FUNDRAISING AT ST. MARK SCHOOL

A guide for new and returning families

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Annual Fund is a direct appeal for donations by mail and by phone.

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• Parent opportunities: include helping with bulk mailing; phoning for pledges; writing thank you notes; making a pledge at registration.
• The monies bridge the gap between the cost of tuition and the actual cost of educating our children. Donations are all tax-deductible.

Auction is a gala dinner/auction with 250 guests held here at St. Mark School. A wonderful social event and proven fundraiser, it has grown from a net gain of $35,000 in the first year to an all time high of $80,000. A Family Night was added  9 years ago.  The 2012 Auction - VEGAS BABY is being planned now.  The auction chair this year is Maureen Haider. 

Scrip Sales are conducted through the Scrip coordinator.  School families, friends, and parishioners orders gift cards from over 600 merchants for groceries, dining out, retail shopping, and entertainment online, purchasing at their full face value.  St. Mark purchases these gift cards for you at a discounted price.  The difference between the face value and St. Mark’s purchase price, called a “rebate” amount, is the profit earned for St. Mark School.

• Place your orders online 24 hours a day at www.ShopWithScrip.com.  There are four options for delivery, depending on the gift cards ordered: 
  1.  SCRIP-to-Go gift cards are held in inventory at our school, and are available for pick up at school or after weekend masses;
  2. Scheduled Orders pre-order through Great Lakes SCRIP, St. Mark SCRIP will purchase these gift cards on select Mondays for delivery by Thursdays, available year round;
  3. ReLoad program allows reloading of select merchant gift cards online;
  4. ShopNow! program offers eCertificates to be sent directly to you or a gift recipient.  
• Parent opportunities: include buying SCRIP; and invite family, friends and parishioners to purchase SCRIP.  Volunteers needed to fill orders, contact the coordinator at SCRIP@stmss.org.
• In 2010-11, proceeds supported the purchase of document cameras, projectors, and new white boards for our classrooms.
• “Reaching for New Heights” campaign in 2011-12, our goal is to reach $25,000 profit for our school. 

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