This letter is being sent to all our school parents, but I would like the entire parish to support this raffle. Details are in the letter.
Rev. Robert C. Rizzo
January 31, 2017
Dear St. Hubert Families,
As we kick off Catholic Schools Week, we wanted to send you another letter, as a gentle reminder about our school raffle. For many years St. Hubert School parents and students participated in an annual Track-a-thon. This is the first year a Track-a-thon was not held. Typically, funds raised through Track-a-thon helped to keep tuition costs down. In past years, the income from the annual Black and Gold Gala was also used for various improvements to our academic program. In place of this year’s Gala, families may participate in the First Annual Golf Outing to be held in the spring. Look for more details about this event in early 2017.
Both the Track-a-thon and the Black and Gold Gala require a great deal of work and many volunteers. Unfortunately, this year, it was difficult to secure a Track-a-thon committee leader and enough volunteers to hold this event. As a result, the School Advisory Board voted to hold a raffle as part of this year’s fundraising effort. Fundraising efforts have always helped to bridge the gap between tuition and the cost of educating each student. Our budgeted fundraising goal for this school year is $75,000.
The goal is to have all families participate in the “We Hold God in our Heart’s 2016-2017” raffle by having each family sell ten $25 tickets. We are asking for 100% participation from our families. If all our families participate in this fundraising effort, we will be able to reach our goal. With the introduction of this raffle, the family registration envelope and fees will be collected in mid-March in an effort to alleviate the financial burden of asking our families to participate in this fundraiser and at the same time pay the required annual family registration fees. The registration envelope and fees help us to determine our staffing needs for the next school year.
For our 2017 Raffle, there will be three separate drawings. The following are a few details about this important raffle fundraiser:
Second Prize: $250
First Prize: $500
Grand Prize: $1,500
Ticket Price: $25.00
Each family will receive 10 raffle tickets to sell before the “early bird” raffle drawing on February 15, and the Grand Prize drawing on February 26, 2017. Please encourage your child to reach out to family and friends, relatives and neighbors to sell these tickets, while parents can reach out to co-workers. Keep in mind that children should never be allowed to solicit alone and should always be in the company of a responsible adult when tickets are being sold. No “door to door” ticket selling. As part of our scheduled all-school assembly on Friday, students will be kicking-off the raffle by learning more about ticket sales and a chance to win a classroom field day.
Ticket purchase option will include cash, credit card, and PayPal. As part of the raffle, each student will receive a raffle T-shirt that can be used for various events throughout the school year.
Thank you for your continued support of St. Hubert Catholic School, your 2014 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.
Sincerely in Christ,
Vito C. DeFrisco Marcia I. Larson Fr. Robert Rizzo School Advisory Board
Principal Assistant Principal Pastor The Raffle Committee