FUNDRAISING
NEW THIS YEAR!
St. Mary’ School in West Bend (Barton), Culver’s and
Sal’s Pizzeria are working together in a unique fundraiser that will
help benefit not only the businesses but help keep a school that has just
celebrated 150 years of history stay successful.
Culver’s, 2350 West Washington St. (located just in front
of the North Pick n Save off of Hwy 33) is hosting a Dine In on the
third Tuesday of every month during the 2007-2008 school years, and
donating a percentage of that evenings profits to St. Mary’s school. This
fundraiser is open to anyone who wants to participate by picking up coupons
available at the school, church or any family of St. Mary’s and presenting
them when you order at Culver’s. Culver’s offers the famous Butter Burger
and a variety of other menu choices along with ice cream!!!
Sal’s Pizzeria, 161 N. Main Street (located in Downtown
West Bend across from the pavilion) is having a Pizza Bash every
Wednesday and Sunday during the 2007-2008 school years, and donating a
percentage of pizza sales to St. Mary’s school. This fundraiser is open to
anyone who wants to participate by picking up coupons available at the
school, church or any family of St. Mary’s and presenting them when you dine
in, carry out or have your pizza delivered. Sal’s offers 18 inch & 14 inch
pizzas, calzones and pizza by the slice. A personal delicious choice
Stuffed Spinach & Feta Cheese yum!!!!
Working together as a community please join St. Mary’s,
Culver’s and Sal’s Pizzeria to help business and school succeed.
Coupons are available to download below.
Any questions please contact Kathy Canales 262 675-6322,
Home & School fundraiser representative.
MAJOR FUNDRAISERS
The budget and Wish List items are
supported through fundraisers such as Market Day, Scrip, Fish Frys,
Chicken Dinner, and Brat Stands. Over the years,
St. Mary’s Home and School Organization
has tried to pick quality programs that are well worth the time and money
put forth. All programs are reviewed annually to ensure the most funds are
being generated for St. Mary’s School. As money is raised, budget items are
funded first. After the budget amount is met, approved Wish List items are
then funded. Monies must be available before purchase of the Wish List
items to ensure that St. Mary’s Home and School Organization is fiscally
sound at all times. Waiting for items may be difficult, but all purchases
must be based on the amount of available funds received through the
fundraisers.
MARKET DAY is a unique
and profitable monthly fundraiser that offers quality foods available to
fine restaurants and hotels. Order forms come home each month in the
Wednesday folder. St. Mary’s Home and School Organization earns a 10%
profit on each item ordered. If an apple is next to an item, this is an
“Apple Plus” item, which generates 15% to 45% profit. These Apple Plus
items vary during the course of the year. The quality of Market Day
products is excellent. To participate in this fundraiser, just fill out the
order blank and return it to school by the due date. You can also order
online at
www.marketday.com or call their toll-free number 1-888-MDAPPLE
(1-888-632-7753). Pickup is on designated Saturdays in the gym from 9:30 am
to 10:30 am. Each month, parents of different classes are responsible to
help with set up and pick up of orders. This takes about two to three
hours. It’s a great way to meet other parents from your child’s class.
SCRIP
is a weekly fundraiser which is a no-cost investment for the families
of St. Mary’s. Many schools use this national fundraiser because it is so
easy. Certain manufacturers, both local and national, participate in the
program. St. Mary’s Home and School Organization purchases certificates
from these manufacturers at a discount and sells them at face value. The
discount ranges from 2.5% to 22%, with most at a 3% to 5% discount. The
discount is our profit. The profit is then used to order more Scrip and pay
for the St. Mary’s Home and School Organization budget and Wish List items.
Currently, only about 20% of our school families utilize Scrip. Just
think if 80% or 90% of our families participated!! We could do great things
for St. Mary’s School. Here is an example of what more participation
would mean:
Several supermarkets are in our Scrip
program including Pick ‘n Save and Piggly Wiggly. If each family at
St. Mary’s School bought $100 in gift certificates per month to one of these
supermarkets, each family, during a 10-month school year, would buy $1,000
of Scrip. At 3% discount, the profit from this fundraiser is $3 for every
$100 in certificates purchased. For $1,000, the profit amount is $30. Now,
that doesn’t seem like a lot if only 20 families are doing this: it only
comes to $600. However, with 100 families, profit increases to
$3,000! This is only with buying $100 a month in Scrip!
A Scrip order form is in the Wednesday
folder each week. After the form is filled out, payment and the order form
should be sent to school by the following Monday morning by 9:00 am. On
the following Thursday or Friday, you will receive your Scrip order. You may also order
Scrip after any Mass every weekend. If you would like to have a standing
order each week (i.e., $50 Pick ‘N Save etc.), please make a note of it on
your order form. Contact Yvonne Stucke (675-0898) for more information.
This fundraiser is one of the few Scrip
programs left in the West Bend area. We have made considerable profit with
this fundraiser, and we appreciate all those who consistently use Scrip.
This includes some parishioners without children in our school, and we are
very grateful to them for their generous support. Our goal is to increase
the number of school families using Scrip because as shown by the previous
example, profits could really increase with greater participation.
Remember, this is a no-cost fundraiser for the participants. If the
process still seems confusing, please contact our Fundraising chairperson
Theresa Albertson. She will be very happy to provide additional
information. The certificates make great gifts, and usually the
certificates have an expiration date of a year. Please think about it and
then give it a try.
FISH FRYS
are sponsored by St. Mary’s Home and School Organization throughout the
year. These events are currently catered by Tom Schwai, who is well-known
and respected throughout the area. Fish Fry Fridays are not only
fundraisers, but they also are a great chance for socializing with school
and church families. There is also an area designated for the kids to watch
movies. Many volunteers are needed to make these events a success! We hope
you can take a turn at setup, serving, making a desert, or cleanup during one or more of our
Fish Frys. Watch the Wednesday folder for volunteer forms!
BRAT STANDS
are usually held during the summer. St. Mary’s Home and School Organization
had one brat stand this year which was held at Pick ‘N Save South on August
4th (Maxwell Street Day).
ONGOING
FUNDRAISERS
Several ongoing fundraisers are in place to
further help St. Mary’s Church and School. Here is a listing of those
fundraisers:
Last
Updated 01/26/2008
