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The Race Has Begun!

28 Friday Feb 2014

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What race you ask. The King and Queen election race of course. I was just given today monetary votes for one of our nominated couples.

Let me explain how this works.  Every year we have a couple crowned as King and Queen of Mardi Gras.  You can nominate friends, family members or yourself by writing the nominees’ names on a nomination envelope and filling it with dollars (votes).

Yes, our election works just like a real one.  The candidates with the most money win.

You can see by our graph down below that Marianne and Richard have already hit the ground running.  They’re not going to waste any time waiting for Saturday night to campaign for votes.  Winning King and Queen of the twentieth is kind of a big deal.

I know what your going to say. “They’re so far ahead there’s no way to catch them.”  Now that’s not true.  They just happen to have a little bit of a head start.  If you want to beat them your just going to have to work a bit harder on Saturday night.

Remember, every dollar you send in equals one vote.  So vote often, because it all goes to benefit the kids of All Saints Catholic School.

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Attention – Attention !!

12 Sunday Jan 2014

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Mardi Gras is getting a little closer everyday, and we have begun to experience just the kind of support you would expect from a community like Roswell, New Mexico.  Every year our community comes together in support of All Saints Catholic School and to have a little fun in the process.skull round black on black - small

We have already picked up a number of silent auction and door prize items for the big night.  Just yesterday we confirmed an impressive gift from Warrior1 Consulting & Training. We don’t want to give away too much about what we will be auctioning off or giving away but, we will say, it will definitely be worth shooting by Mardi Gras and taking aim at our silent auction.

Mardi Gras is Coming!!!

06 Monday Jan 2014

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It’s that time again.  Mardi Gras is getting closer and All Saints is making preparations for its big Annual Mardi Gras Dinner and Dance.  March 1st marks the 20th anniversary of the event and that makes this year a pretty big deal.

We’re going to be pulling out all the stops.  Everything is going to bolder, bigger and better so we hope your ready.  If you’re not ready – get ready before March 1st because a 20th only happens once, or at least once every 20 years.

We’ve already begun collecting door prizes and silent auction items.  Twincorner art+design will be helping with the decorations and of course one of the originators of the event DJ Louise Najar will be providing the music.

You may have about a month and a half before the event but tickets being sold now and they are moving fast.  You don’t want to get left out so you might want to get yours now.

A Race of Honor and Distinction

05 Tuesday Feb 2013

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After a very close election race this past Saturday a final winning couple was announced.  Adam and Cassi Rincon were crowned the new King and Queen of this year’s Mardi Gras Dinner and Dance.  Our new royals were elected through the very determined efforts of their family and friends.

Although the new young royals were very honored to be awarded the thrown, they were even more amazed that they had somehow won against the very loved Deacon Howard and Liz Herring. The election was something of a shock because the Herrings were the favorite win.  You can see just how close the election was.

It is possible that Adam’s rugged good looks, honorable demeanor and obvious distinction put them over the top.

Adam and Cassi

You can read more about how our election is run on our King and Queen Election page.

A Quick Thank You –

05 Tuesday Feb 2013

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We just wanted to give a quick thanks to all of the supporters, donors and volunteers of this years Mardi Gras Dinner and Dance.

Here are some, but not all of the helpers and donors that came together this weekend to support our school and the children that attend it.
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King Cake Donation

31 Thursday Jan 2013

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We have some fantastic news. The local Home Depot has given us an amazing donation for our King Cake Drawing.  We have in our possession a Brinkmann Dual Function 3-Burner Propane Gas / Charcoal Grill and Smoker.

Thank you Home Depot, and thank you to Home Depot’s store manager Curtis Gordon. Thank you, thank you.

This wonderful donation will be used as the prize for the King Cake Drawing.  If you are unfamiliar with the tradition of King Cake, checkout our King Cake page and get the details.

The basic idea is: eat some cake and if you find the baby inside you could be the very lucky winner of this smoker.  It’s that simple.

So, this Saturday night when you come to All Saints 19th Annual Mardi Gras Dinner and Dance, remember to wear your dancing shoes and a mask so you can be entered into the Mardi Gras Mask Drawing. Bring a little extra cash for the silent auction and the King and Queen Election and while you’re enjoying your dinner don’t forget to leave room for some King Cake.

More Mardi Gras Donations

23 Wednesday Jan 2013

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We have been receiving more and more donations from local businesses all over Roswell. Ballard Funeral Home has been very generous with a cash donation to help with some of the event cost, and Bullock’s Jewelry always donates something amazing and beautiful. It’s always exciting to see what the generosity of the community can provide to the school.

We also received the donation of advertising from JS Ward & Son. They purchased us some ad space in the Roswell Daily Record last Sunday.

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The ad will also be in this coming Sunday’s paper so keep an eye out for it.  Maybe give Marianne a call and let her know what a great job she is doing.

Thanks Marianne!

A few Mardi Gras Photos

22 Tuesday Jan 2013

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Here are a few shots from the 2012 All Saints Mardi Gras.

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Photos by DJ Louis Najar

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Photos by DJ Louis Najar

Looks like a good time.

A little update.

25 Saturday Feb 2012

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It’s a week later and its way past time for an update.

First of all a HUGE thanks to all of the sponsors, supporters and volunteers.  The entire event would crash and burn if not for all the help from the community. So, Thank You!

To the event.  About 300 people came to the All Saints Mardi Gras fundraiser and enjoyed some traditional Cajun style fair from Catlemans Steak House and some very good music from one of our founding supporters DJ Louis Najar.  It’s a pretty strong argument that without Mr. Najar there would be no Mardi Gras in Roswell. Eighteen years and still going.

The “fundraising” portion of the event went very well because of all of our amazing donations. Many of which from local artists.  Works from a friend of the school, David Blair, raised more than $200.  There was one piece from some local artists/fabricators that gathered quite a bit of attention.  Rincon and Son Fabrication custom-built a ‘disco grill’ and donated it to the event.

After a fair bidding war the disco grill generated about $250 for the school. We also had a number of other donations, including quilts, paintings, electronics, home improvement supplies, and a seemingly endless supply of gift certificates from all over Roswell as well as Ruidoso, Clovis and Portales.  Some of the gift certificates earned the winners everything from tire rotations to explosives.  There was even a year of burgers from a local restaurant.
You can checkout our sponsors on our donors page as well as along the left edge of this page.

It seems everyone had a great time eating, dancing and there was an occasional drink from the cash bar provided by Peppers Grill & Bar.  A few guests had more fun than others.  The winners of our door prizes went away with an assortment of items including gift baskets from Inspirations, a print from local artist David Blair, as well as certificates to a slew of local restaurants.  Our Mardi Gras Mask Drawing winner went home with an Imation Link video extender and even more gift certificates. That was just for bringing a mask to the party.

The winner of our King Cake Drawing won a $200 Nambe bowl and bottle of wine from our local winery. Pretty good for eating a piece of cake and finding a plastic baby.

Here are a few photo of the event.

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If you have any photo of the All Saints Mardi Gras fundraiser we would love to see them.

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