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St. Joseph PTF Newsletter
November Edition
Welcome to the PTF Newsletter!
Hello, St. Joe's families!
Thank you to everyone who attended the October PTF meeting! We hope to see you at our November 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
November
All-School Thanksgiving Lunch: Tuesday, November 21st, during lunchtime.
December
Freeburg Christmas Lighted Parade: Sunday, December 3rd at 5:00 p.m. The PTF will have a float in this parade. Please reach out if your family would like to ride along!
Country Mart & Ace Hardware Christmas Festival: Saturday, December 9th. The PTF is tentatively scheduled to host a game for this event. More information will be available soon.
Bullpen Dine-to-Donate: Tuesday, December 12th from 11:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. We will have a bake sale and 50/50 drawing throughout the day. The drawing will take place around 8:00 p.m. for the 50/50.
Christmas Program: Thursday, December 14th. The PTF will be providing refreshments for this program.
Santa's Cottage: Friday, December 15th. We are coordinating this program with the school; additional information will be sent out in the upcoming weeks.
Classroom Christmas Parties: Tuesday, December 19th, in the afternoon. If you are signed up as a room parent, please get in touch with your teacher to discuss coordinating your class's party.
Next PTF Meeting: Tuesday, November 14th at 6:30 p.m.
Thank you to everyone who participated in our Holey Hawks event!
Voted Best Hole!
Congratulations to the King Family who were voted best hole!
Lowest Score Winner!
Thank you to all our teams!
Thank you to everyone who participated in our Trunk-or-Treat!
Thank you to all the volunteers who helped us coordinate the Halloween Party!
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
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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
Paige Wriston, President
Deborah Jollenbeck, Vice President
Sarah Wiskamp, Treasurer
Renee Moeckel, Secretary