Celebrating Community

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1 Celebrating Community Auction Edition At All Saints Catholic School Volume 3, Issue 18 January 9, 2017 Hot Lunch Orders Due Tomorrow at 11:50 p.m. 17 th Annual Growing Our Future Auction Dear Families, The annual Growing Our Future Auction and Gala is rapidly approaching. We are looking forward to an evening of fun, fellowship, and fundraising to benefit the students and faculty of All Saints Catholic School. The annual auction serves as our largest fundraiser of the year and we cannot do it without you! Your generous donations provide our auction committee with the valuable products and services used to create the numerous raffle baskets and silent and live auction packages. If you are able to help, we ask that you consider a donation of goods or services to benefit the auction. Following is a wish list of items that are very popular and much needed by the auction committee at this time. Your generosity and donation will be greatly appreciated and the proceeds go directly go to our students and staff. Thank you for considering a donation, thank you for your support, and we look forward to seeing you on March 4, 2017, at the auction! Travel Airline Certificates Airline Miles Airline Vouchers Golf getaways Lake House Beach House Fishing/Hunting Condo Vacation Home Spa getaway Hotel packages Ski Resorts Cabins Bed & Breakfast Luxury Items Handbags Luggage Jewelry Clothing Art Wine Sports Autographed items Basketball tickets Hockey tickets Baseball tickets Ski passes/lessons Jerseys Collectibles Memorabilia MSU/U of M Red Wings Tigers Pistons Events Concerts Museums Zoos Musicals Theatre Health/Beauty Spa Massage Personal Training Facials Exercise Equipment Bikes Electronics ipads Laptops Bluetooth headphones/ speakers TV Xbox Gift Certificate Restaurants Entertainment Boutiques Salons Spas Nursery Greenhouse Backpack Delivery: Super Cash Raffle Growing Leaders in Mind, Body, and Spirit Services Landscaping Painting/Home Improvement Interior Design DJ/Musician Experiences Private tours Lessons Personal chef Camps Zingerman s Save the Date: March 4, 2017 Coming home today in your oldest student s backpack will be a package of Super Cash Raffle tickets. Tickets are sold at $5.00 each for a chance to win the following cash prizes: one $3,000 winner; one $2,000 winner, and one $1,000 winner. While it is our hope each family will be able to sell their allotment of 20 tickets, it is important all unsold tickets are returned to ASCS in order for us to stay in compliance with State of Michigan requirements. The drawing will take place during the auction and, while winners aren t required to be present to win, it s an extra level of excitement when they are! NOTE: If you do not receive your allotment this week, please contact the office as soon as possible Warren Road Canton, MI (734) Office (734) Attendance

2 Auction Invites Mail This Week Later this week, invitations to our 17th Annual Growing Our Future Auction & Gala will be mailed. Procurement Team Help... The procurement team for this year s auction is in need of some assistance procuring local businesses. This year s invitation includes information on a variety of sponsorships and advertising opportunities, as well as all ticket information. Keep in mind, the early bird deadline for tickets is February 6, Tickets and sponsorships may also be purchased online at: /auction. We also encourage current families to extend the invitation to family and friends who are looking for a fun, adult night out supporting a great cause. All are welcome! All Saints Catholic School extends a cordial invitation to join us for the 17 th Annual Growing Our Future Auction & Gala Saturday, March 4, 2017 Laurel Manor Gala Program Dinner Guests Welcomed Hors d oeuvres, Plated Dinner Dessert & Drink Guests Welcomed Live and Silent Auction Dancing Kindly respond by Wednesday, March 1, 2017, via the enclosed card or online at /auction Reserve Today 6:00 p.m. 7:45 p.m. If you are interested in helping, please contact Dionisia Munoz at dmunoz1231@outlook.com for a complete list of businesses. Here s a list of just some of the local businesses we need help reaching out too: Ashka Salon (Aveda) Axis Music Academy Barrio BD s Mongolian BBQ Birchwood Broad Family Chiropractic Cantoro Market Carrabbas Italian Grill Certified Massage Therapy Dairy Queen Donald Steven s Salon Gardner White Good Year Goodrich Theaters Hilltop Golf Course Huntington Learning Center La Bistecca Moniqakes Painting with a Twist Paws Groom Studio Picnic Basket Red Olive Family Restaurant Rusty Bucket Shampooch SkateLand Skatin Station II Soccer World Studio One Salon Super Fine Wine & Liquors Tony Sacco s Vintner s Cellar Zap Zone Zin Super Week Aims To Fill Grade-Themed Baskets The auction committee is also very busy planning and putting together fabulous themed baskets to present at the auction as donations from the current families within each grade level. Please consider making either a monetary or item donation based on this year s themes. Any donation is helpful and appreciated. Preschool & Pre-Kindergarten Cruisin! (Boy and Girl Ride-on Vehicles) Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade American Girl and Inflatable Bounce House Microsoft Surface Apple Watch, ipad What s In Your Wallet? (Gift Cards) Lights, Camera, Action (Nikon Camera) The Luxury of Time (Shinola Watch) Travel (Airline, Hotel Gift Cards) Weekend in Chicago Capture & Share the World (GoPro, Drone, Telescope) If you wish to donate, you can do so in two ways: (1) Donate a monetary amount (this can be done via cash, check, or a gift card). Monetary donations can be put in the bins that each teacher will have in their classroom. (2) Donate the product for your grade s theme. Product donations can be sent to the office. Super Week Kicks Off Jan. 23rd

3 Mobile Bidding Calling All Artists... Have an aspiring artist in the family? Submit your student s letter-sized, cover-worthy artwork to the office no later than February 17th for a chance to be this year s cover artist. The cover should depict the theme: Growing Our Future. Best of luck. You Could Win Rule The School For Your Student On Friday, April 28, 2017, students who have won this silent auction item will have the opportunity to Rule the School and assume the titles of their favorite ASCS staff! Your child will arrive early and enjoy a breakfast of bagels and coffee (hot chocolate) in the staff lounge as they prepare for the school day. After a grueling morning of running the show, all of the day winners will join their staff counterparts for a very special lunch in the staff lounge. Responsibilities and workloads may vary! Golden Ticket Will Return... Mobile Bidding Again! Last year, we introduced mobile bidding, which put the power of bidding on silent auction items in the palm of attendees hands! It included: Easily tracking your desired silent auction items Ability to set maximum bid alerts Automatic text message if you have been outbid Ability to bid from wherever you are in line at the bar, mingling with other guests, or enjoying dinner We are excited to offer this bidding option again for silent auction items! Stay tuned for more registration information on this exciting feature. $5, $10 Ticket Update Later this month, we will be sending home order forms for the $5 and $10 raffle tickets for pre-ordering. We will once again offer our Golden Ticket Raffle! Starting in February, families will have the opportunity to purchase a $50 raffle ticket and if their ticket is pulled, they have the option to select from a variety of auction items before the bidding even begins! No limit on number of tickets you purchase and you will pre-select the item when you buy your golden ticket. Stay tuned for more details! Raise The Paddle For ASCS... Don t let the thrill of a live auction pass you by because everyone is encouraged to participate in the Raise The Paddle portion of the live auction. Using your auction booklet, or paddle, the auctioneer will start at a dollar amount to donate and count backwards until every attendee has had the chance to raise their paddle to donate to All Saints! It s a fun and exciting way to raise your paddle to help ASCS! Teacher, Classroom Giving Tree Our teachers plant seeds of knowledge that grow forever! Our Giving Tree features items our teachers need in their classrooms to enhance our students learning. If you are willing, please take a leaf from the tree, located in the banquet center, and give it to the volunteer, who will take down your bid number. It will be added to your receipt at the end of the event and you will have helped our seeds grow! Growing Leaders in Mind, Body, and Spirit Warren Road Canton, MI (734) Office (734) Attendance

4 In The Know January 10 Hot lunch orders due by 11:40 p.m. January 11 Renaissance Faire (5th grade) January 13 Student Credit Union at Lunch January 16 Professional Development Day No School January 18 Spirit Day End of Quarter January 25 Report Cards Sent Home The school store - the Thunder Store - is now open for business during the following lunch periods: Mondays: 3rd-8th grade during lunch Tuesdays: Kindergarten during lunch Thursdays: 1st-4th grade during lunch Happy Shopping! Bus Update Just a reminder the following dates All Saints Catholic School will not have bus service: Thurs., January 26 (no buses home) Friday, January 27 (no buses home) CC Quiz Bowl Tournament On Saturday, December 10th, the Quiz Bowl team had a wonderful and exciting start to the tournament season. In a pool of 24 teams, All Saints placed two teams in the top 15, including a 7th place finish by All Saints A. Individually, All Saints had four students place in the top 20 out of 124. Standout performances include Grant Reising and Drew Laroo, who finished 8th and 10th. Ms. Brow and Mr. Yee were very proud of their accomplishments as well as their sportsmanship at the tournament. The next tournament will be on January 21, 2017, at Country Day. RSVP for Art Gallery, Purchase Your Student s Work Today The All Saints Art Gallery will be opening for its fifth annual exhibition evening on Monday, January 30, at 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Please join us to recognize the creative works of our children s hands. Please use the online RSVP form, available from our website at, to reserve your child s artwork today. You may purchase it online, or if you are attending the event, you may pay with cash/check. To guarantee your artwork is framed, please use the RSVP form available from our website. If you are unable to join us for the gallery, but would still like to purchase your child s work, we ask families to please use the RSVP form and pay online. Your child s artwork will be available in the office after the closing of the gallery. NOTE: Artwork that is not purchased the evening of the gallery (or pre-ordered) will be donated to local hospitals and elder care facilities. Share the Date... New Family Open House All Saints recognizes our current families are our biggest cheerleaders when it comes to spreading the good news about everything happening within our community. In the weeks ahead, we will be sending a special open house to you which will include an invitation and the necessary referral form for you to invite any non-ascs families to our open house event. Our New Family Open House is from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on January 29, We hope you will invite your family, friends, neighbors, and colleagues to tour our school. Don t forget about our Partners In Faith Referral Program, which rewards you with a one-time $500 incentive for each new K-8 family who joins the All Saints family using this referral form. Forms can be found at /refer.

5 Blue Thunder News JVG2 Wins Tournament, Again The All Saints JV girls #2 team went 4-0 at the Sacred Heart Christmas Tournament securing their second tournament championship of the season. The girls, led by MVP Emma Brewis, defeated OLGC, Divine Child, and St. Michael s (twice). The team played great defense and all the players contributed to the championship. St. Patrick Christmas Tournament... JVG1 Earns Silver At DC The All Saints JV girls #1 team took home 2 nd place in the Divine Child Tournament by defeating GESU, 12-10, in a thrilling game. Hannah Glowzinski, Genna Fischer, Kelly Mahoney, Anna Rensi, and Isabella Merucci all contributed to the scoring with Isabella Merucci leading the defense with 5 rebounds, 2 blocks, and a steal. Great job girls! The Blue Thunder JV boys #2 team (above) earned a 3rd place finish at the annual St. Patrick White Lake Christmas tournament. In the first round of the varsity tournament, our varsity boys #4 team earned their first win of the season knocking off Sacred Heart in OT. Congratulations to both teams on a great tournament. VB2 Defeats OLV What a battle! Once again, the varsity boys #2 team s defense came to play and brought home a huge road win against Our Lady of Victory to remain undefeated and in first place in the league. Drew Bauman led all scorers with 11 points.

6 Blue Thunder News Softball, Baseball Registration All Saints Blue Thunder baseball and softball registration is open to 4th-8th grade boys and girls through January 30, The season runs from April through May. Register online at and click Register Online. The cost for this program is $130 plus your family must have an ASCS CYO Booster Club membership for the school year ($50). However, payment will only be due if there are enough players and coaches to field teams. At that time, you will be notified when payment is due. Varsity Bowler Knocks em Down Isabella Barlow, an 8th grader on the varsity bowling team, bowled an impressive, all-time high game of 188, this past weekend. The All Saints opener at Woodland Lanes, against Divine Child, proved to be a statistical celebration for Coach Ron Barlow and Coach Dave MacDonald. The team scored more than 425 points each game and all 6 bowlers were over their average each game. Congratulations to Isabella and her teammates: Anna LaForest, Brooke MacDonald, Brennan Pascual, Juliana Santillan, and Kalena Wingrove. ~ Scores ~ JV Boys 1 18 OLV #1 24 JV Boys 2 16 OLV #2 31 JV Boys 3 22 OLV #3 21 JV Boys 4 12 OLV #5 18 JV Boys 5 11 OLV #4 16 JV Girls 1 10 OLV #1 16 Varsity Boys 1 29 OLV #1 31 Varsity Boys 2 28 OLV #2 23 Varsity Girls 1 29 OLV 16 Everyone is welcome to the lanes each Saturday in January and February at noon to cheer on the Thunder Bowlers. ~ Basketball Scores ~ Mon 12/26/2016 JV Girls 2 (9) vs. St. Michael #2 (8) JV Boys 3 (11) vs. St. Michael (18) JV Boys 4 (18) vs. Sacred Heart (14) JV Boys 2 (27) vs. St. Hugo #2 (17) Varsity Boys 4 (23) vs. Holy Family #3 (19) Tue 12/27/2016 JV Boys 3 (13) vs. Our Lady of Good Counsel #2 (15) JV Boys 4 (9) vs. St. Joseph, Trenton #2 (32) Varsity Boys 3 (32) vs. Sacred Heart (26) Varsity Boys 2 (22) vs. St. Paul II (24) JV Boys 1 (30) vs. St. Edith (9) Varsity Boys 1 (29) vs. St. Edith (37) Varsity Boys 4 (29) vs. Holly Academy (41) Wed 12/28/2016 JV Girls 2 (10) vs. Our Lady of Good Counsel #2 (9) Varsity Boys 3 (27) vs. St. Edith #2 (40) Varsity Boys 2 (13) vs. U of D Jesuit Academy (42) JV Boys 1 (23) vs. Our Lady of Good Counsel (24) Varsity Boys 1 (27) vs. St. Fabian (29) JV Boys 2 (19) vs. Holy Family #2 (30) Varsity Boys 4 (27) vs. St. Joseph, Lake Orion #2 (38) Thu 12/29/2016 JV Girls 2 (18) vs. Divine Child #2 (7) Varsity Boys 3 (26) vs. St. Edith #2 (36) Varsity Boys 2 (44) vs. St. Joan of Arc #2 (15) JV Boys 1 (12) vs. St. Patrick W.L. (30) Fri 12/30/2016 JV Girls 1 (12) vs. Gesu (10) JV Girls 2 (8) vs. St. Michael #2 (6) Varsity Boys 3 (17) vs. Divine Child (47) JV Boys 2 (30) vs. Our Lady of Refuge #2 (23)

7 Family Donation Form Name: Phone: Total Donor Value: $ Total Retail Value: $ Item Description(s): Please check the box below if you want your donation to go to a specific grade, otherwise your donation may be used to complete other baskets/packages as needed. q Preschool q Pre-K q K q 1 st q 2 nd q 3 rd q 4 th q 5 th q 6 th q 7 th q 8 th q Any Basket Please make checks out to All Saints Catholic School Check # Auction winners are promised that items won are new and unused. Therefore, the Auction Committee asks that only new items be donated. This excludes art, collectibles, or sports memorabilia. Tax ID # A receipt will be provided for tax purposes. All Saints Catholic School Warren Road Canton, MI (734)

8 Business Donation Form Business Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Contact Name: Phone: Item Description(s) & Individual Item Value: Please list each item description and value individually. Value is the retail or fair market value of an item. Total Donor Value: $ Procured by: Auction winners are promised that items won are new and unused. Therefore, the Auction Committee asks that only new items be donated. This excludes art, collectibles, or sports memorabilia. All Saints Catholic School is accredited by the Michigan Nonpublic Schools Accrediting Association. Tax ID # A receipt will be provided for tax purposes. All Saints Catholic School Warren Road Canton, MI (734)