St. Andrew Apostle School

Parent Association

21st Annual Holiday Gift Show & Craft Fair

Saturday, November 13, 2010
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

St. Andrew Apostle Catholic School's Parent Association proudly sponsors the 21st Annual Holiday Gift Show & Craft Fair. Each year, our show offers a wide variety of unique and special merchants, delicious Southern Living baked goods, raffles, refreshments, fun for the kids and much more. We invite you to submit a vendor application for this well attended event. At this time, the craft fair committee will review applications, accepting only the most unique and special merchants, on a first come first serve basis.

Spaces, which measure 9' x 3', are still available for this well attended event. Please complete and return an application to Shelley Gross, the vendor coordinator and co-chair. You may contact Shelly Gross or Felicia Lester, the co-chairs of the event, if you have any questions or comments. Hurry, this popular, well attended event will fill up fast!

Welcome to our 2009-2010 school year! Please read our Back-to-School Letter. We are very excited about being on the St. Andrew Apostle Parent Association (SAPA) Board this school year. The 2009-2010 SAPA Board consists of both new and returning members who look forward to working with all students, parents, and teachers to strengthen the St. Andrew's community. Although we are the board, we represent you the families at St. Andrew and it takes our joint collaborative efforts to meet our financial obligations and give additional monies to our school and children. Last year SAPA generated $54,000 to support our parish community.

Membership is open to any parent or legal guardian who has a child enrolled in St. Andrew Apostle School.

What are SAPA's major responsibilities?

• Raise $30,000 annually to fulfill our financial obligation to the Parish. This goal can be met if all members participate in our fund raising activities. Any funds raised in excess are given to the School, Rectory, School Board, etc. to be used for extra projects, equipment, or materials that will benefit our children and our Parish.
• Supervise the Parent Support Program ("Volunteer Hours"). As part of tuition, each family with children attending St. Andrew's School (K-8) is required to pay SAPA $50 by September 25, 2009 and work 25 volunteer hours per year, the equivalent of $375 (or pay $15 for each hour under 25 hours worked).
• Offer a hot lunch service.
• Provide support to the teachers in the form of start-up money to set up their classrooms, hot lunch coupons and Christmas bonuses. Volunteers also organize a Teacher Appreciation Luncheon in December and Teacher Appreciation Week in May.
• Sponsor family events such as Halloween Parties, Breakfast/Lunch with Santa, Secret Santa Shop, and Movie Nights.
• Hold meetings of interest to its members at least four times a year - see the 2009-2010 SAPA Calendar for meeting dates (generally the second Tuesday of each month). All meetings will be held in the multi-purpose room.

SAPA Calendar

This calendar has been updated for the 2009-2010 school year. It was last updated on Thusday, October 29, 2009.

2010-2011 SAPA Board Members

President
Mary Carmelle Philogene,  301 593-4599

Vice President
Kathleen Perencevich,   301 802-7667

Treasurer
Jean Paul,  301 890-7438

Secretary
Tracy Bourke,   301 210-9559

Advisors
Desiree Balla,  301 502-8299

Maria LaNoire,  301 572-5880

Noelle Lynch,  301 680-9093

Tanya Patzy,   301 649-3908

Dorothy Primrose,  301 254-5315

Susan McDermott,  301 879-7819

Helpful Information

• SAPA Policies & Procedures
• Receive Thursday Notes via email
• Expense Reimbursement Form
• 2009-10 Volunteer Checklist Form
• 2009-10 Volunteer Hours Form

Hot Lunch

• If you have questions or concerns about hot lunch, please contact Giselle Rosales at 301 649-5559 or send her email.