PSO December Update
 TEACHER APPRECIATION FUND

Remember the TAF all year.

  • Save your Box Tops.
  • Use Manna cards.
  • Try the Benefit and Shoparoo apps. 

Imagine if 1-20% of your store

purchases was donated to SJA at no additional cost to you!  Please participate in these programs, which  exclusively benefit the Teacher Appreciation Fund.

MANNA GIFT CARDS 
Buy gift cards from SJA's Mana program for all your gifts, as well as your regular grocery and gas purchases.  Click here for the list of available gift cards and the order form.  Special thanks to Dianna Sheehan for coordinating this program. 
BENEFIT MOBILE APP E-GIFT CARDS
This is the electronic version of Manna cards.   To get started, you need to (1) download the Benefit Mobile App, (2) register your account by providing payment information, and then (3) select the SJA Teacher Appreciation Fund.  It will take a few days for your registration to clear.  But once you are registered, you have instant access!  You can download an e-gift card while you're in line at the store, or you can order an e-gift card as a last-minute gift.  Use this link for more info or to download the app.


SHOPAROO APP
Shop - Snap - Upload - Earn.  To get started, download the Shoparoo App and select SJA School.  Shoparoo will donate to SJA when you shop at any store, snap a picture of your receipt, and use the app to upload it to Shoparoo.  The upload takes mere seconds on your smart phone.  SJA will earn nearly 1% of all grocery purchases.  Click here for more information or to download the app.
BOX TOPS
SJA is always collecting Box Tops!  Each Box Top earns ten cents for SJA.  Be sure to clip all your Box Tops, and send them to school.  
2016 Christmas Appeal for SJA Teachers
Please consider giving a suggested amount of $200 or whatever you can contribute to the Teacher Appreciation Fund in lieu of  individual Christmas gifts this year.   It is a tradition at SJA that the teachers deeply appreciate.   Click here to read the Christmas Appeal letter and here to donate on school bucks.  If possible, we'd like to get donations by December 9th so that we can plan accordingly.  Thank you so much for supporting our outstanding teachers! 
SIGN UP TODAY FOR ... 
SATURDAY, 
DECEMBER 10th 
 9-11 am

Click  here for more details.  
Click   here to sign up on School Bucks.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO HELP!
Click here to sign up 

Women's 
Christmas Luncheon 
Thursday, December 15th 

Click here  for the Invitation.

Click here to sign up online.

11:00  Socializing, Shopping & 
 Bake Sale
12:30  Lunch 
1:30   Christmas Program


All ladies of the School & Parish invited to attend.  


Do you shop on Amazon? 
Thinking of your Christmas List? 
Please use Amazon smile and earn easy money for our school!
 

* Click on the link below and select St. Joan of Arc After School Program.

Click here for more details on how to sign up.

Amazon donates to .5 % of your purchase to St Joan of Arc School.  




We are so grateful to the many volunteers who have been part of the PSO events in the last month from the chair people to the volunteers.  Your efforts are greatly appreciated!


Battle of the Books for grades 3rd-8th kicked off earlier this month.  This group of ladies worked so hard to choose excellent books and the battle has begun- Thank you Patti Sheahan, Steph Farragher, Beth Davoren, Julie Cominos, Cathleen Dettling, Catherine Flanagan, Lindy Goss, Eavon Solis, and Missy Hebson!

The Scholastic Book Fair raised enough funds to purchase another SMART Board for a classroom! Thank you to Megan Haughey, Lisa Byrnes and Trisha Hartmann who worked so hard! 

Once Again, the Turkey Trot was a great success! We are so grateful to Lisa Holubar, Beth Davoren, Annie Linzenberg and Rachael Vaughn for planning this awesome event for over 152 people in our parish community and to all of the hosts who opened up their homes!  

SAVE THE DATES
QUICK LINKS
Saturday, December 10th 
Breakfast with Santa 
9-11 am

Thursday, December 15th
Women's Christmas Luncheon
11am-2:30pm

Thursday, December 15th Children's Christmas Program
1:30pm & 7:00 pm







AMAZON SMILE LINK

Next Spirit Wear sale will be in early Spring!

St. Joan of Arc Parent School Organization
margaretpezza@comcast.net
9245 North Lawndale, Evanston, IL 60203