The Great and Powerful Oz requests your presence at the celebration of our 15 th Annual Basket Raffle. The Home School Association invites you, your spouse, and your friends to click heels and follow the Yellow Brick Road to Emerald City for our 15 th annual basket raffle, There's No Place like St. Bart's, on Friday, November 20, 2015, at Saint Bartholomew School. All are welcome and encouraged to attend our biggest fundraiser of the year. As always this evening is filled with fun, excitement, and anticipation of who will win the prized baskets. The success of this evening needs the generous contributions and support from our St. Bartholomew Family. Super Prize : $1,000.00 Visa Gift Card "Lions and tigers and bears, OH MY!" it s time for Super Prize ticket sales! Purchase a $10.00 chance to win a $1,000.00 Visa Gift Card. Please use the attached form and send it in to school with your child. We are encouraging everyone to join in selling these tickets by asking friends and family members to purchase a Super Prize ticket; winners need not be present. Please contact Elena Iadevaia at enzant@verizon.net or send in your order form in an envelope marked, Super Prize Form c/o Antonia Iadevaia Rm. 206. Tickets are $10.00 per chance. Purchase a ticket and your child/children will receive a Dress Down Pass for December 9th compliments of Mrs. Wierzbicki. (Limit 1 pass per family) Class Baskets Each class donates a themed basket. The suggested donation amount to make this basket is $15.00 per student. We realize many families have more than one student, please determine the total contribution you are comfortable making. We would like to have all donations submitted by October 12. You will be receiving additional information from your class coordinator shortly. Please return all donations to your child s homeroom teacher in an envelope marked, Basket Raffle, with your child s name and room number to ensure your family is correctly recognized in the program.
Family Basket Donations Many families choose to donate a complete basket. Please complete the attached Basket Raffle Donation Form and submit it to school in an envelope marked, Sherri Bell Basket Inventory Coordinator c/o Samantha Rm. 206, as soon as possible in order to add your donation to our inventory list. All baskets should be submitted by October 20. Please send in your donation unwrapped and the Basket Creation Committee will be happy to wrap it for you. Company Donations Many companies donate to our basket raffle. If your company would like to make a donation of a complete basket, or make a monetary donation, this is a tremendous help. If your company requires a school donation letter, please contact Elena Iadevaia at enzant@verizon.net. Miscellaneous Donations If you have additional items that you would like to contribute to help us in making baskets, we are happy to accept and incorporate the item(s) into a basket. We will have a box outside the School Office in which you can leave any donations or please send donations into school with your child in a bag marked Basket Raffle. Containers We appreciate the donation of any baskets or other decorative containers to use to prepare the baskets. Please place your donation outside the school office. Volunteers A project this extensive requires many volunteers. Please consider helping the chair people build an efficient team by completing the attached form and returning it to school. Favorite Merchant The Solicitation Committee is hard at work collecting contributions from our local merchants. The committee has found that a familiar face adds to the value of the donation given by the merchant. In addition, we encourage all of you to thank any of participating merchants on your next visit. If you can be of assistance and ask some of the merchants you patronize regularly for a donation, please coordinate with Elena Iadevaia at enzant@verizon.net. The Basket Raffle Committee is excited about the event and is looking forward to the entire school coming together to make this the biggest and best raffle ever! We would like to thank everyone who is doing their part to make this event a success. Don t forget to mark your calendar for November 20. We will begin selling admission tickets starting on October 12. Last year tickets sold out quickly, so keep an eye out for the ticket information and submit your ticket request as soon as possible. Thank you in advance for your cooperation, support, and especially your enthusiasm!
Family Donation Form Please complete the following information (please print): Family Name Room# Phone Number Identify Source of Donation Family Business How would you like to be recognized in our program? (Ex. The Smith Family) Value of the Basket $ (need for placement in the program) Basket Theme List of items included in the basket (needed for program description):
SUPER PRIZE TICKET ORDER FORM $ 1,000 Visa Gift Card Presales for our super prize have begun! Please join in these sales by asking friends and family members who are not able to attend the event to take a chance at winning this great prize and take a chance for yourself. Winners need not be present to win. Will be raffled separately on November 20 at the Basket Raffle and tickets are $10.00 per chance. Super Prize ($10 Each Chance): $1,000 Visa Gift Card X TOTAL= Your Name Address Phone No./Email Child/Children Name and Grade Please send completed form and payment to St. Bartholomew School HSA, 470 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick, NJ 08816 by November 13th to the attention of Elena Iadevaia. Your ticket stubs will be returned to you. Any questions, please contact Elena at (732) 794-8504 or enzant@verizon.net
"ALONE WE CAN DO SO LITTLE; TOGETHER WE CAN DO SO MUCH." ~ Helen Keller Yes, I'd like to volunteer for the Basket Raffle! Name: Tel.No.: Email: Basket Distribution the night of the event Basket Wrapping Decorating Solicitation Ticket Sellers Please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have. Thanks so much for your help! Meg Brautigan 732-236-5090 Elena Iadevaia 732-794-8504