January 5, 2017

Dear Parents,

Our annual fundraising event, “Stars, Stripes, & Swing” will be February 25, 2017. We are already gearing up for a spectacular night of fun, food, friends, and fundraising!Ticket sales start January 6, 2017 and go through February 24, 2017. It is important to remember that all funds raised through this event directly supports YOUR CHILD’S education!

Event tickets for “Stars, Stripes, & Swing” are one ticket for $30, or two tickets for $50. Our evening will include dinner, music, and a casino. We will have prizes for our top casino winners. Included with this letter is an order form for event tickets and sponsorships. Tickets are available on a first come, first serve basis due to maximum occupancy of our venue. Please return your order form and payment to school as soon as possible.

We are also having a raffle this year to raise money. Tickets are $5 for one ticket, or $20 for five tickets. Raffle prizes are a $500 Wal-Mart gift card, a big screen HDTV, and a gas BBQ grill. We are having a competition between classes and among all students. We are including in this letterfive starting tickets for each student. We ask that students return sold tickets and money to the school. If you need more tickets, just let the school know and we will send them home with your child. As a reminder, all checks should be made payable to JLCCS. Winners will be announced on February 25th at our Stars, Stripes, & Swing event.

Prize Information:

  • Class Prize - the class with the most tickets sold by February 22nd will receive an ice cream trip to Sonic Drive-In.
  • Individual Weekly Prizes – Each week whichever student sells the most tickets for that week only will receive a free dress day the following week. Your ticket sales will not accumulate each week for this prize. Tickets and money must be turned in each Wednesday morning (beginning January 11th) to count for that week’s total. The winners will be announced each Wednesday. Dates for the individual winners to be announced:
  • January 11th
  • January 18th
  • January 25th
  • February 1st
  • February 8th
  • February 15th
  • February 22nd
  • Individual Overall Prizes – At the conclusion of raffle ticket sales (February 22nd), we will select the one student in the lower grade levels and the one student in the upper grade levels who sold the most raffle tickets overall and they will have their choice of the following prizes:
  • Be the Principal for a day
  • Have a week of free dress

We appreciate your help in making our annual Gala a huge success!Your student is depending on ALL of us to participate and to raise the needed funds to purchase more books, update technology, and so much more! Thank you for your time and assistance in supporting our students &our precious school! Please see our attached order form for event tickets and sponsorship information.

Sincerely,

Vicky Morrison

Principal

Stars, Stripes, & Swing Event Order Form
Contact Information:
Your Name
Company
Phone / Email
Address
City / State / Zip
Reservation Options:
I would like a table sponsorship and promotion of my company as an event sponsor.
(Please select table sponsorship level.)
Blue ($1,000)
White ($750)
Red ($200)
I would like to reserve individual seats. / # of seats at $30 each or $50 per couple.
I cannot attend, so please accept this donation for $______.
I will donate a $50 prize for the casino:
Payment Options:
Enclosed is my check for / $ / (Payable to JLCCS.)
Send an invoice to my email above for / $
Please bill / $ / to: / Visa / MasterCard / Discover
CC Number / Exp Date / / / 3 Digit Code
Signature
Student that sold you the sponsorship/tickets

Sponsorship Levels:

I would like to support James L. Collins Catholic School’s Stars, Stripes, & Swing event with the following:

Be a Blue Sponsor ($1,000)

  • Included in this sponsorship would be your name and logo in our social media and printed materials for the event
  • Reserved table with party favors
  • Sponsor highlight at event
  • Name on event banner
  • 8 event tickets
  • 8 raffle tickets
  • Additional casino chips
  • Advertisement in the school yearbook
  • You also have the opportunity to provide a party take away with your business information on it that we will have distributed to all attendees (ex: a dentist could have toothbrushes)

Be a White Sponsor ($750)

  • Included in this sponsorship would be your name and logo in our social media and printed materials for the event
  • Reserved seating at our sponsor tables
  • Sponsor highlight at event
  • Name on event banner
  • 6 event tickets
  • 6 raffle tickets
  • Additional casino chips
  • Advertisement in the school yearbook
  • You also have the opportunity to provide a party take away with your business information on it that we will have distributed to all attendees (ex: a dentist could have toothbrushes)

Be a Red Sponsor ($200)

  • Included in this sponsorship would be your name and logo in our social media and printed materials for the event
  • Reserved seating at our sponsor tables
  • Sponsor highlight at event
  • Name on event banner
  • 2 event tickets
  • 2 raffle tickets
  • Additional casino chips

James L. Collins Catholic School

3000 W Hwy 22  Corsicana, TX 75110  903-872-1751