I have been truly inspired by your generous response in
supporting our school. Through
your gifts, prayers and openness to new ideas, we have forty children who are
now attending St. Thomas Aquinas.
Our preschool enrollment sits at fifteen and K-4 at twenty-five. Thank you so much for helping start the
year with a bang!
As
we discern creative ways to raise funds for our school, I have consistently
told those responsible that we need to work smarter, not harder. My goal is to streamline our
fundraising efforts to focus on our major events throughout the year. The more people we get involved, the
better to get the most bang for our buck.
Our
first major event of the school year is our annual marathon. This year will feature some new
additions as we will be doing our walk on a Friday afternoon (4:00pm on October
3rd). The route will
also change in order to walk by Falls High School, football field and
track. Matching shirts will be a
witness to the community of our presence and joy.
Our
vision is to complement homecoming at Falls High School. We will be having a tailgate party in
our parking late prior to the football game as our Broncos take on the Hibbing
Bluestreaks at 7:00pm. Posters and
markers will be available to make signs to support our athletes and every St.
Thomas Aquinas student who participates in our walk will receive a
complementary ticket to the game.
We would like to invite any and all
St. Thomas Aquinas alumni to participate in this homecoming of our own. Please get the word out!
Finally, I also changed our
fundraising goal. Previously this
goal has been between $11,000-12,000.
I upped this to $15,000 and am confident that with your support we will
reach this! As an added incentive
to you and the kids, I will have my head shaved during a school day if this
goal is reached. I don’t mean
buzzed—shaving cream and a razor will be involved to go all the way. Dawn Flesland, our principal, said that
she would have her head shaved if we get $30,000! (Though she also said she would ensure that $29,900 would be
the max we could receive! Hahaha!)
I am looking forward to a great
evening to encourage school spirit, be present in our community and support our
fellow students at Falls High School.
See Mrs. Flesland’s insert for more information and mark your calendars
for a fun family evening!
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