Fund Raisers and Committees

Listed below is a list of PTO sponsored events and committees at Saint Louis School. Read on to learn a bit about each committee and perhaps new ways that you may become more involved. If you require further information or would like to volunteer, please contact one the PTO Executive Officers. 

Cafeteria Decorating Committee	Committee does simple decorating of the cafeteria three to four times a year.
Cafeteria Help	Each school day 4 cafeteria helpers are needed to help prepare and serve the food, as well as clean up tables and dishes. To completely fill the schedule 200 volunteers are needed. The hours are 9:30 to 1:30 one day a month. We have found that cafeteria duty can be difficult for parents with a kindergartener or preschooler since the hours span both morning and afternoon. We do have several volunteers who share a day each alternating every other month, one working and the other babysitting. Please note, if you do volunteer to take a shift, it is very important that you show up or locate a substitute. Workers are generally willing to trade shifts. If you are unable to find a substitute, please contact Tammy Wintz or Carla Prickel at 812-934-3310. Our cafeteria volunteers enable SLS to keep lunch costs affordable.
Campbell's Labels for Education	Save your Campbell's labels for this ongoing fundraiser. The school can redeem collected labels for educational and athletic equipment. For more information on this program, contact the chairman of the In-service Committee or click on the highlighted PDF file for participating items. Labels for Education
Catholic Schools Week Italian Night	Catholic Schools Week- Assist in planning and staffing this special week of events that draw attention to the importance of Catholic School Education. Held in late January in conjunction with the annual Science Fair and Book Fair. Families are contacted in early January to sign up to assist with this event. 150 workers are needed. Volunteers will work about 2 hours.
Enrichment	Assist chairman in researching possible programs, recruiting instructors, preparing information package for student after school activities. 6 volunteers are needed.
Box Tops for Education	Clip and collect Box Tops Logos for this ongoing fundraiser. The school can redeem collected Box Tops Logos for cash. For more information on this program, including a list of participating products, click on the highlighted PDF file for participating items. Box Tops for Education
Hospitality/Welcoming	Donate and prepare part or whole meal for family in need. Delivery may be required. Prepare and deliver baby and new student gifts. Help with Open House for Kindergarten. Assist the principal with introducing parents of prospective students to St. Louis School by giving tours of the school. Help with snacks and lunches for teachers’ meetings. 22 volunteers needed.
In-School Service	Assist teachers with clerical duties, including making copies and laminating. Cutting, counting and organizing Campbell Soup labels and General Mill’s labels. Each of these three programs provides cash or merchandise to the school. 25 volunteers are needed.
Library	Assist librarian with preparing books and magazines to be placed on the shelves, including covering books or entering them into the library system. You can do either book covering or computer entry so computer skills are required. Volunteers will also help with Scholastic Book Fair's held at various times throughout the school year. 25 volunteers are needed. 1 volunteer per school day for 1 to 3 hours.
Parties Grades K - 4	Help organize and staff the three parties for Grades K, 1, 2, 3, and 4. The parties include Halloween, Christmas, Valentines Day and the End of the Year Carnival. 6 volunteers are needed.
PTO Festival Booth	Help distribute letters, collect prizes, and organize prizes. Work in the booth on the day of the Parish Festival in September. 15 volunteers needed.
Recycling Committee	Help sort, count and mail used printer cartridges and cell phones to companies that recycle them. Program provides cash to school. 6 volunteers are needed.
Rummage Sale	The Rummage Sale is one of the major fundraising events for PTO. It regularly raises well over $10,000 for PTO. It is extremely labor intensive. We ask each parent to donate some time to the enormous job of sorting, folding, and displaying the many items donated or working during the sale as a cashier. Workers are needed day and evening, weekdays and weekends, before and during the sale. The Rummage Sale for 2012 will be held on June 8, 9 and 10, 2012. Donated items will be processed on June 3, 4, 5, and 6, 2012. Please mark your calendars. Families are contacted closer to the sale for specific jobs and times.
St. Louis Trash Bag Sale	Prepare sales packets for students, process orders, pack and distribute merchandise and collect money. The St. Louis Trash Bag Sale begins in the fall. It is one of the three major fundraisers for PTO. 35 volunteers are needed.
Holiday Gifts	Assist with purchasing, packaging, and distributing gifts to the students for St. Nick's Day, Christmas, and Easter. 4 volunteers are needed.
Spring Fundraiser	Help organize this spring fundraising event. Responsibilities may include assisting chairman in selection of vendor and merchandise, packing and distributing merchandise to students, and helping students collect money. 5 volunteers are needed.
Super Sunday Bingo	Super Sunday Bingo is held twice a year in March and October. This event is a very important fundraiser to St. Louis Catholic School. Since its inception, the Bingo program has generated over $3,600,000 to support our school. Annually, Bingo raises approximately $500 per student. In order for this event to be a success, the help of every parent is needed and expected as many ways as possible.
Teacher/Staff Christmas Gift Committee	Committee members solicit gift ideas form SLS faculty and staff, generate gift cards, create the Giving Tree bulletin board, and are available during Parent-Teacher conferences to facilitate the gift card and/or contribution form distribution. 14 volunteers needed.
Weekly Bingo	Kitchen helpers, floor helpers, and bakers are needed. Kitchen helpers set up concessions, prepare and serve the food. Floor Helpers clear tables and watch for bingos. Bakers either make a couple cakes, pies, cookies, or brownies for bingo. All helpers and bakers only work one Thursday a month. Hours are flexible and people are available to sub if you cannot make it a certain month.

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