Volunteers are always needed for the school's fundraising efforts. These include Market Day food sales, Cookbook Committee, Giant Eagle gift card sales at mass, the Children of the World International Festival, annual magazine sale, Scholastic book fair, and the Sarris Easter candy sale.
The school also earns money from a variety of easy programs and collections that cost nothing to participants. Shopping at Giant Eagle, Target and Office Depot can raise money for Sacred Heart. Collections of old cell phones, used inkjet and laser toner cartridges, and General Mills and Campbell’s labels go on all year long and bring in cash and other rewards for the school.
Campbells Labels/General Mills Box Tops
Children of the World International Festival
Cookbook Committee
Easter Candy Sale
Giant Eagle Advantage Card
Magazine Drive
March Madness Raffle
Market Day Food Coop
Office Depot
Printer Cartridge/Cell Phone Recycling
Scholastic Book Fair
Target Visa
Campbell's Labels/General Mills Box Tops
Save the labels from Campbell’s and Chunky soups, Franco-American products, Pepperidge Farm breads and cookies, V8, Prego, Swanson and other Campbell’s products, and send them into school. Also send in “Big G Box Tops for Education” logos from General Mills cereals, Betty Crocker fruit snacks, Yoplait yogurt, and other products all year long.
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Children of the World International Festival
The fourth Children of the World International Festival was held on April 18, 2009 at the Hunt Armory in Shadyside (located at 324 Emerson Street, across from the school). This every-other-year family event is sponsored by Sacred Heart School in partnership with the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh. It is open to the public.
The Children of the World festival featured food, music, dance, artistic demonstrations, children’s activities and more to celebrate the cultures of more than 30 countries. Area restaurants provide an array of ethnic foods for sale. Some delicious dishes that have been prepared at past festivals include spring rolls and Thai chicken, tapas, Swedish meatballs, jambalaya and hummus, and a variety of delicious desserts from area bakeries and restaurants.
Entertainment included local children’s groups performing traditional music and dancing including African drumming, Filipino dancing, Bulgarian dancing, Irish step-dancing, Greek dancing, Scottish bagpipe performances, Chinese lion dances, and much more. A smaller stage offered karaoke performances.
The festival also featured displays representing more than 30 countries from around the world. The booths were lovingly prepared by area families, many of whom live in Pittsburgh on short or extended stays, working and studying at the city’s hospitals, universities, and businesses. The booths feature photos and facts about their home countries, samples of crafts and artwork, games and more.
In addition to the educational displays, entertainment and ethnic foods, the festival featured children’s games, a raffle, gift baskets, and a silent auction of beautiful furniture hand-painted by area artists and architects.
Area businesses and organizations played a part by hosting educational displays and through sponsorships, donations and advertising.
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Cookbook Committee
The Heart of Pittsburgh Cookbook and The Heart of Pittsburgh Cookbook II are for sale from the SHES Parent Teacher Guild. These award-winning cookbooks have been a hit both inside and outside Sacred Heart. Purchased individually, each book costs $17.95 (plus tax). Gift baskets and discount packages are available. Check the order form for more details. To order, send a completed order form to the school, email info@shes-pgh.org, or contact the school office.
The Cookbook Committee’s purpose is to sell both volumes of the Heart of Pittsburgh Cookbooks. This is done through a concerted effort of small tasks including representing the books at retail outlet tasting events, preparing recipes for tasting events, maintaining correspondence with retail outlets via phone and email and processing book orders and deliveries. New ideas for marketing are always welcome. Meetings are held monthly, but attendance is not mandatory. Committee members participate on an as needed/as available basis left to their discretion. Call the school office for chairperson contact information.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette articles about the cookbooks:
"School's cookbook flavored with heart and soul"
"Nibbles"
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Easter Candy Sale
Students sell Sarris Candies and receive incentives based on the amount of their sales. The sale is scheduled to deliver in time for Easter. Volunteers are needed at school on pick-up day to help. Call the school office for chairperson contact information.
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Giant Eagle Advantage Card
The school receives free computers and equipment. Enroll your Giant Eagle Advantage Card with the Apples for Students program. Gift cards sold through the school for Giant Eagle and other retailers also benefit the school through the Scrip program.
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Magazine Drive
The magazine sale and renewal drive is a fundraiser held every September. The proceeds from the drive are invested in the Endowment Fund. The yearly interest from this fund is used to provide scholarships for families with a financial need. Volunteers are needed to tabulate orders and other tasks. Call the school office for chairperson contact information.
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March Madness Raffle
March Madness is a fun raffle tied to the NCAA basketball tournament. There are no teams to pick, but much cash to be won. Listed on each sealed ticket are three teams who have qualified for the March Madness tournament. Each time one of the teams scores a point in a tournament game, the ticket increases in point value. The MyMarchMadness.net website lets ticket holders track their standings throughout the tournament.
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Market Day Food Co-op
Market Day is a monthly food co-op with high quality meats, frozen entrees, and snacks. School families get 10 percent credit towards their Scrip program earnings. Order forms are included in the monthly envelope. Orders can also be placed online at www.marketday.com. Pick-up is in the Activities Building (Alder Street entrance) between 5 and 6 p.m. on a designated day. Volunteers tabulate orders, call to remind people of pickup day, help unload the food from the truck, and help fill orders. Call the school office for chairperson contact information.
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Office Depot
The school gets 5 percent of the value of purchases at certain times, often during the back to school period and sometimes beyond. You must mention the school’s name and number (70088220), or ask the cashier to look it up for you.
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Printer Cartridge / Cell Phone
The school participates in an educational and environmental partnership program with Charitable Cartridge Recycling. By collecting empty inkjet and laser toner cartridges and old cell phones, the school can earn money for school activities. There is a bin for printer cartridges and cell phones near the front doors at Sacred Heart. Businesses can also participate through the Sponsor-A-School program. A collection bin can be provided for offices and other businesses, so if you know of a business that would like to participate in this environmentally friendly program, call the school office.
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Scholastic Book Fair
The Scholastic Book Fair is usually in January or early February. Parents preview and purchase paperback and hardcover titles at parent-teacher conferences; students visit the Book Fair with their classes. Volunteers are needed to sell books and to supervise the fair. Call the school office for chairperson contact information.
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Target Visa
If you have a Target Visa credit card, please make sure you designate Sacred Heart to receive Target’s 1 percent rebate when you shop at the store. A 1/2 percent of all purchases made at non-Target stores also goes to the school. This is a good one for grandparents, aunts, uncles and neighbors. Visit the customer service desk at any Target.
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