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Participation & Fundraising
There are a number
of ways for families to participate in the St. Paul's community.
Not only does this help build a sense of community, it helps
us keep tuition in check! At St. Paul's, two-parent families
are required to give forty (40) hours of service to the school/parish
each year. Single-parent families are required to give twenty
(20) hours of service.
Information about any of these activities may be found at
the Parents Group meetings, which occur the third Thursday
of each month during the school year at 7:00 pm in the Parish
Center.
There are several fundraisers a year benefitting St. Paul's,
including:
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World's Finest Chocolate Candy
This fundraiser takes place in January/February
every year. Students are invited to sell a variety
of chocolate candy including World's Finest Almond
Bars, Mint Meltaways and sometimes a variety pack
that contains 15 Almond Bars, 10 Crisp Bars, 10 Toffee
Bars and 5 Milk Chocolate Bars. Parents are required
to complete a permission/order form for each child
participating in the fundraiser. Orders are placed
by the number of cases. Opened cases of chocolate
may not be returned. Chocolate bars are sold for $1.00
each, a total of $40 per case. Mint Meltaways sell
for $2.00 per box. There are 20 boxes of Meltaways
in a case. All cases of chocolates sell for $40. Each
family earns 50% of its total sales toward the parent
financial agreement. In other words, half of the profits
go to World's Finest Chocolate Candy Co., and the
remaining profits go to St. Paul's School.
To encourage the sale of candy, and greater profits
for the school, many exciting prizes are awarded.
Some of these prizes have included grab gift bags
and cash. Special prizes for 7th and 8th grade students
have included a limousine ride to lunch on a school
day. Top-selling classes have won trips to the Giants
baseball game and the San Francisco Zoo.
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QSP/Readers Digest Gift and Wrapping Paper Program
This popular annual fall fundraiser is comprised
of a wide array of wrapping paper and miscellaneous
gifts items for sale, many of which are suitable for
Christmas. Catalogs and order forms are provided.
Magazine subscriptions are also sold. Proceeds of
this fundraiser go to St. Paul’s School. In addition,
a percentage of your family’s total sales are counted
toward your parent financial agreement. The breakdown
is 40% on magazines and 45% on all other items sold.
QSP/Readers Digest awards prizes to students in this
program. St. Paul’s School may also receive 40% profit
from all items purchased on-line throughout the year!
You can shop at www.qspstore.com
and use the St. Paul’s account number: 710-313136.
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Walkathon
This annual event is held at a San Francisco high-school
track on a Sunday afternoon, usually in the fall or
spring. Students receive pledges for the amount of
laps they walk around the quarter-mile track within
a given time-frame. Flat fees may also be pledged.
It’s a great opportunity for all students and families
to support the school, and have fun at the same time!
Prizes are awarded to individuals and classes who
walk the most laps and who solicit the most pledges.
In addition, 80% of the money your family raises will
count toward your parent financial agreement. All
proceeds are directed to the school and parish. Service
hours may be earned toward your parent service agreement,
by volunteering to help with the Walkathon.
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The St. Paul’s Annual Dinner Dance
This annual formal dinner-dance and auction is held
one evening, usually in the late fall, at the Irish
Cultural Center. School parents/guardians are invited
to participate both by attending the event, soliciting
donations for the auction, or working on various committees.
For more information, or to purchase tickets,
contact the St. Paul’s Rectory at (415) 648-7538.
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Family Bingo Night
The St. Paul’s Parent Group sponsors this evening of
family fun held on a Saturday night in the Parish Center.
The whole family, and friends, can experience the thrill
of shouting BINGO! and winning prizes. Raffle prizes,
soft drinks and free ice cream sundaes are included.
Gift baskets, donated by individual classes, are silent
auctioned at the event. Service hours may be earned
toward your parent service agreement, by volunteering
to help with Family Bingo Night. This event is not structured
as a fundraiser. However, any proceeds go directly to
the school to enrich education programs for our students.
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In addition, St. Paul's participates in, and benefits from,
the following:
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eScrip - Simply log on to
http://www.escrip.com, register, and St. Paul's benefits. For more information, including registration instructions, please follow the link here. |
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Office Depot - St. Paul's gets a 5% purchasing
credit. School ID is 70014170. |
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Fuddruckers - Two benefits! First, you
get a 15% discount. In addition, Fuddruckers makes a 10%
contribution to St. Paul's. Get the flyers from the school
office. |
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General Mills boxtops - Collect boxtops
and turn them into the collection sites at school.
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Campbell's Soup Labels - Collect the
labels and turn them into the collection sites at school.
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Tyson's Label Program - Collect the
labels and turn them into the collection sites at school.
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Krispy Kreme Donuts Fundraiser (benefits
the St. Paul's Athletic Board). Purchase a Krispy Kreme
Partnership Card for $10.00, and with every purchase of
a dozen donuts, you receive a dozen glazed donuts for
FREE - up to 10 dozen! Just send a check made to St. Paul's
Athletics addressed to Athletics-Krispy Kreme and we will
send the card to you with your child. |
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Printer cartridge/toner recycling -
Bring your used cartridges to the collection sites at
school.
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