The Pius X Foundation has received a $56,000 gift from a Lincoln couple to support Pius X High School’s efforts to increase teachers’ salaries to within 90% of Lincoln Public Schools. The gift from George and Barb Hendricks of Lincoln is two-fold with $26,000 being applied to the John Hanigan Endowment for New Teacher Salaries. This fund, created by John’s family after his passing in March 2014, will benefit Pius X teachers who have five or fewer years of teaching experience. The remaining $30,000 establishes the George & Barb Hendricks Bonus Fund for New Teachers in Memory of John Hanigan. Through this gift, newly hired, full-time teachers at Pius X will receive a $1,000 signing bonus.
Tax-deductible donations to either the John Hanigan Endowment for New Teacher Salaries or the George & Barb Hendricks Bonus Fund for New Teachers in Memory of John Hanigan can be made at any time by visiting piusx.net or contacting the Pius X Foundation at (402) 488-1046.