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Fundraising for St. Ursula School 
last update 7/9/08


Click here for the fundraising report for the 2007-08 school year

Fundraisers that receive assessment credit
The following fundraisers will help families reach their annual assessment. The assessment for the 2007-08 school year is $450 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 $600 in fundraising credit, you will receive a tuition credit equal to 50% of the amount that exceeds $600. Your participation will help to reach the Diocesan requirement of $95,000, which is 10% of the school budget for the 2007-08 school year.

 

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.
 

Click here to view or to print a Monthly Certificate Order Form Monthly Order Form


Click here to see learn about scrip Scrip Information

 

Click here to see learn about New Items & February Scrip Newsletter

Click here for a printable monthly scrip schedule Scrip order and delivery schedule

 

2008 - 2009 Order and Delivery Schedule
for Monthly Certificates

Order due by 12 noon

Certificate Delivery Date

To be announced

To be announced

 


If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed, click on the above icon to download it.
 

Annual Dinner & Auction
The Pot O' Gold Annual Dinner & Auction is our single largest fund raising event of the year. At the 2007 event
, we raise over $23,000 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 Chinese 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.

Same Great Cause—NEW Location!

Saturday, March 8, 2008 at La Roche College, Zappala College Center Square

Appetizers, dinner, dessert, bar, silent and live auction, student art, 50/50, Chinese auction and more!
Visit the website for the Pot O' Gold Dinner & Auction.


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).

 

2007-08 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 $7. 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 $25 for the Enjoy Book and is $20 for the Entertainment Book. Visit the Enjoy Book  website. Visit the Entertainment Book website and order online, our school code is 642189.


Good Apples Virtual Farmers Market
- NEW
The Good Apples program will enable St. Ursula School to raise money by selling fresh produce online. Order as often as every week and pick up your items at the school on Thursday afternoons. Order deadline is Wednesday at 10 am. Order online at www.goodapples.org, the school code is URSULA. Fundraising credit is 5% of the order total after any applicable discounts are subtracted.


KIDSTUFF Coupon book
*NEW this year*
Cost per book is $25. Fund raising assessment credit is $7 per book sold.

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.


Market Day Family of FundRaisers 2007 Holiday Collection
This is the fall fundraiser for St. Ursula School. Purchase wrapping paper, gift items, candy and more and receive fundraising credit. The fundraising credit for Market Day Family of FundRaisers is 50% of your total.  Look for the information in your child's take home envelope in early fall. View the products online at
http://www.familyoffundraisers.com/Brochure/BrocOrder/default.aspx


Sarris
Chocolates
St. Ursula School sells Sarris Chocolates for an Easter fundraiser. Family credit for this fundraiser is 35%. Visit Sarris Chocolates on the web.
 

Fundraisers that do not receive assessment credit

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.

Join online at http://members.carnegiemuseums.org/ursula
or

 visit the membership desk on one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh

or

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.


Fundraising totals for the 2007-08 school year
 

Certificate Sales

$ 34,029

Golf Outing (held in 8/07)

$ 5,592

Entertainment Books

$ 3,192

Kidstuff Coupon Books

$ 788

Night at the Races

$ 841

Cahal Dunne Concert

$ 2,032

Market Day

$ 3,159

Fall Catalogue

$ 1,995

Lottery Calendars

$ 10,597

Pot O’ Gold Dinner Auction

$ 27,428

Sarris Easter Candy

$ 2,807

Benefit Nights

$ 700

Bingo

$ 15,199 +

Boxtops4education

$ 1,176

Misc. Programs*

$ 2,500

GOAL $ 95,000

TOTAL $ 112,035


+ One fourth of this amount is designated towards Athletic Association

MILLION DOLLAR thanks to Elaine Z. who has been the treasurer/accountant for the past 5 years. Writing checks, balancing accounts at two banks and providing service has been much appreciated. Marilyn Spohn will take over in the upcoming school year.

We have met and exceeded our goal despite the disruption due to the water damage in the school building. It has not deterred our families from doing all they can to support the school. St. Ursula School parents rise to new heights in support each year. Thanks to all who participate and help run our programs.

Thanks to all for continuing to recycle paper. We have four bins now that are filled weekly. This is a great addition and easy fund raising.
 

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