Rock n Roast 2013

Our next BIG fundraiser is the Rock n Roast Music event that takes place on Saturday Feb.2nd.  This event is a day filled with fantastic Music from our community, a fabulous Pork Roast Dinner prepared by Chef  John Correa from Cafe Sole and a silent auction that has grown over the years.  We are asking our families again if you own a business, have friends that own a business, know any artists or want to offer any type of monetary donation that we are accepting those now.  Please bring any donations to the school, or call Robin Beede ( 305) 304-7451 to arrange the  pick up.   We look forward to another successful event. 

Howard Livingston and Miler Marker 24 Band will be preforming this year, along with Paul Cotton from Poco and The Bubba System.

Make sure to tell your friends and mark the date.  Saturday February 2nd  from 2-8pm.  We”ll serve lunch and dinner, have great entertainment and a silent auction that will knock your socks off.

We need everyone’s help to make this event a success and hope to have everyone at the PTSA meeting on Wednesday the 16th to coordinate the responsibilities. If you can’t make the PTSA meeting please arrange to speak with your classroom parent to find out what is needed.

We always need lots of helpers close to the event to chop and slice and help set up for event so THANKS in advance.

Business After Hours Fundraiser

THANKS to everyone’s help with filling the baskets and putting them all together.
With EVERYONE’S help we raised over $3,000 for our school at last night’s Holiday Business After Hours.
We talked about our great kids and our great school and a fun time was had by all.

Robin Beede
Alumni Mom

Holiday Business After Hours Fundraiser

Greetings family and friends of the Basilica School,

 We have been given an opportunity to raise funds for our school with a silent auction at the Holiday Business after Hours sponsored by the Business Guild.  This is a very big event and attended by hundreds of members of our community.  The event will be held on Wednesday November 14^th from 5:30pm to 7:30pm on Francis Street in front of Gourmet Nibbles and Baskets. (917 Francis St)

 We are asking for your help in gathering items for the silent auction.  Please bring any items that you can donate to the school or call Robin Beede at 305-304-7451.

 We look forward to your support for this wonderful cause for our kids.

Mariners March 5K

Mary Immaculate Star of the Sea School presents it’s 2nd annual
Mariners March 5K Walk/Run on Saturday April 28, 2012.
Please help us put on this great event to support our school and physical fitness in our youth and community.
Below are ways you can help.

Platinum Sponsor: $500. Name and logo of organization on race t-shirt, your name or logo on one of the 5K markers along the course, and 4 free entrances in the race.

Gold Sponsor: $300. Name of business or organization on race t-shirt, and 2 free entrances in the race.

Silver Sponsor: $100. Name of business or organization on race t-shirt.

Donations: Food, raffle, money, or service. Recognition at event.

Volunteers: We need lots of help on race day. Free volunteer t-shirt

Click HERE to 2012 Mariners March 5K Sponsor Form

For more information on the 5K or sponsorships please contact  Bascom Grooms at 305.304.7444 or bascom@bascomgrooms.com

Please visit the NEW Mariners March 5K website for information about the Walk/Run being held on April 28th, 2012.

Visit http://marinersmarch5k.com for more information regarding Registration and Sponsorship information.

Fundraisers at Mary Immaculate

 ONGOING YEAR LONG

 Albertson’s Community Partners
Shop at Albertson’s Grocery Store, use your community partners card and help the school raise money.   We receive a quarterly check based on gross sales.If you don’t have your card pick one up in the office. 

St.Mary’s Flea Market
If you have good stuff to donate- clothing, kitchen items, books- we can take them at our Flea Market that runs every Saturday outside the rectory.  (9am-2pm) Bring it to the Rectory on Saturday or anytime during the week. Every Monday, Rosemary gives the school a check and the flea market is well know around the island.  Please help us and donate for our school.

 St. Mary’s Gift Shop
Visit the St.Mary’s Gift Shop for so many ideas.  Need a birthday gift or graduation gift-they have lots of ideas and something for everyone. All their proceeds benefit our school so help support the Gift Shop.

Box Tops
Cut and collect box tops, drop them off at school and each box top brings in $0.10.  Those dimes add up to big money.

 Amazon.com
If you shop online, make sure to check out the link from www.maryimmaculatekeywest.com

Shop through our affiliate links to Amazon.com and 4 – 6% of your purchase will go to MaryImmaculateSchool (with no added cost to you)!  Simply click on our banners and shop ’till you drop… and feel good about it!

 School Pax.org
If you shop at Footlocker, Travelocity, Flowers.com and Subway you can help raise money for our school.  These merchants have a link from our site to help our school raise funds.

Bricks
We have bricks that name your loved ones, living or departed or to share in the thanks to those in your life.  With an engraved brick along our path of faith, you can see  them for a lifetime.  Help support our school with a purchase of one of the bricks. 

SPECIFIC FUNDRAISERS

World’s Finest Chocolate Bars-October
Each year our community looks forward to the kids from Mary Immaculate coming around selling the World’s Finest Chocolate Bars.  Each family takes home a box of 50 bars. We ask each family to sell at least one box or more if you can.

Interstate Studios
All kids get there picture taken for our school year book.  The Interstate Studio company gives us a rebate based on the types of picture packages you buy.  So when the form comes home, take a good look at the packages available.  Remember Christmas is just a few months away and these special items make great gifts. 

Father Tony’s Golf Tournament-October 22, 2011- New fundraiser/Karen Carter (chairperson) 797-4553. New Tournament to benefit Mary Immaculate.  Looking for donations of prizes and golfers to participate in this event.  If you can offer a donation please bring to the school.  Matching funds will be donated. 

Fantasy Fest Parking-Fri and Sat Oct 29-30
We park cars all over the property at Mary Immaculate.  We need helpers from Friday 12n thru Saturday night midnight.  Its’ fun and we raise BIG BUCKS.   Sign up in the office.

Holiday Greenery/Yankee Candle
Make Holiday Shopping easy with these great gift ideas.  Live Holiday Wreaths that arrive for Christmas.  Or select something from the Yankee Candle Catalog.  Great gift ideas and a great way to raise money.

Tea Party and Handbag Auction-Nov 12, 2011 (1pm-5pm)
WANTED ALL LADIES.  Come and celebrate and have a bit of fun at the 3rd annual Handbag Auction. If you have any handbags or accessories to donate we could use your donations.  We auction off designer handbags (and knockoffs) with a REAL AUCTIONEER. We also have a Chinese Auction with wallets, totes, jewelry and women’s accessories.   With lots of wine and champagne it’s sure to be a lot of fun. 
  Event Coordinator-Yakuna-305-304-8278

Book Fair (early December)
Each year the Scholastic Book Fair comes to Mary Immaculate.  It runs for one week and we open the fair before school, during lunches and after school.  We need a parent coordinator to help organize the volunteers that is needed to run the Book Fair.  It’s fun and the kids LOVE IT. 

Rock n Roast- Feb 4
This event has become one of the largest for Mary Immaculate. It consists of LIVE music throughout the entire event, with a full Pork Roast Dinner prepared by Chef John Correa from Café Sole and a silent auction with lots of great stuff.  Last year we had over 300 items.  If anyone has anything to donate (items, gift certificates)  to the silent auction please contact Robin Beede the coordinator (305-304-7451). 

 Knights of Columbus Fish Fry’s-Lent-through Easter
Our Fish Fry’s have become famous and our neighbors look forward to this Friday night tradition during Lent.  KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS serve it up in our cafeteria. The families of Mary Immaculate bring desserts, help to set up and clean up. Each classroom will be given a certain week to be in charge and it’s up to those parents to help with the Fry that week.  But we can always use EVERYONE’S desserts each week.

 Car Raffle-Jan-June
Mr. Earl Duncan has been VERY GENEROUS to our school and has donated a NEW CAR to our school that we raffle off.  We ask that each family sell 2 tickets and we need help selling them after all masses.  We need a parent coordinator to help schedule the volunteers to sell after church.  A few parents have done it during the entire sale of the tickets and we need more helpers.

 Mariners 5K Run-April
New last year, this event headed up by Bascom Grooms prove to be an excellent fundraiser with sponsorships and lots of signed up runners.  He’ll be getting a committee together again this year as the Mariner’s March turned out to be a HUGH success.