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Here We Go!!

18 Saturday Feb 2012

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I hope everyone is ready.

The All Saints Mardi Gras dinner and dance is tonight.  Doors open at 6:00pm at the Roswell Convention and Civic Center and you still get tickets at the door.

Roswell Convention & Civic Center
912 North Main,
Roswell, New Mexico 88201
(575) 624-6860, Fax (575) 624-6863

Remember the ticket you use to enter is also the ticket used in all of our prize drawings and silent auction. Your ticket stub has the number you will use at the silent auction and for the general door prizes. If you come in a Mardi Gras mask or costume you will be entered into a special door prize drawing just for you “unique” few.

This is a fund-raiser, so your going to want to bring a little cash with you.  You have a chance to purchase a Mardi Gras mask, boa and a few beads, vote for this year’s King and Queen. There will also be a photo booth so you can pick up a little photo keepsake of your new mask and beads.

The King Cake drawing will be something you’ll want to get into. If you can get a piece of King Cake with 1 of 12 plastic babies you will be placed into another specialty drawing.  If you can get into that drawing your odds aren’t bad. There’s only 12 babies so you’ll have a 1 in 12 chance at winning, but you have to find that baby.

So much party and so little time, – LET’S GO!!!

Also, we can’t forget to send out a big thanks to all of our sponsors.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

King Cake Deliciousness

16 Thursday Feb 2012

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We have great news!!
The King Cakes we will be using for our King Cake drawing will be partly sponsored by a local bakery. The Esparza Bakery will be baking our King Cakes this year which is a bit of a change for us.

In previous years the cakes had always been baked by volunteers and school parents.  The very much appreciated assistance with the cakes is going to take a lot of pressure off or our helping hands.  This also guarantees a comfortable hiding place for our very sought-after babies.

Remember we only have 12 babies and if you find one in your piece of King Cake you will be placed into a special drawing for a prize. Rumor has it that this years King Cake drawing prize is going to be great and if it’s anything like last years barbecue grill you might want to get your cake early.

Just around the bend.

14 Tuesday Feb 2012

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With the All Saints Mardi Gras dinner and dance only days away the crunch has started.  Our parent volunteers and teachers are working frantically to get prize packages organized. Teachers and classes are finishing up their amazing art projects which will be placed into the silent auction and we are still receiving donations and gifts from our spectacular community of friends, family and carrying businesses.  Here are a just a few of the Roswell businesses that have given to our fund-raiser.

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Roswell is not the only place we have donations from. All Saints has also been lucky enough to be given an entire collection of certificates to restaurants in Ruidoso.  Businesses located in our lovely mountain neighbor to the west have been extremely generous and we have a wonderful compilation of meals just screaming to be had.

 

Donations! Art and burgers?

10 Friday Feb 2012

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We have had a wonderful response from the community to our request for donations.  We have received so much so quickly it’s hard to keep up with the list of donors. The slide show is just a few of the sponsors that have provided products or donations for the silent auction or door prize giveaway. We have donations of artwork, jewelry, electronics, cookware, sporting goods, perfumes and so much more. Prints from local artists Paul Drum and David Blair are only some of the pieces that will be in our silent auction.

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One donor who is not in our slide show yet but should be recognized is our local Wally Burger. Now every year we receive a generous number of gift certificates from a variety of restaurants in and around the Roswell area. Now all of these meals are very much appreciated and are always used, but this year Wally Burger has done one better.  We have in our possession a gift certificate for one year of Wally Burgers. This certificate isn’t for one burger a month, (which would be great). It’s not for a burger a week, (that would be even better). We’re talking about one burger a day for a year. Now I know what you’re saying. “It’s just a burger”, but your wrong. It’s not “just a burger”, it’s 365 burgers! You won’t have to “Wimpy-it”, and offer to pay on Tuesday. You can have a burger any day you want! This certificate is worth over $1,100.00 in wonderfully grilled to perfection beef beauty.

Now that’s a gift certificate, but it’s certainly not the only one. One of the All Saints classes has managed to compile a gift box with around $500.00 worth of gift cards and certificates to businesses around Roswell. There is a veritable shmorgishborg of meals, services and products to be had at this years Mardi Gras and not all of them will be in the silent auction. Many of the donations will be given away as door prizes or won in a number of different drawings that will be held that night, like the King Cake Drawing and the King and Queen Election.

So you see, you may go to Mardi Gras for a great dinner and a little dancing but you could go home 365 burgers richer and royalty. Who knows?

The Votes Are Rolling In!!!

02 Thursday Feb 2012

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We are into the last few weeks before the King and Queen Election final results and the votes are starting to add up. The winners will be announced at the Mardi Gras Dinner and Dance on the 18th so you still have plenty of time to vote for your favorite couples. Remember if you don’t see someone on the chart you think should be in the running you can still vote for them.  Take a donation to the All Saints Catholic School office and vote, every dollar donated equals one vote. You don’t have to vote for someone you see in the chart you can vote for anyone, even yourself.

The winners will receive a number of prizes from local buisnesses as well as free entry into next years Mardi Gras Dinner and Dance.

This is a fund-raiser so you can vote as many times as you like and for as many people as you wish.

If you have a donation you would like to vote with but don’t have the time to get to the school you can e-mail us and we can coordinate a pick-up.

All Saints Catholic School
2700 Kentucky Ave. N.
Roswell, New Mexico  88201
Office – (575) 627-5744
office@allsaintsschool.us

Get Ready for King Cake

25 Wednesday Jan 2012

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Mardi Gras is an amazing compilation of celebration and religious tradition. The King Cake is one such tradition and All Saints Catholic School has taken that tradition and added a modern twist.

King Cake is named for the Three Wise Men, or Kings, who followed the guiding star and paid homage to Christ. The cake is a gift shared by family and friends that reminds us of the night and the gifts given by the Kings. It was later, that cake was brought forward to celebrate and give special “King” presents to children.

The oval-shaped cake is decorated in the three official colors of Mardi Gras: gold, green and purple. The gold color stands for power, the green color represents faith, and the purple is for justice. Traditionally each King Cake holds a tiny plastic baby and the lucky guest to receive the piece of cake with the baby inside is announced the King of the evening, and is obligated to host the next year’s party. But, you don’t have to worry about having to throw a Mardi Gras party. Here in Roswell, we like to do things a bit differently.

Sticking with tradition, we are still searching for the baby inside of the cake, but the rules have updated. We have twelve cakes now, each possessing one tiny plastic baby inside. If you are lucky enough to find a baby in your slice of cake your name will be placed in a drawing along with the names of the guests who also found babies. Once all of the babies have been located a drawing of the twelve names will be held and a single prize winner will be named.

We are gathering new donations ever day and have not decided on a grand prize yet but, previous  winners of the King Cake drawing have received a trip for two to Ruidoso with accommodations at a private cabin and multiple gift certificates to local restaurants.  Last year’s winner took home a brand new stainless steel barbecue grill donated by Home Depot.  Those are not bad prizes for eating a piece of cake, so come treat yourself with this sweet delight and get your chance to win a “royal” prize.

Guests will have the opportunity to purchase a slice of cake for $5.00 in the hopes to finding one of the twelve babies and a chance at the grand prize.

Donations Donations Donations

23 Monday Jan 2012

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As you know this type of event hinges on donations and gifts, and the willingness of the community to provide these.  Well, we have good news. Some of the local businesses have already come thru with some extreme generosity.

For starters, Amy’s Fireworks has delivered a few very nice pieces.  One of which is a beautiful wooden desk.  So you may want to keep an eye out for that while you are looking thru the silent auction room on February 18th.

One of the other items that has been donated is a bit more techy.  Twincorner Art & Design has donated an Imation Link Video Extender. What is that exactly? The Imation Link makes it possible for you to display your laptop screen onto you HD television.  Pretty cool! Take a look at the video for a little more info and maybe you can get the real thing at Mardi Gras.

We may use the Imation Link as the prize for the mask and costume drawing. Remember if you come to Mardi Gras with your Mardi Gras mask or in costume you will be automatically entered into the drawing.

Those are not the only donations we have and they certainly won’t be the last. We have also been given a beautiful print from the local artist Paul Drum and we typically receive a piece of jewelry or work of art from one of the local jewelers.

Keep checking back and we’ll keep updating.

King and Queen

15 Sunday Jan 2012

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The election is under way!

Every year we have an election/fund-raiser to find the new Mardi Gras King and Queen.  This year we are changing it up just a little bit.  To improve on the “fund-rasing” portion of the event we have expanded the time frame and area for voting.  In previous years the only opportunity to nominate and vote for a couple was during the Mardi Gras dance. For this year’s election we will be asking for donations as well as placing nomination envelopes and ballot boxes in the backs of all three of the local parishes.

We have already started the race and have a few couples on the chart.  Even though they have a small head start it would be easy for a new contender to jump into the mix.

Below is the pie chart with the nominated couples and their current election rankings.  If you would like to get someones name in the running you can make a nomination and vote/donation All Saints Catholic School or at any of the local Catholic parishes.

Dont forget to keep up to date on the rankings by going to our “King and Queen Election” page.  It will also show more information on how and where to make nominations and votes.

Assumption Catholic Church
2808 N Kentucky Ave.
Roswell, NM 88201
(575) 622-9895

St John’s Catholic Church
506 S Lincoln Ave.
Roswell, NM 88203
(575) 622-3531

St Peter Church
111 E Deming St.
Roswell, NM 88203
(575) 622-5092

Welcome to the All Saints Catholic School Mardi Gras Website

06 Thursday Oct 2011

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You will find everything you will need to know about the upcoming event on Saturday, Feb. 18th 2012.  We don’t have a lot of information up yet but that will all change as time goes on.  The All Saints Mardi Gras Dinner and Dance is a fundraiser planned and coordinated through the efforts of All Saints Catholic School of Roswell school board and parent volunteers.

Every year the event gathers quite a crowd of school supporters and Mardi Gras enthusiasts.  The crowd is for good reason, we don’t only have excellent food, a cash bar and amazing music from DJ Express (Louis Najar), you can also find some major bargains in our silent auction. Everything in our auction is donated by local artists and businesses, or purchased and donated by private individuals who wish to support the school.  You can also have your photo taken by a local photographer, enjoy some traditional King’s Cake for a chance to win a prize, and there are still beads and door prizes.

Don’t forget,  Mardi Gras is all about the “LOOK”. Show up in your mask and/or costume and you have a chance at winning some special door prizes.  Our special prizes are only for those who come dressed for the occasion.

Tickets will be on sale soon and you can pick them up at the All Saints Catholic School office at 2700 North Kentucky Avenue Roswell, NM 88201-5814 for $35.00 per person.

More information will be posted soon and often.  Check back to see some of the possible door prizes and silent auction items.

If you are interested in purchasing a full table for your business or family you can call the school office (575) 627-5744 and we can coordinate a ticket delivery.