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How Can Parent Volunteers Help:
We are asking that parents take responsibility for setting up fund raising campaigns. Example: Sobeys Grocery Bagging, you would call Sobeys and set up a date and organize who would be taking part in the fundraising. If you need help we are more than happy to lend a hand.
NOTICE: Fundraising in Name of School must be approved and licensed - Dec 4, 2009
It has been brought to our attention that some individuals have been selling tickets on a Christmas Basket and Grocery Bagging without the school's consent. All tickets sold under the school name must have a lottery license. This is illegal and if caught the school is held responsible. Any money raised under the school name has to be turned into the trip room. It will then be put into the appropriate accounts.
IPie orders are due on Nov. 24th. Pies will be delivered on Dec. 4th around 9:00am at 246 Masons Pt. Rd. We are looking for volunteers to help unload the truck and fill orders. We will also need a few people to distribute orders. If you can help out with this great fundraising campaign please e-mail Diane Jardine at Jardine.bd@ns.sympatico.ca or call 826-3005.
Pie orders start on
Nov. 3rd and are due on Nov.24th
Pies are selling for $5 each or $30 per case except for No-sugar pies as
itemized below.
Flavours Price Per Pie Profits
Apple $5.00 $2.50
Blueberry $5.00 $1.70
Rhubarb/Strawberry $5.00 $2.10
Cherry $5.00 $2.00
Caramel Apple $5.00 $1.90
Sold Only By the Case: Six Pies Per Case of the Same Flavour Profit
No Sugar Added apple $30.00 $14.50
No Sugar Added Blueberry $30.00 $10.10
No Sugar Added Rhubarb/Strawberry $30.00 $14.85
**Six dollars will be deducted from each account to pay for shipping.
GRADE 9 TRIP NEWSLETTER #1 – September 11, 2009
**Future newsletters will ONLY be posted on the school website – check weekly for any new information or notices.
Due September 24: $100 deposit + Trip Application Form + Health Form + Expression of Interest Form (all forms available at http://www.fbjh.ednet.ns.ca/grade9trip.htm
Payment schedule: The first payment of $100.00 is due Thursday Sept. 25th.
Oct.20 $150.
Nov.17 $150.
Dec.15 $150. ** A bill will be sent home approx. a week before the
Jan.19 $150. payment is due
Feb.16 $150.
Mar.23 $150.
April20 $150
** Approximately –could be slightly higher or lower depending on the final amount.
****After Oct. 31, 2009, personal money will be returned prorated depending on what has already been paid. *i.e.-hotel deposits , event tickets, etc.
We will be available every Tues. And Thurs. at lunchtime in the trip room, which will be located on the bottom floor of the school. Please have your child bring their payments or fundraised money to this room on these days. *** Please Note*** send cheques when possible. We do not give receipts so your statement from your bank will be your receipt.
With cheques, you must have your child’s full name and class on it. There are 160 students and it will take forever for us to find them without this information.
Vesey Bulbs – bulb orders went home the first day of school and are due Sept.22- No exceptions. Students earn 40% profit of their total sales. We need volunteers for sorting and distributing the bulbs to classrooms on the day they are delivered.
Poppy Savers: These are a small black flower shaped pushpin that you use for your poppy so you don’t loose it. They resemble the old poppies when the black middle was felt. They will sell for $2 each making a profit of $1 for each sold. The company we are dealing with gives a donation to the veterans at the end of the campaign. They will be available from Oct.13- Nov.10th. If a student takes 4 savers, we will subtract $4 from his/her account. When sold, we will put the full $8 back in their account. If they are unable to sell all they take out, they can return them to us. All money and unsold savers must be in to us by Nov.10th. We will be returning the unsold ones to the company.
Halloween Basket: tickets will be available on a Halloween Basket Oct. 6th and due Oct. 29th. Tickets sell for $1 each or 3 for $2. Each student that participates will have $5 deducted for his /her account to cover the cost of the basket. There will be a list of its contents and a picture on the web site. If you wish to reserve the basket for tickets sales at Sobeys, or any other venue, please call Freda or Diane. (#’S on web site)
Pie Sales: Sarsfield pie sales will start Nov.3rd and run to Nov. 24th. All orders and money are due this day. These pies are great and come just prior to Christmas so they are great to have on hand for the holidays. We need volunteers for this campaign. We people to tally orders, unload the truck, sort pies as to student order and distribute throughout the day as parents come to pick up their child’s order. If no one volunteers we will not run this campaign and this is usually a great moneymaker for the kids.
Christmas Basket: This will run like the Halloween Basket. The dates are Nov.20th- Dec.16th.
Avon: We are process of contacting an Avon Representative (Delores Boutilier) who was kind enough to help us out in the past with our fundraising campaign. As soon as we have any news will pass it on.
Auction: we will have a meeting (tentatively Jan.13th) to start things up for the auction, which will be held March 27th at the St. Margaret’s Arena. If you have run or been involved in an auction before you will be a great asset to this campaign. Please start thinking now about this venture. (Will not be a go without volunteers).
Valentine Basket: same as previous baskets- tickets available Jan.19th- Feb.11th.
Bottle Drive: should try for early Jan, for optimum numbers after the holidays. Please sign up for organizing, making and putting up flyers, driving, sorting, etc.
Grocery Bagging: Volunteer needed to organize this campaign. The school has shirts with school logo on it so students stand out. They usually go for 4 hours and this can be divided into shifts if there are enough participants.
Flea Market: usually the first part of April- needs a volunteer to head this up.
Avon: campaign for Easter if representative gives us the go ahead.
Easter Basket: same as other–tickets available March 9th- April 1st.
There are volunteer lists available to sign. Tallying orders can be done in the evening for those that are not available through the day. Please let us know of any other fundraising ideas you have. This trip cannot be done without the help of many hands. Please try to help out where needed.
TID BITS:
Grade 9 Trip Newsletter April 28, 2009
Amazingly, this is our last newsletter!! Everything is winding down and coming together. Now that we have finished all the tallies and have our final numbers, the trip has come out to be $1105 down from $1150. All students that have paid more than $1105 will receive a cheque for the difference in the next week or two.
There is a parent meeting Monday, May 4th at 7pm at the school. It is important to attend. If you are unable to be there, please call Freda (826-7557) or Marjorie (826-1886) for the information. We will be discussing the final itinerary, packing lists, rules, etc.
We have sent home a behavior expectation policy. This must be signed by a parent or guardian and returned ASAP. Also, anyone that has not filled out a health form or permission slip must do so as well. The forms are available on the web site and we will have some at the meeting. Students will not be allowed to get on the bus without these papers filled out and handed in.
Anyone that has filled in a health form that may need some changes made to it, please contact us to do so. It is very important for us to have all updated information on your child.
Finally, we would like to thank all those that have helped over the year. Special thanks to Monica Cooke (without a child in grade 9),who did our deposits every Tuesday and to Diane Jardine who organized the auction netting $454 for each participating student. There have been several that have come and helped in the trip room making the trip possible for the kids. We give a huge “THANKS” to each and every one of you.
We also give a big ‘good-bye’ to all the students this year and in the last 5 and 8 years that we have worked with. This is our last year as coordinators and we have enjoyed all the students and will miss each of you. Take care and Best of Luck in the future.
Grade 9 Trip Newsletter Tuesday, Jan. 20
Please read the following newsletter. It contains important information on upcoming events and fundraisers.
Auction: We have 18 people participating in the auction to date. Anyone that has not contacted Diane Jardine (826-3005) to sign on must do so ASAP. The date has had to change due to conflicting schedules. It will now be March 6. Anyone participating must contribute $250 worth of donations and sell 6 tickets to the event, itself. The donation letters will be available Tues, Jan. 20 in the trip room. Please contact Diane for any information you need.
Lobster Tickets: the tickets are available Tues Jan 20th. The prizes are for 1st-$100 gift certificate and 2nd-$75 gift certificate from Clearwater. They, of course, can be used for other merchandise other than lobster. They sell for $1 each or 3 for $2 and $5 will be deducted from each participating account. The due date is Feb 12th.
Avon: Avon is available for Valentine’s sales until next Tuesday 27th. The books are in the trip room with the order and information sheets. Orders and money will be due the 27th.
Coffee: Orders are continuing for coffee until the end of April. The next order is going in on Tuesday 20th and every 2 weeks following.
Grocery Bagging and Flea Market: We are hoping someone will come forward and head up these fundraisers. They can make a large amount of money for the kids but need some one to start it up. If you are interested, please call Marjorie (826-1886) or Freda(826-7557)
Citrus: we will not be selling oranges and grapefruit this year due to the high cost of fruit. The prices are too much to ask just one month after Christmas. Because of losing this fundraiser, we have introduced the Spa treatments that follow…
Body and Sole Spa: the Body and Sole spa located in White Hills, has graciously agreed to support the trip in offering manicures and pedicures at a reduced rate so the students can make a profit off each. The prices are $28 for a manicure, $4o for a pedicure and $55 for both. Each service nets a $10 profit for the students. On Tuesday 20th , we will send home an order sheet for your clients. They fill it out and when you are ready, return it, with the money and we will give you a gift certificate for the service you have paid for. Please keep track of who has ordered from you as we need to keep the original order sheet for our records. The certificates expire July 31/09 and will be on sale Jan 20 to the last week of March. These services are great for
Valentines Day gifts, Easter, Birthdays, any one going down south for vacation or for yourself in the middle of the winter blahs. After the sales are complete in March, there will be a draw from the paying participants for a free manicure and pedicure, donated by the owner, Sherry MacPhail.
This is for any grade 9 trip parents that plan to participate in the auction. We had our meeting tonight as mentioned in last week’s newsletter and on the web site. Six people showed up and 3 people called for a total of 9. We cannot hold an auction with less than 20 participants. The auction can be very profitable for the students. It made over $250 for each participating student the last 2 years. There is some work involved but it can be a lot of fun and the payoff is great.
Diane Jardine has agreed to be the leader and will delegate to the parents participating the tasks that need to be addressed. If you plan on participating, you must call her by 6pm Sunday, Jan. 18th to be involved. If, at this time there are still less than 20 interested, the auction will not take place. Diane’s number is 826-3005
Thank you for your attention,
Marjorie and Freda
GRADE 9 TRIP NEWSLETTER Jan 8, 2009
We would like to welcome everyone back from break and hope all are ready for the home stretch. It won’t be long before we are pulling out of the school and hitting the road. Below, are a few important notices of things that are coming up.
Auction: there will be an Auction meeting Tuesday Jan 13 at 7pm at the school. All that are interested in participating in the auction must be in attendance.
Citrus: With the price of citrus this year we may not be able to participate in this campaign. We will have more information in the coming days.
Bottle Drive. There is a bottle drive Sat Jan 10. All info is on the trip website.
Flea Market and Grocery Bagging: anyone interested in organizing the flea market or grocery bagging can get in touch with Freda or Marjorie.
Valentines: We will be selling lobster tickets for Valentines this year rather than doing a basket. The tickets will be available Jan 20.
Student Accounts: We have several accounts that are very low. We need the commitment from each student as to whether they are coming or not. Anyone with less than $300 must contact Freda (826-7557) or Marjorie (826-1886) by Tuesday Jan 13. If we do not hear from you, the student will be automatically moved from the trip. We have tickets to buy and many venues to book and without real numbers we cannot do it. Also,buying tickets for students that don’t plan on going, puts us out that money as most do not refund bookings.
Account Adjustment: for those that keep track of your account you may notice a $5 differenc this month. This has been deducted to cover the cost of shipping the pies last month. (this is only for those who sold pies)
PIE PICKUP - Friday, December 5, 2008
Friday, December 5th will be the pie pickup. The pies will be delivered to the Jardine family at 246 Mason Point Road at 9 am. They will be unloaded and sorted as to each student’s order and then at noon, they will be distributed to those who pick them up pick up. Each parent is responsible for his or her child’s order. Your customers do not pick up their order. You must deliver the pies to them. They must also be delivered ASAP. We are hearing of Vesey bulbs that have not yet been delivered!! The community is, and has been, very supportive to our many years of fund raising and we owe them the courtesy of delivering their products in a timely fashion.
We will need many volunteers for this day. We have ordered 1650 pies!! We need many hands for unloading and sorting. Those that have put their names on the volunteer list will be notified by Mrs. Jardine as to the best times to be there. If you are on the list and not notified, you may show up at 9 a.m. for the unloading. If you are not on the list and are available, please contact Mrs Jardine. Even if you haven’t sold pies, your child is still participating in the trip and everyone should be helping where they can.
The pick up will be noon to 6pm ONLY. If you cannot make it, you must make arrangements with another parent to pick up your order. This family is donating their garage for the day and we don’t want to keep them another minute more than required.
We would like to thank Diane Jardine and family for their time and for the use of their garage for this day. It is a big sacrifice at this busy holiday time and we greatly appreciate their kindness and hospitality and donation to the trip. Their home number for volunteering is 826-3005.
GRADE 9 TRIP NEWSLETTER #4 Nov. 3, 2008
We congratulate Bev White on winning the Halloween basket. We also thank all those who bought tickets supporting the students and their trip.
POPPY SAVERS: the poppy savers have been a huge success. We have distributed 1600 savers over the last 3 weeks!! Any unsold savers are due back Nov 13th. That afternoon we are mailing the unsold ones back and those that are not returned that day will miss out on their refund and will be responsible for the cost of the savers they haven’t sold. If you have some now that you don’t think you will sell, please send them in ASAP for those that are still able to sell some. It is too late to order any more and we are relying on returns for others to sell.
PIES: the pies orders will be available Mon. Nov 3 at the trip room. Because of Parent Teacher and early dismissal on Tuesday, we will be at the school on Monday for any transactions. The pie sales will run from the 3rd to Nov 25th. After the 25th we will be ordering the pies and will not be able to accept late orders. The pies will be delivered Dec 5th. They are to be unloaded and sorted in the morning and distributed to the student’s parents from noon that day to 6pm ONLY. We will announce the address of the delivery with directions in the up and coming weeks. Look for it on the web site. All pies are $5. The types and profits are as follows:
Flavor Profit
Xmas Basket: the tickets will be available Nov 20 to Dec 16. They will be $1 each or 3 for $2 and $5 will be deducted from each participating account.
Avon: there is still a campaign running. The first one was successful and now there is a Christmas book available. The orders are due Nov 3rd and Nov 18th.
Coffee: the coffee is doing great. There have been some issues with the dates. You must tell your customers the order date and its delivery date so they don’t feel they are waiting too long. We just put an order in last Tuesday and then had several come in on Thursday. Those will not be put in until Nov 12th and back to us that Friday or Monday (due to the holiday). This might seem like a long time to be waiting for some, so please let them know the dates. These are the following dates to order from now to Christmas. (This will run until early April).
Order date: Delivery Date:
Wed Nov 12 (Tues. is the holiday) Del; Fri 14 or Mon 17
Tues Nov 25th Fri Nov 28th
Tues Dec 9th Fri Dec 12th
Tues Jan 6th Fri Jan 9
The next bill will be due Nov 20th. At this time each student is required to have $400 in his or her account.
Anyone with any time on any Tues or Thurs at 11:10 to 12:10 please feel free to stop in and lend a hand. We are very busy and have a few ladies that are helping out but it would be nice to see some more faces.
All cheques must have your child’s name and class on it. We are still getting baggies of money without a name on it and we have absolutely no way to know who might own them so please label everything!!
GRADE 9 TRIP NEWSLETTER #3 Sept 30,2008
Halloween tickets will be available this Thursday, October 2. They sell for $1 each or 3 for $2. All participating will have $5 deducted from their accounts to cover the basket contents. There is a picture of the basket and a list of its contents on the web site. NOTE: please separate all your tickets before they are passed in to us. (remove staples) If they get missed then it is unfair to those that have bought tickets that may be attached to others and missed in the draw. Thanks.
Coffee sales have started. We announced last Thursday to the students to get their order forms from the trip room. The coffee will be ordered every 2nd Tuesday through to March. Profits for the coffee sales are 40% of each order a student sells.
COFFEE ORDER DATES:
Orders will be available on the middle Tuesdays.
Poppy savers are selling fast. We ordered a second batch, which hopefully will be here this Thursday 2nd. Check with the trip room. Please remember all money and unsold savers must be returned by Nov 13th. If the unsold savers are not in by this date, students will be charged for those they haven’t returned.
Avon sales will begin soon. Books will be passed out when they are available. The orders are due as follows: MONEY DUE ORDER AVAILABLE
Tues Oct 21 Oct 30
Tues Oct 28 Nov 6
Tues Nov 4 Nov 13
Tues Nov 18 Nov 27
We will make an announcement to the students when the books are available. There will be a memo with the books to explain how percentage deductions work and it will also be on the web site.
Grade 9 Trip Newsletter # 2 : Parent Information Meeting
Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008
Below is a list of the fundraising campaigns we plan to run over the next 8 months to help the students with the cost. (Tentatively May 15-21, 2009) We try to offer as many opportunities as possible for them to earn the money they need to go. It is up to you if you wish to participate in some or all of them. If you have any other ideas for fundraising, please let us know about them.
Payment schedule: The first payment of $100 is due Thurs, Sept 25th.
Oct 23 $150
Nov 20 $150 **A bill will be sent home approx a week before the payment is due
Dec 11 $150
Jan 22 $150
Feb 19 $150
Mar 26 $150
Apr 23 $100 *approximately-could be slightly higher or lower depending on the final amount.
****After Oct 31, 2008, personal money will be returned prorated depending on what has already been paid for. *i.e-hotel deposits, event tickets, etc.
We will be available every Tues and Thurs at lunchtime in the trip room, which will be located on the bottom floor of the school. Please have your child bring their payments or fundraised money to this room on these days. ***Note-please send cheques when possible. We do not give receipts so your statement from your bank will be your receipt. With cheques, you must put your child’s full name and class on it. There are over 160 students and it will take forever for us to find them without this information.
1.Vesey Bulbs- bulb orders went home the first day of school and are due Sept. 23rd-No exceptions. Students earn 40% profit of their total sales. We need volunteers for sorting and distributing the bulbs to classrooms on the day they are delivered.
2.Poppy Savers: These are a small black flower shaped pushpins that you use for your poppy so you don’t loose it. They resemble the old poppies when the black middle was felt. They will sell for $2 each making a profit of $1 for each one sold. The company we are dealing with, gives a donation to the veterans at the end of the campaign. They will be available from Oct 7-Nov11. If a student takes 4 savers, we will subtract $4 from his/her account. When sold, we will put the full $8 back in their account. If they are unable to sell all they take out, they can return them to us. All money and unsold savers must be in to us by Nov 13th. We will be returning the unsold ones to the company.
3. Coffee: we sold coffee last year for the first time with great success. The coffee comes from the Java Factory. It was a big hit for all involved. We order on a Tues and pass it out the next Tues. The money is due at the time of ordering. The first date will be announced over the intercom at school so the students know when order forms are available. The dates will also be on the web site.
4. Halloween Basket: tickets will be available on a Halloween Basket Oct 2and due Oct 28. Tickets sell for $1 each or 3 for $2. Each student that participates will have $5 deducted for his or her account to cover the cost of the basket. There will be a list of its
contents and a picture on the web site. If you wish to reserve the basket for ticket sales at Sobeys, or any other venue, please call Freda or Marjorie. (#’S on website)
5. Pie Sales: Sarsfield pie sales will start Nov 4th and run to Nov 25th. All orders and money are due this day. These pies are great and come just prior to Christmas so they are great to have on hand over the holidays. We need volunteers for this campaign. We need people to tally orders, find an unheated garage, unload the truck, sort pies as to student order and distribute throughout the day as parents come to pick up their child’s order. If no one volunteers we will not run this campaign and this is usually a great moneymaker for the kids.
6. Avon: we have a representative that has helped the trip for the past several years. (Delores Boutilier). She will run 2 campaigns in Nov before Christmas. This information will all be on the website.
7. Christmas Basket: This will run like the Halloween Basket. The dates are Nov 20-Dec 16th.
8. Citrus: Jan 8th we will send home information on this campaign. We sell oranges and grapefruit that have been delicious in the past. We, again, will need volunteers for tallying orders, unloading, sorting and distributing. These will come to the school so another venue is not required. ****(Without volunteers this will not take place).
9. Auction: we will have a meeting (tentatively Jan 13) to start things up for the auction, which will be held March 6th or 7th at the St Margaret’s Arena. If you have run or been involved in an auction before you will be a great asset to this campaign. Please start thinking now about this venture. (Will not be a go without volunteers).
10. Valentine Basket: same as previous baskets- tickets available Jan 20th-Feb 12th.
11. Bottle Drive: should try for early Jan for optimum numbers after the holidays. Please sign up for organizing, making and putting up flyers, driving, sorting, etc.
12. Grocery Bagging: Volunteer needed to organize this campaign. The school has shirts with the school logo on it so the students stand out. They usually go for 4 hours and this can be divided into shifts if there are enough participants.
13. Flea Market: usually the first part of April-needs a volunteer to head this up.
14. Avon: similar campaigns as the Christmas one but is for Easter. More info to follow.
15. Easter Basket: same as others-tickets available March 10th-Apr 7th.
There are volunteer lists available to sign. Tallying orders can be done in the evening for those that are not available through the day. Feel free to call one of us with any questions if you are not comfortable to sign up tonight. Again, let us know of any other fundraising ideas you have. This trip cannot be done without the help of many hands. Please try to help out where needed.
An important fundraising note: You cannot fundraise in the name of the school trip without making it available for all students. I.e.-you cannot order items on line and sell them for the trip-it has to be available for all to participate.
TIDBITS:
Grade 9 Trip Newsletter #1 Sept. 03, 2008
We'll, it's September again!! That means fundraising for anyone planning to go on the Grade 9 Trip. Marjorie and Freda have decided to make a go of it "for one more year". (famous last words!!). We are back and happy to be here.
There will be a trip meeting Tuesday, Sept.14th, 2008 at 7pm at FBJH. At the meeting, we will discuss the different fundraisers ahead and the volunteers needed for each. We'll pass out handouts with much of the information on the trip including a payment schedule. A few days before the meeting, health forms and permission slips will be available on the school website. These can be printed off and returned filled out at the meeting. ** We plan to do the majority of newsletters only 'on line' to save printing costs and reduce the paper load, thus, saving a few trees!! You will need to check the website frequently for upcoming fundraisers and events. If you do not have access to a computer, please contact us to put your name on a list for printing and then have your child visit us in the 'trip room' every couple of days to obtain them.
Last year the trip was $1125 and hopefully we will be able to stay at that price but, with the price at the pumps, we could take a hit.
The first fundraiser will be the Fall Vessey Bulb sale. These forms will be sent home today with your child. They will be due, with monies, Tuesday, September 23rd-No Exceptions!
The profit is 40% of their total sales so your child can make a fair amount of money to start off. (At the meeting we will also explain what is done with the money turned in each week.)
If you have any questions, please contact Marjorie (826-1886) or Freda (826-7557) and we will provide you with any information we can. We welcome calls!! Hopefully, most will be able to attend the meeting. Make a list of questions for that night, if you like, and we'll answer what we can.
