Howdy, Partner! Looking for the party of the year? Then mark your calendar for Saturday, March 3. Mother Seton School (MSS) is having a Bull Roast!

The Bull Roast is a new Home and School Association (H.S.A.) event for 2012. The H.S.A. is made up of parents and friends who volunteer their time to raise much needed funds for Mother Seton School. In 2011, the H.S.A. was able to donate over $42,000 to support MSS students with new textbooks, learning software, classroom supplies, playground equipment, field trip transportation and much more.

Please support the H.S.A. by purchasing your Bull Roast ticket by February 17. A delicious All-You-Can-Eat Buffet will be served, filled with juicy, flavorful meats, a variety of sides, desert and more. For your entertainment, there will be games of chance, raffles, and a live auction of classroom projects created by our students, including a corn hole set, Adirondack chairs, and more. To top it all off, bring comfy boots for some great music and dancing.

Dinner and games of chance will begin at 7 p.m. and dancing will go on until 11 p.m. Tickets are just $30 per person and can be purchased by contacting Mother Seton School at 301-447-3161. Patrons must be over age 21.

Tickets on sale now!

Volunteers still needed for the MSS Bull Roast
Many fun positions still available
• Various games of chance
• Raffle Table
• Refreshment Center
• Set up/ Clean up crew
• Behind the scenes admin help
Whatever your skill- we need you! Please print & return the volunteer form.

For more info, contact: Chris Waybright 717-870-3319 or cwaybright@hotmail.com

Mark your calendars!

Sat. Feb. 25: Father Daughter Dance. "A Blast From The Past" annual Father Daughter Dance. Saturday, Feb. 25th 2012 from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. at MSS. Light refreshments. Semi-formal attire. Tickets are $15 per father/guardian. Click here for a ticket order form. Contact Denise Adams (301-447-2107) for more information.

We are still welcoming volunteers to help make this year's Father Daughter Dance a success.  If you would  like to help decorate on Friday, Feb. 24 at 6:00 p.m., serve refreshments during the dance, help with the cleanup, or donate baked goods (no nut products), please contact Denise Adams (301-447-2107 or adamsd15@gmail.com.  Also, Reservation forms for the dance and order forms for the portraits are available here!

Sat. March 3:  1st Annual Bull Roast. Step up now to get involved in preparing the 1st Annual Bull Roast. Volunteers needed: Set up room, sell tickets at door, cashier, set up, staff raffle tables, staff games of chance, 50/50, tip jars, advertising locally (deliver posters, etc.) Call Ally Rabaiotti at 301-509-6310 or Judith Archie at 443-340-1306 for more information. Tickets on sale now!

March 17 & 18: Warm The Heart Tea. 1:30-3:30 p.m.. Limited seating. Call Kim McGee (301-788-7298) or email jkm92897@comcast.net for information. Click here for more information & ticket order form.
Volunteers needed!

Raffle Sales Tips - Only 4 months remain to sell your tickets Take advantage of school events like the Bull Roast and February Bingo to sell your tickets. Contact the office to reserve a table.

To volunteer events or for more information contact an HSA Officer:
Ally Rabaiotti 301-509-6310
Judith Archie 443-340-1306
Tara Wivell 301-514-4238
Stephanie Kiessling 301-514-8571

WE NEED EVERYONE TO "Keep on Doing!" The future of MSS depends upon our present parents and students. Advertise, volunteer, support our HSA projects and fundraisers.

HSA Raffle Guidelines

Each family has been assigned 12 tickets to be sold. The quantity was determined based on the final number of families registered for the 2011/2012 school year. A minimum of 2,500 tickets must be sold in order to meet the H.S.A. fundraising goals for this year.

Additional tickets are available for any family able to sell more than the assigned 12 tickets. Please contact Tara Wivell via email - andtara4@wivellhomes.com for additional tickets.

Raffle tickets are $10 per ticket. Checks need to be made payable to Mother Seton School. We ask that you send in raffle stubs and money as you receive them. Please send into school in an envelope marked "H.S.A. Raffle".

Do NOT throw out unsold tickets. Any unsold tickets MUST be returned to school for tracking purposes. If you are having difficulty selling your tickets, please watch the Tuesday Newsletter for Tips on selling.

ALL TICKET MONIES AND UNSOLD TICKETS MUST BE TURNED INTO THE MSS SCHOOL OFFICE BY FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2012.

COMING SOON! – Please be sure to follow the H.S.A. Updates in the Tuesday newsletter for the Calendar of events for which you can sign up to sell your assigned raffle tickets.

Full participation by our school community is critical to the success of this fundraiser. We appreciate your assistance in reaching this fundraising goal for our school.

Questions? H.S.A. Officers are available to answer any additional questions you may have. Ally Rabaiotti - President (ambmrab04@msn.com) or Tara Wivell - Treasurer (andtara4@wivellhomes.com)

Printable copy of these guidelines available here.

Please read the letter from Sr. JoAnne encouraging you to support this major HSA Fund Raiser for the year. Every MSS family received a packet of raffle tickets last week. Return sold tickets ASAP and request new ones if you can sell more. Questions? Contact Ally Rabaiotti, President (ambmrab04@msn.com) or Tara Wivell, Treasurer (andtara4@wivellhomes.com).

The Raffle is the ONLY fundraiser where 100% PARTICIPATION is expected. Each family is expected to sell their portion of raffle tickets. If you returned your tickets unsold we are sending them back to you to give it a try!

Can't sell them to anyone? Then come to the Vera Bradley Bingo and sell to Bingo players, about half of whom are not school families. Contact Betsy Santos (410-756-1332) for information.

Home & School Association NEWS

Announcing New HSA Officers for 2011-2012
President - Ally Rabaiotti
Vice President - Judith Archie
Secretary - Stephanie Kiessling
Treasurer - Tara Wivell

HSA Contributions to MSS
The HSA will be contributing $42,060 to MSS for the coming school year thanks to the hard work and generosity of so many parents who served as event chairs or assisted in any way. Funds will be used to enhance the instructional program, purchase classroom equipment and supplies, and support special events. Thank you to outgoing officers Betsy Santos, Donna Herring, and Susan Hatter for your leadership and to all who actively participated in our MSS Parent Organization.

Sales & Fundraisers

The Home and School Association (HSA) organizes school fundraising and “fun raising” events.  All parents/guardians of currently enrolled students are automatically members of the Home and School Association.

Officers meet monthly. General meetings for all parents/guardians are scheduled twice each year. Financial Reports are provided through Tuesday newsletters and at the general meetings.

All funds raised by H.S.A. are used to support the educational programs and mission of the school.

We need the participation of every family to make our events successful; any time that you can volunteer is greatly appreciated!

Please contact the front office (301-447-3161) for more information on the Home and School Association.

SUPPORT HSA FUNDRAISERS
The children depend upon your continued support of H.S.A. Fundraisers!

Our H.S.A. fundraisers support many things that benefit our children; field trips, fans in the classrooms, extra teaching materials, First Eucharist celebration, Graduation celebrations, special programs during the year. Events sponsored by HSA include product sales fundraisers, the Gala, Spaghetti Dinner, Bingo, and Breakfast with Santa. FUNdraisers include, the Fall Festival, Father Daughter Dance, Ince cream socials, and Pizza days. Without the help of our parents in chairing and working on these fundraisers we would not be able to do so much. Thank you for your support!

HSA Forms
Deposit Record
Pre-Event Ticket Sales Form
Sales Count Form

Help Support MSS with the Purchase of a Unique MSS Gift To purchase please contact HSA, the front office or Development.
	Mother Seton School Necklace... $25 A custom glass necklace, hand mastered by Yemi, a local glass artist in Frederick, MD. This necklace depicts Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton and the words "Mother Seton School."
	Mother Seton School Car Magnet... $5
	Mother Seton School Ornament... $15 A custom glass ornament depicting the beloved Mother Seton and two of her students. This ornament was hand mastered by Yemi in Frederick, MD.
	All This & Heaven Too Unframed Prints By Local Artist, Rebecca Pearl with certificate of Authenticity... $50 This painting represents Mother Seton’s warm relationship with children by depicting her teaching in front of the White House, where she established the Nation’s first Catholic parochial school in 1810.  It also shows Mount St. Mary’s College campus, the bell tower of Mary and St. Joseph Church, the parish church of Mother Seton.
	Wooden Mother Seton School Sill Sitter... $8