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• Parent Involvement Program
• Box Tops for Education
• Bi-Lo BoosterPlus
• Food Lion's Shop and Share Program
• Campbell Soup Labels
• Target's Take Charge of Education
• The St. Jude School Endowment Club

"Parental involvement in education seems to be a more important influence than poverty, school environment and the influence of peers." DfES, Every Child Matters As the largest ministry in St. Jude parish, and in keeping with the spirit of true stewardship, we value our parents for the time, talent and treasure they share with us. The Parent Involvement Program (PIP) at St. Jude School was started in 1991 with a two-fold purpose. First, it benefits the faculty and staff by providing an ample, consistent source of help for clerical projects, classroom project preparation, class parties, work crews, library assistants, scout leaders, field trip and dance chaperones, Grandparents Day, HASA, Athletic Association and dozens of other areas. Second, and perhaps most important, it was formed to follow through on a Department of Education study that showed that students perform better in the classroom when their parents are involved in their school.
As part of the registration requirement at St. Jude School, parents are required to complete 8 PIP hours per child per year up to a maximum of 20 hours per family. St Jude School parents have traditionally responded to "PIP" by not only meeting the minimal required 8 hours per child, but by consistently surpassing a total of 10,000 volunteer hours per year!

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ENDOWMENT PROGRAM AND ANNUAL FUND CAMPAIGN

An Invitation to Join the St. Jude School Endowment Club
In order to secure the financial future of our school so that it will be able to continue to offer quality services to all its members, we have established the St. Jude School Endowment Fund.  Gifts made to the Endowment Fund are invested in trust for the future.  Only the investment income generated annually will be used.  This creates an additional ongoing source of income for the school; the larger the Endowment Fund becomes over the years, the greater will be the yearly income.  If you are interested in making a donation to the Endowment Fund, please contact Kathie Etherton.

The Annual Fund Campaign
Monies raised through the annual fund may be used immediately at the discretion of the principal to fund activities and school related purchases that are not part of the regular budget.  Monies are allocated to areas of Excellence in Teaching, Curriculum, Special Projects and Emergency HDP Assistance. If you are interested in helping St. Jude School with a gift to the Annual Fund, please contact Kathie Etherton . 

Parents – One way you can help us improve our school, is by participating in the various Corporate Share programs that are available in our community.

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION

The Box-Tops for Education program allows us to cash in box tops from General Mills products for 10 cents each.  Annually, this can add several hundred dollars to the operating budget.  Small collection boxes are provided in all classrooms, in the back of the church and a large collection bin is located in the main school building.  Please trim your "Box-Tops" so that there is no additional portion of the label included.  This will help hold down our postage cost. For a complete list of all participating Box Tops products, click here.
If you register at Box Tops for Education, then you can enter St. Jude each month to win Bonus Box Tops through the promotional/coupon area.  

We earned over $1000 last year!! Thank you St. Jude!!!

BI-LO BOOSTER PROGRAM

Bi-Lo has a "Bi-Lo BoosterPlus" program which helps raise money for needed supplies and equipment.  You can enroll your BONUSCARD® by taking the organization’s enrollment form to the store and scanning it with your BONUSCARD®. This one-time scan will enroll your BONUSCARD® until May 31. You may also call 800-768-4438 to request this information. To learn more, click here www.BI-LO.com. Please make sure to sign up – this benefits the school with no additional cost to you.

THANK YOU to all parents who participate in the BiLo "Boosterplus" program.  

FOOD LION SHOP AND SHARE

Food Lion's Shop and Share program is a convenient way to raise money for St Jude School. Each time you shop at Food Lion and use your MVP card, a portion of your total grocery purchase will be donated. Food Lion knows it is important to be involved in the local communities in which it serves, and Shop and Share is their way of helping St. Jude School grow and prosper. Please register your MVP card today.

CAMPBELL SOUP

St. Jude School collects Campbell Soup Labels which are used to order sports equipment or items for the classroom from the Campbell Soup Labels for Education catalog.  Whenever you use a Campbell Soup product, please remove the UPC with the Campbell's boy and send it into the school. They no longer accept the Campbell's Front Label.   Also you can send in labels from other products.  Check out the Campbell site to learn more.  When we reach certain levels we will order our products. 

We recently received a new projector as a result of our label collections!

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TARGET

Through the Take Charge of Education program, Target will donate an amount equal to 1% of REDcard (Target Visa and Target Card) purchases made at Target and Target.com, and 1/2% of Target Visa purchases made elsewhere.  St Jude's School ID Number is 15906.  Want to learn more?

THANK YOU to all parents who participate in the Target, Take Charge of Education Program.  

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