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St. Joseph PTF Newsletter
October Edition
Welcome to the PTF Newsletter!
As fall season quickly approaches, there are many fun PTF activities to look forward to.
Thank you to everyone who was able to attend the September PTF meeting! We hope to see you at our October meeting!
Please take a look at some upcoming PTF announcements below.
Thank you for contributing to our mission to support our school!
-The PTF Executive Board
Email: stjosephptf@stjcsil.org
Upcoming PTF Events
October
Second Sunday Donuts: Sunday, October 8th, after 8 a.m. mass. The PTF is hosting this event.
Chalk-It Up: Saturday, October 14th, 10 a.m., at Freeburg Village Square Park. The PTF is hosting an activity.
Trunk-or-Treat: Saturday, October 28th, from 10-11 a.m. at the St. Joseph parking lot.
PTF Sponsored All School Halloween Party: Tuesday, October 31st.
November
Breadeaux Pizza in Millstadt: Thursday, November 2nd.
Fridays in South Belleville: Tuesday, November 7th. Ms. Cheryl will be there waiting tables & serving drinks!
Holey Hawks: Saturday, November 4th. See below for more information!
All School Thanksgiving Lunch: Tuesday, November 21st.
Next PTF Meeting: Tuesday, October 10th at 6:30 p.m.
November Family Dining Night
Thursday, November 2nd, at Breadeaux Pizza in Millstadt
Tuesday, November 7th, at Fridays in South Belleville. Ms. Cheryl will be there waiting tables & serving drinks!
Congratulations to our Coloring Contest Winners!
A special thank you to Ms. Cheryl for helping select the winners of our coloring contest!
Best Overall
Maeve Nowatzki
Wesley Welsch
Brianna Tarvin
Honorable Mention
Josephine Wiskamp
Declan Synder
Christopher Dickens
Ellie Fournie
Georgie Engel
Harper Correll
Lilly Wriston
We love sponsoring St. Joe's Field Trips!
Birthday Celebration Packages
Everybody loves celebrating their birthday, and we want to join in. All students will receive a special Birthday Celebration Package provided at no cost to our students to celebrate their birthdays. Additionally, there are options to buy affordable add-ons that the PTF will coordinate to help celebrate their special day. For students with summer birthdays, we will celebrate their half-birthday! Also, if your student has a birthday that falls on a day that is not a school day, we will celebrate them the following school day. More information on the flyer below!
Orders should be made at least two weeks in advance and can be placed through the Google Form link below.
Raise Right Gift Cards
You raise money by buying and using gift cards instead of cash or credit to pay for everyday purchases like groceries, gas, dining out, that morning coffee addiction, and even your family’s summer vacation.
It’s easy—and it works! By using gift cards to pay for everyday (and not-so-everyday) expenses, your family can earn over $1,000 each year to use towards your child's tuition.
With 750+ brands, there is a brand for every household need or wish list. Plus, you can pick from eGift cards, physical gift cards, and reload funds digitally onto existing physical gift cards. It’s instant earning with every purchase. Gift cards from RaiseRight have no activation fees, and they never expire.
These gift cards can be purchased after Mass, on the Raise Right app, or by completing the form attached to the email.
We Need Volunteers for Upcoming PTF Events!
Every time your family volunteers at a PTF event, you will be entered into a raffle to receive money for your family's tuition! This year there will be two raffles with a $250 tuition raffle in December and another $250 tuition raffle in May. Your entrance stays good all year long with eligibility to win the second raffle, even if you won the first.
Use the link below to sign-up to be a room parent, a standing committee member, or to help with a PTF function or an in-school event! If you are using a mobile device, please scroll toward the top of your screen, and you will find a drop-down menu to select the different categories. All volunteers must complete the Catholic Diocese of Belleville Child Protection. This certification is free and can be completed online. A St. Joe's staff member will help with the process if you need to meet this requirement.
As a reminder, we have introduced new ways to make the PTF volunteering process easier. An executive member will assist in administrative items, including collecting RSVPs, planning, and helping during the event. We also have Purchase Order Forms available to help minimize out-of-pocket expenses.
Please note that as the school year progresses, some of these dates may be subject to change! If this occurs, we will provide an update with that new information.
Thank you for helping the PTF provide an excellent experience for our students!
Executive Board Members
Deborah Jollenbeck, Vice President
Sarah Wiskamp, Treasurer
Renee Moeckel, Secretary