2013 Donations

16 Wednesday Jan 2013

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The 19th annual All Saints Mardi Gras is only a few weeks a way and our volunteers have been working hard in all the aspects of creating another memorable event. DJ Louise Najar is of course providing this years music. Food, drinks and king cake have been coordinated through a small army of All Saints volunteers. Table decorations will be provided by Twincorner Art + Design, and items for the silent auction and door prizes are being donated from all around.

Some of our first donors for this year’s Mardi Gras are Peter Piper Pizza, Golden Corral Restaurant, Wally Burger and Twincorner Art + Design. Of course that’s not all of our supporters and the list will just keep growing but we will keep updating the donors as we get a more complete list.

Fundraiser Funds

03 Saturday Mar 2012

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The All Saints Mardi Gras has come to an end and even though it was a huge amount of work it was still a great time. Many people and companies invested a great deal of time and energy in the months working up to the event and it showed. Everyone enjoyed the wonderful food from Cattlemen’s Steak House and amazing music provided by Louis Najar. As every event of this kind does, we had a few hiccups but nothing that couldn’t be remedied quickly and that just gives us a little more knowledge for next year.

Door prizes were given away, auction items were bid on and competed over, we ate King Cake, danced and after a tense election we even had a King and Queen crowned. Some would say that is enough but in the end this is a fundraiser and we were partying for the school (life is hard). After all the balloons were popped and the bills were paid, the All Saints Mardi Gras dinner and dance did pretty good. We can’t give out too many specifics but our King and Queen election generated over $630 and our silent auction produced over $4,000. These two items combined with the sale of King Cake, masks, beads, boas and photos amounted to the best Mardi Gras fundraiser we have had to date.

Below is a photo of this year’s new King and Queen. The election was started weeks before the Mardi Gras dance and finished that night. After an intense election and a number of votes from the party guests the new royals were chosen. Tommy and Candice Rincon were voted into their very auspicious position by some very generous people. Their new royal standing has earned them a number gift certificates from around Roswell and two free passes into next years Mardi Gras.

A big thanks to the photographer of our Mardi Gras. The photo of our King and Queen was taken by a local photograph Jeff Neria and his team who have helped with the Mardi Gras dance for the last few years. Thank you so much Jeff.

With that we hope to see you at next years Mardi Gras Dinner and Dance.

God Bless.

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.