🌺The Messenger - Gala Edition 🌺

Gala Newsletter - February 1, 2021

THANK YOU SPONSORS & UNDERWRITERS!

We are grateful to our amazing sponsors & underwriters for their commitments to our school and students.

PREMIER SPONSOR - Progressive Pain & Rehabilitation

SILVER SPONSORS

LVWellness & Aesthetics

Neville Foot & Ankle Centers

St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church

UNDERWRITERS

Cocktails: Waste Connections

Decorations: The Woodlands Sports Medicine Centre

After-Party: Little Family

Raffle: Tachus

Live Auction: LVWellness & Aesthetics

Printing/Invites: Memorial Hermann

Entertainment: CHI St. Luke’s

Heads or Tails: Cherry Creek Mortgage

Photography: Woodlands North Houston Heart Center

You are invited to join these sponsors and underwriters to help us make our event a success! Please contact Katie Tressel at ktressel@staopcs.org or click below for a sponsorship package.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

JOIN US!

Havana Nights Gala | April 10, 2021 | The Woodlands Resort

Tickets are on sale now on our Gala Website.

No need to reserve an entire table, we will happily take seating requests. Just let us know your preferences, or which grade-level parents you wish to be seated with! We are hopeful for a great evening in support of our students!

PURCHASE TICKETS

TEACHER AUCTION - OPEN FOR BIDDING THROUGH FEB. 5TH!

Your student can be "Teacher for the Day"! Each year as a part of our gala, the teachers and staff donate experiences as a part of our online auction!

These experiences are open for bidding now until February 5th on our gala website: staopcs.givesmart.com. You must register on our gala website with a credit card in order to bid.

BIDDING CLOSES AT THE FOLLOWING TIMES ON FRIDAY, FEB. 5TH:

10:00 PM FOR:

10:30 PM FOR:

MR. SCALE: Band Teacher - Middle School band student
MRS. SURKEIN: Music (Kinder) - Kindergarten students
MR. BURTON: Music Teacher - 3rd through 8th grade student
MRS. MORGAN: Librarian - 3rd through 8th grade student
MRS. BAGLIO: World Languages - Kindergarten through 8th grade
MR. CAYANAN: Religion - 3rd through 8th grade
MRS. BLOUIN Assistant Religion - 3rd through 8th grade
MRS. ETTMAN: Art Teacher - 3rd through 8th grade
MS. CURTIN: Theatre Teacher - Middle School student
COACH QUICKEL: Athletics - 2nd through 8th grade
MRS. KOETT: Assistant Athletic - 1st through 8th grade

11:00 PM FOR:

Front Office Adventure - 3rd through 8th grade
Advancement Adventure - 3rd through 8th grade
MS. SCHMIDT: Counselor - 2nd through 8th grade
MRS. PAVLOCK: Nurse - Kindergarten through 8th grade
MRS. BLAKESLEY: Enrichment - 1st through 8th grade
MRS. LYONS: Learning Advisor - 2nd through 5th grade
MRS. HERNANDEZ: Kinder Assist.
MRS. OSMAN: Kinder Assistant
MRS. TAMEZ: Pre-K4 Assistant
MS. FLOT: Pre-K4 Assistant

Don't want to miss out on bidding for your favorite teacher? Try AUTO BID!

Allow the system to automatically bid up to a designated amount for you. The system will bid incrementally up to the amount designated as long as someone else places a bid against you. If no one bids against your auto bid, the price remains the same.

Click the item of interest
Click the Auto Bid tab
Enter in the maximum amount you would like to bid
Click Bid.

GALA WEBSITE

AUCTION DONATIONS

Our Gala Committee is seeking items or services to add to our auction and we would love your help!

Did you receive duplicate or unwanted gifts or gift cards over Christmas that you'd be willing to donate to our auction?
Do you have an item or service you would like to contribute?

Please email advancement@staopcs.org if you'd like to discuss potential contributions! For more ideas on the types of items our committee is seeking, please click button below for a printable list.

Ready to donate? Complete the PDF or online donation form by March 1, 2021. Items may be dropped off at the front office during school hours, or contact advancement@staopcs.org to arrange pick-up.

AUCTION IDEAS

ONLINE ITEM DONATION

PDF ITEM DONATION

AUCTION REGISTRY

Our Gala Committee has also picked out some "Wish List" items for a quick and easy way to contribute. Click here to visit our Amazon Registry and start shopping! Items purchased through the Registry can be sent directly to the school for your convenience.

AMAZON REGISTRY

CLASS PARTIES

With respect to current school safety, this year we are offering Class Parties as in-class events held during the school day. Class Parties may be purchased for $500 each for any Pre-K through 5th classroom rather than purchasing individual tickets. When a party is purchased for a classroom, the teacher and all students are invited for the fun!

Anyone may purchase a party for the benefit of one (1) classroom, but we also encourage families to join forces to select parties that their students will enjoy. Grandparents are also welcome to purchase these fun experiences for our students as well. Parties will be held on a mutually agreeable date with the teacher.

Out of respect for classroom instruction, purchases will be limited to no more than two (2) parties per classroom. The following classes have "maxed-out" the number of parties that can be purchased:

Pre-K3-Foy, KB-Faw, 1A-Meyer, 1B-Doyle, 2A-Abib, 2B-Macora, 3A-Loyo, 3B-Preuss, 4B-Gambertoglio, 5A-Graff, 5B-Ramirez. Thank you!!

CLASS PARTIES AVAILABLE:

Purchase a Class Party!

SIGN-UP PARTIES

BREAKFAST BREAK - 6th through 8th Grade

Feb. 25, 8 - 8:45 am | $75 per student

PIZZA WITH THE PRINCIPALS - Kindergarten through 2nd Grade

Feb. 25, 11 - 11:45 am | SOLD OUT

PIZZA WITH THE PRINCIPALS - 3rd through 5th Grade

Feb. 25, 12 - 12:45 pm | SOLD OUT

FUTURE SIGN-UP PARTIES (Sales will open at a later date)

April 30 | MOM'S NIGHT CRAFT PARTY (Adult Party)

May 1 | NAEHER FAMILY PETTING ZOO (4th & 5th Grade)

May 1 | CRAWFISH BOIL (Adult Party)

Family or Parent-Hosted Parties

Have you ever wanted to host a party or small event to help raise money for our school? Now is your chance to be a fundraising hero! Some examples of parent-hosted parties: adults-only sip-and-paint party, backyard family movie night, dads poker night, charity softball game. The options are limitless! Tell us all about your proposed event and we'll handle the ticketing and marketing. If you are interested in hosting a party to support our school please contact Amanda Walters at agwalters23@gmail.com.

BASKET WISH LISTS

Grade levels are working hard on their Class Baskets! Below are each theme and wishlist per grade-level. Please donate an item and together we will fill baskets with amazing, auction-worthy items. You can purchase items from Amazon and have them mailed directly to the school.

If you prefer to donate gift cards and cash instead of specific basket item:

Cash, checks or gift cards should be sent in ATTN: Gala Committee in a sealed envelope marked with grade-level and Gala Baskets.
Please also include your family's name with donation/gift cards so that we can provide proper donation acknowledgment.

Deadline to donate items for this year's baskets is February 26th, 2021. Your participation is very much appreciated! THANK YOU!

WINNER'S CHOICE RAFFLE

Back by popular demand, St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School is holding a Winner’s Choice Raffle in conjunction with our Havana Nights Gala! We are very grateful to TACHUS for sponsoring this year’s raffle!

WINNER’S CHOICE RAFFLE • PRICE: $20.00 each

One Grand Prize Winner will win a choice of one of three trips:

Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise - 3-Night Stay at The Fairmont Lake Louise in Banff, Canada with Airfare for 2
Napa Valley Backroads & Railways - Wine Train, Chauffeur, 3-night Stay at Meritage Resort and Spa with Airfare for 2
Fairmont Bermuda - 4-Night Stay at The Fairmont Southampton in Bermuda with Airfare for 2

Tickets were sent home to each family! Please let us know if you need more tickets to sell! Raffle tickets can also be purchased online at: https://e.givesmart.com/events/hnz/i/_Auction/cw8P/

Please be sure to read the Raffle Ticket Sales Guide thoroughly to answer any questions.

Thank you to this year's Raffle Sponsor: