Dear St. Ann School families, friends & parishioners,
The 41st annual Sponsor’s Dinner Dance & Auction is coming up on Saturday, April 28, 2011. This is the school’s biggest fundraiser of the year. Last year we raised an amazing $65,000, which was used to finish updating the Science Lab, purchase 2 additional classroom MIMIO boards and laptops, plaster and repaint the school gym, and refinish some flooring. In addition, the money raised helps to ensure the financial stability and budget of the school and parish, and take care of many other necessary repairs/maintenance to the school and church … all thanks to many generous donors.
You may not realize it, but you have connections to local and national businesses, individuals, and organizations that may be willing to contribute to this event!
Do you work at a hotel or know someone that does who would donate a stay? Do you have a connection at one of the airlines who would be willing to give tickets? Do you have a vacation home/time share you would be willing to donate for others to bid on and enjoy? Do you have a favorite restaurant, coffee shop, or movie theater that would be willing to donate a gift certificate? How about a hairdresser, masseuse, craftsman, or contractor that would donate their services?
Please take some time to think about what you do and who you know and how you may be able to help make this year’s event a huge success!
New items and services are always needed to keep the auction going, year after year. Just call or drop a note through school to one of this year’s auction chairpersons, Kay Dieckmann (381-7201) or Cheri Smith (382-1107) and let us know what you are thinking about. The deadline for donations is April 4th. If you are interested in helping out in other ways with this year’s auction, please let us know… new people bring new ideas.
We hope you are able to join us and other St. Ann School parents and parishioners on April 28th for a fantastic evening of great food, fun, a live band, dancing, and over 175 incredible items and services to bid on! Don’t miss it!
Sincerely,
Cheri Smith & Kay Dieckmann, 2011 Auction Co-Chairs
Every year the Scouts sell popcorn as a fundraiser. This year to help encourage more sales, the Cub Scout leaders of our very own Pack 516 challenge the boys by telling them if they raised a certain level of money they would get to throw a pie in their pack leader’s face at a future meeting.
Well, I’m sure you can guess what happened. That’s right, 3 of the packs met the challenge and were rewarded with the opportunity to put a pie in their leader’s face. What follows is a teaser from the sure to be smash hit “Pie Face” featuring our very own scouts from Pack 516. (Anyone know where I can sign up to be a scout? This looks like fun!)
Despite Mother Nature doing her best to thwart our efforts the 2011 St. Ann Parish Picnic was held on Saturday – May 14th. Although the day was rainy and cold people came out to celebrate St. Ann and spend time with friends in a carnival atmosphere. There were rides for the kids, carnival games, food, live entertainment and even craft vendors selling their wares in the Parish Center. There was something for everyone!
We hope that all of you had a chance to brave the weather and spend some time with your family and friends in support of the St. Ann Parish. In between rain showers we were able to get a few photos of the picnic. Here is a video remix of the photos as well as a link to view individual photos online. (Remember, 50% of any online print purchases goes back into the St. Ann community.)
Thanks to everyone who worked so very hard to make this year’s Sponsor’s Dinner Dance & Auction a resounding success. While the numbers aren’t in yet I can tell you that everyone had a great time in their support for the St. Ann Parish. Below is a video remix of photos taken during the event as well as a link to view the photos individually where you can even purchase a print if you like it. 50% of your photo print purchase goes back to the St. Ann Community.
There will be lots of interesting items for both the silent and oral auctions. Dinner will be delicious, and there will be dancing to a live band. Please join us!
Dear St. Ann School families, friends & parishioners,
The 41st annual Sponsor’s Dinner Dance & Auction is coming up on Saturday, April 30, 2011. This is the school’s biggest fundraiser of the year. Last year we raised an amazing $65,000, which was used to finish updating the Science Lab, purchase 2 additional classroom MIMIO boards and laptops, plaster and repaint the school gym, and refinish some flooring. In addition, the money raised helps to ensure the financial stability and budget of the school and parish, and take care of many other necessary repairs/maintenance to the school and church … all thanks to many generous donors.
You may not realize it, but you have connections to local and national businesses, individuals, and organizations that may be willing to contribute to this event!
Do you work at a hotel or know someone that does who would donate a stay? Do you have a connection at one of the airlines who would be willing to give tickets? Do you have a vacation home/time share you would be willing to donate for others to bid on and enjoy? Do you have a favorite restaurant, coffee shop, or movie theater that would be willing to donate a gift certificate? How about a hairdresser, masseuse, craftsman, or contractor that would donate their services?
Please take some time to think about what you do and who you know and how you may be able to help make this year’s event a huge success!
New items and services are always needed to keep the auction going, year after year. Just call or drop a note through school to one of this year’s auction chairpersons, Kay Dieckmann (381-7201) or Cheri Smith (382-1107) and let us know what you are thinking about. The deadline for donations is March 31. If you are interested in helping out in other ways with this year’s auction, please let us know… new people bring new ideas.
We hope you are able to join us and other St. Ann School parents and parishioners on April 30 for a fantastic evening of great food, fun, a live band, dancing, and over 175 incredible items and services to bid on! Don’t miss it!
Sincerely,
Cheri Smith & Kay Dieckmann, 2011 Auction Co-Chairs
It’s garage sale time again! The Annual St. Ann Garage Sale begins on Saturday, October 23th. We are in need of usable items to sell so go ahead and free up some square footage in your house by bringing your tax deductible donations to the Parish Center starting Sunday, October 17th at 1 PM until Thursday, October 22nd 7 PM. Please remember pick up your tax-deduction form on the bar counter.
You are twice blessed if you put your donated items where they belong in the Parish Center!
Contact Bob Reid at pe@sacs-stl.org or (314) 599-8433 if you need donations picked up (the earlier in the week the better)
TOP 8 REASONS TO DONATE ITEMS OR VOLUNTEER AT THE ST. ANN GARAGE SALE
8. You get to meet and hang out with other wonderful, awesome volunteers
7. Teachers get to pick items to further enhance the learning in their classrooms
6. Leftover items benefit a number of charities, inc. Kidney Foundation, Our Lady of Guadalupe (books for their sale), homeless gentlemen in south St. Louis, and Remains (which distributes items to 3rd World countries)
5. Volunteer hours will go toward SACPO obligation
4. Donating items makes your house seem bigger by freeing up space
3. Donating items makes you eligible for charitable tax deduction
2. Proceeds and items benefit Vincent de Paul Society assisting needy folks in our area
1. Proceeds benefit our favorite grade school – St. Ann of Normandy
The best times to volunteer are:
10/17 thru 10/22 anytime between 1 and 7 to help sort, fold, hang, organize. (Even if you can just come for a little while)
10/23 between 8 and 3. 10/24 between 9 and 1. Call Bob Reid at (314) 599-8433 if you can help out on the day of the sale
10/24 at 1:00 to box and bag up leftovers for charities and perhaps take a van or truckful up to Value Village.
The St. Ann Parish Picnic was held on May 7-8, 2010. There were exciting rides, fun games, and delicious food. There was even music in the evenings! It was wonderful to see all the happy faces despite the chilly temperatures. Special thanks to all the members of the planning committee including Fr. Bill, Michelle Haley, Katie Andrews, Robyn Provost, Bruce Gardiner, and Matt Dooley. All the fantastic volunteers helped everything to run smoothly, too. Mark your calendars now for the picnic next year!
UPDATE: St. Ann has now setup an auction registry at Target.com. Simply visit the registry online via this link to see what options we would love to have at the auction. All you need to do is then purchase an item and then drop it off at the rectory. We hope this registry provides you with some wonderful ideas on how to help donate to this year’s event.
Dear St. Ann School families, friends & parishioners,
The 40th annual Sponsor’s Dinner Dance & Auction is coming up on Saturday, April 24, 2010. This is the school’s biggest fundraiser of the year. Last year we raised an amazing $63,400, which was used to further update the Science Lab, repair the school roof, purchase 2 classroom MIMIO boards and laptops, plaster and repaint the school gym, help to ensure the financial stability and budget of the school and parish, and take care of many other necessary repairs/maintenance to the school and church … all thanks to many generous donors.
You may not realize it, but you have connections to local and national businesses, individuals, and organizations that may be willing to contribute to this event!
Do you work at a hotel or know someone that does who would donate a stay?
Do you have a connection at one of the airlines who would be willing to give tickets?
Do you have a vacation home/time share you would be willing to donate for others to bid on and enjoy?
Do you have a favorite restaurant, coffee shop, or movie theater that would be willing to donate a gift certificate?
How about a hairdresser, masseuse, craftsman, or contractor that would donate their services?
Please take some time to think about what you do and who you know and how you may be able to help make this year’s event a huge success! New items and services are always needed to keep the auction going, year after year. (Click here to download a Donation Request Letter template.)
Just call or drop a note through school to one of this year’s auction chairpersons, Kay Dieckmann (381-7201) or Cheri Smith (382-1107) and let us know what you are thinking about. The deadline for donations is March 26. If you are interested in helping out in other ways with this year’s auction, please let us know… new people bring new ideas.
We hope you are able to join us and other St. Ann School parents and parishioners on April 24 for a fantastic evening of great food, fun, a live band, dancing, and over 175 incredible items and services to bid on! Don’t miss it!
Sincerely,
Cheri Smith & Kay Dieckmann, 2010 Auction Co-Chairs
