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Fundraisers
Welcome to St. John the Baptist Catholic School Fundraisers.
Welcome to St. John the Baptist Fundraisers!
One of our goals at St. John school is to maintain a low cost tuition for our
students without jeopardizing the quality of the education it provides to its
students. We are able to accomplish this in part by holding various fundraisers
throughout the school year. The success of our fundraisers have been and continue
to be a direct result of people who want to make a difference--through their direct
involvement, donations or monetary contributions. If you or someone you know would
like to make a difference, we invite you to contact us and be a part of our on-going
fundraising efforts.
For information on pitching in or making a donation, you can contact our fundraising
leaders.
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Fundraiser |
Key Contact |
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Race for Education |
Kathy Arteaga
Lydia Cruz |
773.646.4623
210.682.5763 | |
Winter Festival |
Patsy Kazragys
Hugo Morales |
pkazragys@msn.com
hpm.sparks@sbcglobal.net
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Box Tops for Education |
Kathy Arteaga |
773.646.4623 | |
NeighborhoodSavings Spree |
Margie Malkowski |
773.646.4761
mamalsx3@att.net | |
T.R.I.P. |
Andrea Matura
Christine Filipek |
219.659.4960
219.659.5940 |
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Market Day |
Dawn Mercer |
219.743.1893 |
Race for Education
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Race for education is an annual event held in May/June. Because this is a non-competitive
event, every student starting from K through 8th grade is able to participate.
This is a fun way of getting students involved and doing something positive for
their school. Students money by collecting donations or pledges for walking or
running a pre-determined area within our school premises. |
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This event not only mobilizes our whole school, but our community as a well.
Lunch, beverages and desserts are generously donated by our local vendors, families
and friends. Funds raised through this event have helped fund a number of school initiatives,
primarily as a tool for keeping tuition costs down!
Winter Festival
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This is a three-day “theme” fundraising event usually in February. Even though
this event is during the winter, it always draws a huge crowd. The event offers
a variety of opportunities for the entire family to enjoy and have fun. There
is plenty of food, entertainment, a game room with prizes for kids, a talent show,
and more. |
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Who knew you could find butterflies in February? |
However, one of the main attractions of this event is the “auction”
room, where beautiful baskets and other items are auctioned off. All proceeds,
like our other events, go to our school. In the past funds raised have contributed
tens of thousands of dollars to the school's fundraising efforts. In addition
to helping the school, the Winter Festival serves as a wonderful way to bring our school and parish families together as well as
provide a family friendly entertainment event to the St. John and Whiting/Robertsdale
communities amid the cabin fever of Winter. |
Box Tops for Education
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This is nationwide fundsraising program launched by General Mills in 1996 to
help schools earn cash for things they need like books, computers, etc. “Since
1996, over 82,000 schools from K-8 have participated”. There are several ways
our school benefits from this fundraiser: Clip/cut off box top coupons from hundreds
of your favorite General Mills products such as Cheerios®, Betty Crocker®, Juicy
Juice®, Ziploc®, Kleenex®, Hefty® and more and redeem them for cash. On-line purchases—visit
the Box Tops Marketplace, you can shop at over 70 online stores like Oriental Trading Co., Office Depot
and Lands' End. |
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A percentage of your purchases goes back to our school! Also by shopping at the
Box Tops Reading Room our school can earn up to 6% on purchases made at Barnes
& Noble! Not a bad deal. Forever Blue and Gold even covered the benefits of the Box Tops program in a
recent alumni newsletter.
Since our involvement in this program, our school has benefited in a variety
of ways. We encourage students, family members and
friends, to make sure any time they purchase a General Mills product, to look
for the Top Box coupon and remember they too can make a difference by donating
those coupons to our school—won’t you do the same? Place your coupons in an envelope
and send them to our school address, attention: Fundraising. St. John the Baptist
Catholic School, 1844 Lincoln Avenue, Whiting, Indiana 46394.
The NeighborhoodSavings Spree
"The NeighborhoodSaving Spree" is a fundraiser using a coupon book consistsing
of 16 coupons which we personally picked - mainly supporting in the Whiting/Robertsdale
area, and also a few surrounding areas. The book is specifically designed and printed for St. John the Baptist...it
can pay for itself by using just one or two coupons! Another fascinating feature is the online access to thousands of additional
printable coupons. The fundraiser will start Wednesday, September 22nd and end Wednesday October
6, 2010. We are encouraging children to reach out to family and friends but never
sell to strangers!
For any/all students who sell their three books by Wednesday, September 29th,
they will receive a stuffed frog; the top selling student will receive $50.00
and the classroom(s) with 100% participation will receive $100 for their classroom
and a free pizza party, compliments of HSA. The teacher who sells the most books will receive a $30.00 gift card to Salon
Mirage.
Our goal for this fundraiser is $12,000 (we have potential to make over $13,000
if every student at St. John the Baptist sells their three books which are being
sent home with them!!!) We are raising this money to purchase new TVs and TV carts
for some of the classrooms..we are asking each student to put forth their best
effort in helping make our first 2010-11fundraiser a HUGE success!
TRIP
The Tuition Reimbursement Incentive Program helps families of St. John the Baptist
Catholic School students earn credits for their yearly tuition. It is a retail-based program that is very simple to use and can earn large tuition
reimbursements for families. Many families have earned more than $100 in tuition reimbursement and some have
even earned more than $200!
TRIP works based on the purchase of gift cards or certificates good same as cash
at dozens and dozens of national and local retailers. Order drop off and pick up dates are established during the school year. On the drop off date, families turn in an order form for the gift cards or certificates
they would like to purchase. Those cards or certificates might be for the local grocery store, or gas station,
or maybe even a fast food or electronics store.
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Cards and certificates are distributed on the pick up
day. Families then use the cards and certificates just as they would
cash when they make their everyday purchases. Each retailer reimburses
a percent of the card or certificate value to the family's tuition
fund. Percent reimbursements vary by retailer from one or two percent
to double digit percentages. Over the course of the school year, even
small percentages can add up, meaning nice savings on tuition for a
family.
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And a family can even earn more! Consider inviting extended family and friends to order with you. If you add up what grandma and grandpa, aunts and uncles and neighbors all spend
on even groceries in a month, a percent of those weekly expenses can turn into
reduced tuition for your school child. Or what about birthday or Christmas gifts? TRIP cards and certificates make great gifts and can help save your family tuition
expense.
TRIP ordering and pick up will begin in September. Specific dates will be established soon. Check take home business for the start date. When the start is established, you can click below for a TRIP order form and
key dates.
Summary Letter from TRIP Coordinators
TRIP Enrollment Form
TRIP Rules - Click Here
TRIP Order Form - Click Here
TRIP Drop Off/Pick Up Schedule - Click Here
Market Day
Market Day is a fundraiser many organizations, including schools, use to provide
access to quality foods and services and also capture a portion of program sales
for the sponsoring organization. The basic structure is that school parents and
parishioners receive a paper menu of available Market Day products or can shop
online. A specific order due date and pick up date are established. Participants can
pay with cash or check on pick up day or can pay online.
St. John School will earn 10% of Market Day purchases everytime a Market Day
occurs at the school. Does Market Day sound like a small fundraiser? Think again.
According to Market Day, St. John School has earned over $80,000 for the school
over the years and to date as of July 15th, 2010. Market Day is a significant way to help keep school costs down.
Market Days happen about once a month. Look in your child's daily business for
an order form or find one in the back of the church. Order due dates and pick
updates will be noted on the form. If you can't find one, browse Market Day online.
Market Day is a wonderful way for your family to stock up on a good many food
items you always keep around the house or in your fridge. And by purchasing from Market Day, you can help keep tuition costs down! Never been to Market Day? Or want to place an order? Click on the Market Day name in the heading above. Sign up for your own account or select St. John the Baptist School as your organization. St. John school's ID number in Market Day is 3766.
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