How to Support St. John the Evangelist School
Supporting St. John the Evangelist School through an Annual Appeal gift allows donors to partner with us in shaping and developing the school's future. You can help to ensure that the legacy of St. John the Evangelist School remains vibrant, and that our students continue to benefit from the ideals of Catholic education. Gifts from parents, alumni, alumni parents, grandparents, parish members, the business community and others is a way to give back and partner with St. John the Evangelist School to continue the tradition of excellence in the classroom.
Ways to Donate to St. John the Evangelist School
Donate through the mail:
Annual Appeal Letter:
Dear St. John the Evangelist School Community:St. John School is the oldest school in Watertown. Except for the recent addition of the Parish Center/Gymnasium, the building looks from the outside much as it has for decades. This year we will be graduating our 100th graduating class. But on the inside, it’s a different situation entirely. In recent years, the ways of teaching and learning have changed dramatically. St. John School has not only kept pace with those developments, it has surpassed many with new technology and methods. It’s a far different learning environment than it was just a few years ago.
Although some things have changed, others have not. We continue to foster the development of the whole person, intellectually, emotionally, physically and above all spiritually. That makes the St. John School graduate different. The teachings of Jesus Christ and the importance of being his disciples, presented for so many years by the School Sisters of Notre Dame and a dedicated lay faculty, encourage development of character and service to God and Country.
Education today is not cheap. We are reaching out to you, asking for your financial help, so we can continue the vital work of making a difference in young lives today, as we have for over a century.
Sincerely, Rev. John M. Cooney, Pastor
Please send check donation in a sealed envelope marked “Donation” to:
St. John the Evangelist School
Attention: Kerri Lacilla, Director of Advancement
760 Main Street
Watertown, Connecticut 06795
All checks should be addressed to St. John the Evangelist School.
Donate a gift in Memory of Someone:
Make a contribution to the school to honor the memory of a loved one.
Donate through purchasing gift cards:
Scrip is Fundraising While You Shop. Did you know you can raise money for St. John the Evangelist School while doing your everyday shopping? All you have to do is purchase gift cards from America’s favorite retailers and use them in place of cash, checks or credit cards for purchases you were going to make anyway! Each card purchased carries an associated “contribution” of 2 – 15% or more.
Gift cards are available from over 300 national and local retailers. Groceries, clothing, dining out, home improvement, even gasoline can all be purchased with Scrip. An organization of 150 families easily spends between one and two million dollars a year on these purchases. If they do the majority of this shopping with Scrip, they can raise as much as $40,000 to $80,000 per year for St. John the Evangelist School without spending an additional penny!
Visit www.glscrip.com for additional information and a list of participating retailers.
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Enrollment code: B92A8C5314752
Donate through your weekly grocery shopping:
The Adams Hometown School Rebate Program:
If you shop at Adams, or someone from your family shops at Adams, simply go to the courtesy desk and register your Adams card. Adams will contribute 1% back to St. John School.
Stop & Shop A+ Bonus Bucks Program:
You need to register your Stop & Shop card each year to be a part of the A+ program. All you need to do is go to www.stopandshop.com/aplus to register.
Box Tops for Education:
St. John the Evangelist School is currently collecting Box Tops for Education found on hundreds of your favorite household products and foods. Turn your grocery shopping trip into easy earnings for our school. Box Tops logos can be found on Cheerios, Kleenex, Land O Lakes products and hundreds more! St. John the Evangelist School earns ten cents for every returned box top. Please help us reach our goal of $500.00 by sending in your clipped Box Top logos in a sealed marked enveloped to:
St. John the Evangelist School
"Box Tops for Education"
760 Main Street
Watertown, Connecticut 06795
Donate by registering your Target Credit Card:
Target:
Target has a program called the “Take Charge of Education”. This program is to benefit K-12 schools with tax exempt status. Register your Target Visa Card, Target Credit Card, Target Check Card or Target Business Card at any Target Store or www.target.com/tcoe and choose St. John the Evangelist School as the eligible school.
Thank You Letter:
On behalf of St. John the Evangelist School I would like to thank you for your generous monetary gift toward our Annual Appeal Fund. Your commitment to helping the success of our students is sincerely appreciated.
Each year St. John the Evangelist School continues to advance its mission of providing a spiritual atmosphere conductive to learning and academic excellence enabling our students to become moral and responsible citizens. This is possible because of thoughtful contributions from people like you. You are a hero to hundreds of young children who will learn this year.
Thank you again for your generous support.
Sincerely,
Kerri Lacilla
Director of Advancement
St. John the Evangelist School
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St. John the Evangelist School is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization.