St. Ursula School Fundraising

Fundraisers that receive assessment credit
The following fundraisers will help families reach their annual assessment. The assessment for the 2009-10 school year for families in grades K-8 is $500 per family.. With a little planning, it is very easy for each family to reach their goal. Once you have reached your goal, please continue to participate in fundraising. You, your children, and your school benefit from your additional participation. If your family reaches $500 in fundraising credit, you will receive a tuition credit equal to 50% of the amount that exceeds $500. Your participation will help us reach our fundraising goals which help us to maintain the lowest possible tuition rates.

Monthly and Daily Certificate Sales
This is the easiest way for families to meet their assessment. There is nothing to sell and at no extra cost to you. With very little effort, you can help St. Ursula School to raise a substantial amount of money. All it takes is a small amount planning. Raise money for the school by simply using the available shopping certificates for purchases that you will be making anyway. The Certificate Sales fundraiser allows families to buy gift certificates from a large variety of stores. St. Ursula school buys these certificates at a discount, and families pay the face value of the certificate, the difference is revenue for the school. The school family will receive the percent listed with each particular certificate as a fundraising credit.

Daily Certificate Sales are the certificates that are available at any time, look for the green sheets in your child's weekly take home envelope. These certificates can be purchased in the school lobby before and after school, or orders can be sent to school with your child and returned the same day. They are available after weekend masses throughout the year, and also at Bingo on Tuesday evenings during the summer months from 6 to 7 pm. During the summer months, certificates are available at school, but please phone ahead to determine availability.

The Monthly Certificate Sales has a larger inventory of certificates available for purchase. These certificates must be ordered in advance and they are delivered approximately one week after the order date. Orders are placed and filled each month, see the order and delivery schedule below. Look for the pink sheets in your take home envelopes. If you would like to order a certificate that is not listed on the pink order form, please visit our vendor's website to see if that certificate is available. You can write-in that certificate name and amount on the pink order form when you place your order.

Please take a moment to look at the online forms for this fundraiser to see what stores are available for purchase and what percent is earned as a fundraising credit with each purchase. Make every effort to do your shopping using these certificates, this really is the easiest way to reach the family assessment with minimal effort. Once you have reached your assessment, please keep using the certificates for your shopping. Remember, you, your children and your school will benefit from the extra money that you have helped to raise.

Click here to view or to print a Daily Certificate Order Form Daily Order Form
These certificates are available everyday in the school office and at weekend masses.

2009 - 2010 Order and Delivery Schedule for Monthly Certificates
Order due by 12 noon	Certificate Delivery Date
February 17	February 24
March 17	March 24
April 21	April 28
May 19	May 26

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Annual Dinner & Auction
The Pot O' Gold Annual Dinner & Auction is our single largest fund raising event of the year. At the 2009 event, we raised over $31,400 for the school budget. With donations made by the generous merchants, corporations and individuals of our community, we host a Live Auction, a Silent Auction and a Superbasket Auction. Those in attendance enjoy a wonderful evening of food, drink and fun, which in turn supports a great school! Come and be part of a great evening! Fundraising credit can be earned by obtaining donations for items that are part of the Silent Auction. Look for more details and information available soon regarding this year's event and ways to earn fundraising credit.

Bingo
Bingo is held year round, every Tuesday at 7:00 pm in the school cafeteria. Fundraising credit for an evening of work at bingo is $10. Baked goods donations are welcomed every week and really add to the kitchen profit (fundraising credit is given to workers only).

2009-10 Bingo Volunteer Grade Schedule
September - 8th Grade	December - 5th Grade	March - Kindergarten
October - 7th Grade	January - 2nd Grade	April - 3rd Grade
November - 6th Grade	February - 1st Grade	May - 4th Grade

Entertainment Books & Enjoy Books
Entertainment Books & Enjoy Books are available for purchase at school or after weekend masses from August through October each year. Each book is filled with coupons for use at many area businesses, hotels, restaurants, recreation sites, and much, much more. For each book sold, receive a fundraising credit of $10. Look for more information in your child's take home envelope and visit the school to see a sample of the book in the fall. The cost is $27 for the Enjoy Book and is $20 for the Entertainment Book. The Enjoy Books and Entertainment Books order form is available as a PDF - just click on the link. Visit the Entertainment Book website and order online using the school code 642189.

Golf Outing
Our annual golf outing at Pittsburgh North Golf Club will be on Friday August 20, 2010 at 1pm. This 4-man scramble features golf and cart, beer and soda on the course, lunch, and dinner. Over $2,000 in prizes are offered for winners, closest to the pin, longest drive and much more! Come be part of a great event. School families can earn fundraising credit for hole sponsorships and donations.

Innisbrook Gift Wrap and Gifts - Order beautiful gifts, gift wrap, and chocolates from Innisbrook fundraisers. Items are made in the USA using recycled products. Earn 45% of total sales towards your fundraising assessment. If orders total 750 items or more, we earn free shipping and family fundraising credit increases to 50%!
Use this Innisbrook link to shop on-line. Remember to use St. Ursula's school number 103615 when ordering. Delivery will be in early to mid November ~ just in time for holiday gift wrapping and giving.

Lottery Calendars
This fundraiser is based on the Pennsylvania Daily Number (evening drawing). Lottery calendars are sold for a 2 month time period for $10 per calendar. Players must match the 3 digit number, straight, for the evening drawing of the Pennsylvania Daily Number. Winners are mailed a check within two weeks of winning. Payout for Monday thru Friday is $50, Saturdays are $75, and Sundays are $100. Special dates, 3 per calendar period, (such as Valentines Day, Mother's Day, New Year's Day...) will pay $500. Fundraising credit is $5 for each calendar sold. Lottery calendars dates are October & November, January & February, and April & May.

Market Day
Market Day is a fundraiser that runs from September through June of each school year. Orders are placed for quality frozen food, baked goods, gourmet items, snacks and more. Orders are then delivered to the school cafeteria on the last Thursday of each month between 6:00 & 7:00 p.m. View the available items or place orders online at www.marketday.com. Fundraising credit is 10% of your order. The online code for St. Ursula School is 7867. Look for the take home order form in your child's take home envelope each month.

North Park Lounge Extra Value Card
St. Ursula School is selling the Extra Value Card for North Park Lounge for $25. The Card has many Buy One Get One offers to use at the restaurant.

The offers are shown below:
• (5) Lunch Entree BOGO offers: valid Monday through Saturday, 11 AM to 3 PM, maximum value of $18.49; maximum two free offers per visit.
• (5) Dinner Entrée BOGO offers: valid every day, maximum value of $18.49; maximum two free offers per visit.
• (5) Sunday Brunch BOGO offers: value of $8.99 for each offer used; maximum two free offers per visit.
• (5) $5 off a ticket for the Mystery Dinner Theatre (normal value $26.95); maximum two discounts per visit.
• (5) $5 in free tokens when $5 of tokens are purchased; maximum two free offers per visit.
• 10% off a Banquet at North Park Lounge or catered by North Park Lounge; Maximum discount of $100.
• $5 in Free game tokens when you present the Extra Value Card.

If all of the offers are used, the Extra Value Card is worth over $400 in savings. Used just a few times, it is still possible to get your cost back in savings. You will receive $12.50 credit toward your school fundraising assessment for each card purchased.

Sarris Chocolates
St. Ursula School sells Sarris Chocolates for Christmas and Easter. Family credit for this fundraiser is 35%. Visit Sarris Chocolates on the web. The Christmas sale starts on October 19 with delivery in December.

These fundraisers will not be credited toward a family's annual assessment but are equally as important toward reaching the total goal that is set each year for fundraising. These fundraisers are take just a little effort but the results are significant.

ABITIBI Paper Recycling
There is a bright green and yellow recycling bin in the lower church lot next to the ball field. Load your newspaper, magazines, catalogues, envelopes, junk mail, colored paper, fax and copy paper, and shredded paper into it as often as you can. NO PHONE BOOKS. Once a month, it will be weighed and we will receive cash for helping to recycle. The company makes newspaper with the materials, so no plastic, string, twine, cardboard, wrapping paper, food cartons, or anything from the kitchen or bathroom can be accepted. Be on the look out for outdated materials that will be thrown out at your office or from friends. This is an easy source of additional fund raising for our school!

Benefit nights
Dates and details will be announced for these events as they become available. Look for details on the school calendar and the flyer's that come home in your child's weekly take home envelope. Also, please remember to purchase shopping certificates to pay for your meals, your school and you will benefit even more.

Box Tops for Education
This is a fundraiser that runs all through the school year. Simply cut the 'Box Tops for Education' coupon off of General Mills items and send them to school. For more information about products that have the Box Tops for Education coupon, visit www.boxtops4education.com. There is no family credit earned for Box Tops for Education but what an easy and great way to earn money for the school and students.

Campbell's Labels for Education™
Campbell's Labels for Education™ is a school support program whereby registered schools or institutions collect labels from Campbell's products and redeem them for educational resources ranging from musical instruments and sports equipment to video equipment and computers. For more information, please visit http://www.labelsforeducation.com/default.aspx.

Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh Memberships

Join the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh and earn money for St. Ursula School. Buy a new membership and earn $10 for the school. Renew a membership and earn $5 for the school. Our school can earn cash bonuses and field trip discounts.

Call 412 622-3314 and ask that your purchase be credited to St. Ursula School as a Carnegie Cash for Schools participant.

Details can be found here in the Carnegie Museums flyer, print some and share them with friends and family.

Giant Eagle
St. Ursula receives points from your purchases at Giant Eagle and can then use those points to purchase computers, cameras, video cameras and other useful equipment for use at the school. Link your Advantage Card to St. Ursula School by visiting Giant Eagle or calling 1-800-474-4777. The school code for St. Ursula is 1183.

Lands' End
Shop at Lands' End and use our Preferred School Number which is 900068628 when placing your order. Lands' End will give 3% of the purchase price back to St. Ursula School. Order at 1-800-356-4444 or at landsend.com. For information about having School logos embroidered on clothing, visit Logos.pdf.

Printer Cartridge
Save your printer cartridges (no Epson cartridges please) and recycle them at St. Ursula School. Look for the deposit box in the school vestibule.

Shop n' Save
Save your Shop n' Save cash register receipts. These receipts are totaled and if we have enough points Shop n' Save presents an assembly for the students at the end of the year. For more information about the Shop n' Save program, visit Shop n' Save and the Education & Community link.

Target
Every time you use your Target Visa or Target Guest Card® at a Target store or target.com, Target will donate an amount equal to 1% of Target Visa and Target Guest Card purchases made at Target and target.com, and 1/2% of Target Visa purchases made elsewhere, to St. Ursula School. For more information about the Target Take Charge of Education Program, visit the Target website. The school code for St. Ursula is 15152.

Tyson Foods Project A+
Participate in the Tyson Project A+ fundraiser by saving the A+ redemption labels from participating Tyson products. Visit www.tyson.com/projectaplus/ for more information about this fundraiser and the products that receive credit.

Usborne Books E-Fair
Our Usborne Books E-fair is a simple hassle free way for you to purchase books for your family or from the school Wish List to help us earn FREE Educational fun books for the school library. Shop on-line for books for your family, friends or the school. The school can earn up to 50% in FREE books based on the total of the E-fair. Anyone can shop on-line and have their books delivered to anywhere in the USA or they can donate to the school. Donation plates will be put in the books donated to the school. E-mail Michelle Komisor for details at mkomisor@myubah.com.