruction
• Individual unexpected acts of kindness or charity
• Christian example
• Mentoring
•  Going the extra mile for an individual student, family or the community.