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annual fall
fundraiser
Two Mile Walk
The St. Theresa Stampede is
the annual fall fundraiser to be held Sunday, October 7. Money raised is
used for items not included in the school's
operating budget. A two-mile health walk will begin and end at Colby
Park in Windsor Heights.
When the BIG and
SMALL Kids Get Loud
Beginning its 22nd Anniversary, the St. Theresa Stampede has generated
over $340,000 in funding for non-budgeted items for the children
attending the Westside Catholic elementary school that serves families
from nine communities (Des Moines, Windsor Heights, Clive, Johnston,
Urbandale, West Des Moines, Grimes, Polk City and Ankeny). Fall 2007
enrollment is 335 students, with children coming from more than 220
families.
St. Theresa School is accredited by the Iowa
Department of Education and has its own 501c3 foundation, the St.
Theresa School Foundation. Gifts to the school or to its foundation are
tax-deductible within limits established by the Internal Revenue
Service.
Stampeding to
Reduce the Racket in the Community Center!
The 2007 Stampede goal is $31,000 to fund a renovation
project to improve the sound quality in the school community
center/gymnasium, because when 335 kids get together for a school
assembly or physical education class – they can sound like a barn full
of animals! Additionally, funds will be used to support a number of
existing parent-sponsored projects at the school including the
classroom-based Talking Canvas arts education initiative.
New Textbook Series
Extras
For only the second time in the 22 year history of the St. Theresa
Stampede, the event will include a fund raising appeal to support the
children attending Wednesday Evening Faith Formation classes at St.
Theresa Parish. Fall 2007 enrollment in the Wednesday evening program
includes 122 students, with children coming from more than 75 families.
The Catholic parish has more than 1,200 registered parishioners, or
nearly 3,000 individual members.
Gifts to this fund raising project are
tax-deductible within limits established by the Internal Revenue
Service. The funds raised for this portion of the project will be
earmarked for use in purchasing supplemental materials to support the
religious education series purchased this fall with a goal of also
purchasing a laptop computer for classroom catechist/teacher usage*.
The 2007 Stampede goal for this portion of the
Stampede is $2,500 to fund numerous classroom extras available from the
publisher of the religious textbook publisher that are not included with
the basic textbook series.
Business Support Needed
Businesses BIG and SMALL that support elementary education and faith
formation of elementary school-aged children are encouraged to join the
herd and help reduce the noise level and improve the educational
environment during physical education classes and other all-school
events. And to help as we raise money to expand the educational
resources classroom catechists/teachers use to bring the Catholic faith
alive for young people.
2006 Stampede A Success
Together with the help of
school families and faith formation families, we achieved some
impressive numbers last year! Over three hundred people participated in
the Stampede walk held on October 8. The pancake breakfast held in the
Parish Hall satisfied more than 950 hungry participants. A total of
$32,000 was raised for literacy resource materials & visual arts guest
artist appearances. $2,500 was raised for the Generations of Faith
Festivals.
* For advertisers concerned
about the use of charitable donations: Funds raised by the students in
the school will be restricted to installing sound absorbing materials in
the community center/gymnasium and other parent-sponsored projects for
school students. Funds will remain separate throughout the campaign to
ensure donor intent is honored. |
