Susan Lutzke, an alumna of St. Bede School in Ingleside, Illinois, has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in less than one month for her former Catholic institution. / Credit: Tina Lutzke
CNA Staff, Jan 5, 2024 / 11:40 am (CNA).
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After news spread that St. Bede School was at risk of closure, a high school senior started an online fundraiser to save her former grade school. The campaign has reached more than a third of its goal within 15 days. At a school board meeting on Dec. 12, three members of the Archdiocese of Chicago told the board and community members the school will close on June 4, 2024 unless $400,000 is .