Fundraising

Like all non-profit organizations, fundraising is a necessary part of the activities of St. Christopher School. All of the money raised by St. Christopher School STAY at St. Christopher School and are included in our annual operating budget. Through this fundraising, we are able to provide a quality education and a strong learning environment for all of our students.

As a Diocesan school, St. Christopher is required to raise approximately 5% of our annual budget through fundraising activities. In recent years, we have been required to raise approximately $50,000. Although the Diocese sets this minimum fundraising goal for us, our actual need is much greater. Our actual fundraising goal has been close to $100,000 for the past several years.

Each year we include a number of ways for each family to participate in fundraising – from sales to donations to community events. Some, including Campbell’s Label and printer cartridge collections, don’t even require money! We hope that each and every family will find a way to participate in our fundraising efforts that is comfortable and doable for them.

Major Fundraisers

Freedom from Fundraising drive (September)

An opportunity to “buy-out” of all other fundraisers (except the Nashua Diocesan Schools Fall Calendar Raffle) for the year with a minimum required donation of $300 per family. Because no goods or services are received in exchange for this donation, the full amount of the donation is tax-deductible according to IRS regulations.

Nashua Diocesan Schools Fall Calendar Raffle (September)

Each Fall, we work with Infant Jesus School and Nashua Catholic Regional Junior High School to put on our exciting Fall Calendar Raffle.  This fun raffle is quite popular with ticket sales occurring in September and a month's worth of daily prize drawings held in October. During September and October, more information about the Calendar Raffle can be found at www.NashuaDiocesanSchools.org.

Wrapping Paper/Candy Sale (October)

We love Genevieve’s! This catalog features 60# heavy-weight holiday wrapping paper not available anywhere else, as well as Hebert Candies and other gifts. Genevieve’s products are also available online at www.genevieves.com. The St. Chris school code is 2027.

Annual Fund Drive (November)

Friends  of Catholic education are solicited for cash donations through this annual drive. Donors have been very generous in the past and we appreciate the support our donors give to the St. Chris community!

Annual St. Christopher Auction (Spring)

This is one social event you don’t want to miss! An adult-only evening, the event features a silent auction of over 175 items, a delicious sit-down dinner, and a thrill-a-minute live auction. More information about this year's Auction can be found at http://stchrisschoolnh.org/support/auction.html.

Ongoing Fundraisers

Campbell’s Labels for Education and General Mills Box Tops for Education Collection

Collection boxes are located outside the office on the first floor. Ask friends and relatives to collect for you – you’ll be amazed at how quickly these add up! For more information about these programs and a list of participating products, visit these websites:

• • Labels for Education www.labelsforeducation.com (participating products)
  • Box Tops for Education www.boxtops4education.com (participating products)

Scrip Program

The Scrip Program offers St. Chris another great way to earn funds. Through the Great Lakes Scrip, you are able to purchase Gift Cards to major stores. Each vendor gives St. Chris a percentage back for each card that is bought. For more information visit www.glscrip.com or click here for the order form. As an extra bonus, once a family has reached $50 in cash back to the school from their purchases, the school splits the cash back 50/50 with the family! This is not reset each year, so a family only needs to reach the $50 once in their entire St. Christopher career! Checks are mailed at the end of the school year.

QSP Magazine Orders

Families and friends of St. Chris are invited to order a wide selection of magazines, books, and music at a great price through QSP.com...and the school will receive up to 40% of the purchase price! To order, go to QSP.com, and enter our school code, 425013406, in the school code box. (Note -- the website seems to work best with Internet Explorer.). Have fun reading!

SchoolPop

Online shoppers can donate a fixed percentage of their purchases to the school through this merchant portal at www.schoolpop.com. There is no extra cost to the shopper and a number of popular online stores are available, including Barnes and Noble, Lands End, and Gap. The school’s identification number is 0146904.

Target Credit Card

Shoppers who use a Target credit card can select St. Christopher’s to receive a cash bonus from Target. The school’s code is 10196. Target Red Card program.

Hannaford Helps Schools

During this yearly program, customers receive school dollar certificates at the register with purchases of participating products. At the end of the time period, the certificates are exchanged for cash donations for the school from Hannaford. Look for this to begin again in the fall.

The Birthday Book Program

We have available a Birthday Book Program for those families that wish to commemorate their child's birthday by donating a book to our school library. The program has been ongoing for a number of years. Each school year we will designate a section of the library that will be the main focus of your gifts. This will make a big difference in the growth of our library. We will continue to place a bookplate on the inside cover of the book with your child's name and date of donation. It will be a gift that is shared with others for many years to come.

If you wish to commemorate your child's birthday by participating in our Birthday Book Program, please see Mrs. Riley. She will be happy to assist you in making your selection from our in-house catalogs.

GoodSearch.com and GoodShop.com

GoodSearch.com is a Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half its advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. Use it just as you would any search engine, get quality search results from Yahoo, and support St. Chris!

The related GoodShop.com is a new online shopping mall which donates up to 30 percent of each purchase to St. Chris, too! Hundreds of great stores including Amazon, Target, Gap, Best Buy, eBay, Macy's and Barnes & Noble have teamed up with GoodShop and every time you place an order, you'll be supporting our school.

And if you download the GoodSearch – St. Chris toolbar, our cause will earn money every time you shop and search online - even if you forget to go to GoodShop or GoodSearch first! Add the St. Christopher School toolbar at http://www.goodsearch.com/toolbar/mode/ . Hint --There’s a long list of St. Christopher Schools, so be sure to choose the right one!

Other One-time-only Fundraisers

Throughout the year, you may receive requests for minor fundraisers. These smaller fundraisers are used for special projects which are not included in our operating budget or to support enrichment programs coordinated by our Parent Group. Your support of these sales is certainly appreciated!

We hope that by offering a variety of opportunities for families to support our fundraising efforts, everyone will find a way to participate. If you have any additional questions, suggestions, or comments, please feel free to contact Director of Advancement Marta Nissen at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Thank you for your continued support of St. Christopher School!