Many thanks to everyone who was able to join us last week for our parent meeting.
Madrigal Dinner is quickly approaching. We've created an online sign-up for volunteering and product donations. Click here to view the online Madrigal sign-up. This is our largest fundraiser of the year – please help where you can. As always, many hands make light work. Chipotle Spirit Night: Please join us next Sunday, Nov. 18 for our Chipotle Spirt Night from 4-8 p.m. Be sure to tell the cashier that you're supporting the NH choir program and 30% of all purchases will benefit the program. The event flier is attached - please share with your friends and family online and in-person. Mark your calendar for the following events:
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Many thanks to everyone who was able to join us at Jason’s Deli last week!!! The next restaurant fundraiser is set for Sunday, Nov. 18 at Chipotle on McKnight Road. Parent Meeting: Please join us for a Choral Parent meeting at 7 p.m. next Wednesday, Nov. 7 in the choir room. Information regarding the spring performance trip to New York City and the upcoming Madrigal Dinner will be shared. Parents are asked to bring a scratch-off lottery ticket to donate for one of several gift baskets for the Madrigal Diner. Candy Bar Fundraiser: Sorry for the short notice….if you’re interested in selling candy bars to help offset the cost of the spring performance trip, please place your order (form attached) by this Friday. Choir students will be credited between $12 - $13.50 toward their "individual goal" for each bag of 30 candy bars purchased. The exact amount depends on the total number of bags ordered by the organization (it ranges between 40-45 percent). Pick-up will be on Wednesday, Nov. 7 at the parent meeting. Contact Jody Mawhinney with any questions – [email protected]. Madrigal Dinner: We created an online sign-up for volunteering and product donations for the Madrigal Dinner. Click here to view the online Madrigal sign-up. This is our largest fundraiser of the year – please help where you can. As always, many hands make light work. Mark your calendar for the following events:
October 2018 Choir Notes newsletter from Mr. Cloonan Good evening.
Please join us for our first restaurant fundraiser this Thursday, Oct. 25 at Jason’s Deli!!! Visit Jason’s Deli from 5 – 10 p.m. and 15 percent of all purchases will benefit the NH Choral Parents Association. Click here to RSVP. Please share the link with your friends and family via email and/or social media. Be sure to let them know at checkout that you’re there for the choir fundraiser. The annual Madrigal Dinner is coming up quickly!!! We will be sending the online sign-up for volunteers and donations later this week. We are in need of a chairperson for the event, if you’re willing and able, please let us know. As always, many hands make light work. Mr. Cloonan recently announced that the spring trip is to New York City. We are open to scheduling additional fundraisers to help offset the cost for students. However, we need parent volunteers who are willing to chair/coordinate each. The coordinator/chair is responsible for setting up the order deadline/pick-up dates with the respective company; collecting the orders from the Unit on the due date; submitting the order to the company; and coordinating item drop-off/pick-up. If you’re willing/able to help, please let us know. The more help we have, the more fundraisers we’ll be able to offer to help families offset the cost of the performance trip. Mark your calendar for the following events:
October 2018 Choir Notes newsletter from Mr. Cloonan Hi All!!!!
Hoagie order pick-up is set for 4:30-6 p.m. tomorrow - Wednesday, Oct. 10 at St. Teresa Schoppal Hall (located underneath the church). This location provides us with ample refrigeration to safely store the hoagies until pick-up. If you have any questions regarding order pick-up, please reach out to Mike and Heather Geyer at [email protected]. Many thanks to the Geyers for chairing this fundraiser. Candy bar order forms will be available soon. We would like to schedule the next fundraiser - Stromboli or pepperoni rolls; but, we are in need of a chairperson. If you'd like to help out, please let us know. ~ Tina _________ Good evening.
Just a quick reminder that hoagie orders are due this Friday, Oct. 5. The first fundraiser of the year is a hoagie sale, chaired by Mike & Heather Geyer. All of the information – including order form – is attached. Orders are due no later than Friday, Oct. 5. Order forms, along with payment (payable to North Hills Choral Parents Association), should be placed in an envelope clearly marked “HOAGIE SALE” and turned into the “UNIT” located within the choir room. Order pick-up will be from 4:30 – 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 10 – location to be determined. Should you have any questions about hoagies, please contact the Geyers at[email protected]. Also, please join us for our first restaurant spirit night. Visit Jason’s Deli from 5 – 10 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25 and 15 percent of all purchases will benefit the NH Choral Parents Association. Click here to RSVP. Please share the link with your friends and family via email and/or social media. Be sure to tell the cashier that you're support the NH Choral Parents Association!!!! :) Mr. Cloonan recently announced that the spring trip is to New York City. We are in the process of scheduling additional fundraisers to help offset the cost for students. However, we are in need parent volunteers who are willing to chair/coordinate each. The coordinator/chair is responsible for setting up the order deadline/pick-up dates with the respective company; collecting the orders from the Unit on the due date; submitting the order to the company; and coordinating item drop-off/pick-up. If you’re willing/able to help, please let us know. The more help we have, the more fundraisers we’ll be able to offer to help families offset the cost of the performance trip. Mark your calendar for the following events:
Good evening. Many thanks to those who were able to join us on Sept. 12 for our first meeting of the new school year. Here are a few dates for our major events of the year:
This week Mr. Cloonan will be announcing plans for this year’s spring performance trip – along with an estimated cost per student. To help off-set the cost of the trip, families are welcome to participate in a variety of fundraising opportunities. The first fundraiser of the year is a hoagie sale, chaired by Mike & Heather Geyer. All of the information – including order form – is attached. Orders are due no later than Friday, Oct. 5. Order forms, along with payment (payable to North Hills Choral Parents Association), should be placed in an envelope clearly marked “HOAGIE SALE” and turned into the “UNIT” located within the choir room. Order pick-up will be from 4:30 – 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 10 – location to be determined. Should you have any questions about hoagies, please contact the Geyers at[email protected]. We are in the process of scheduling additional fundraisers including the sale of pepperoni rolls, Jenny Lee bread, pies/desserts, etc.; however, we are in need parent volunteers who are willing to chair/coordinate each. The coordinator/chair is responsible for setting up the order deadline/pick-up dates with the respective company; collecting the orders from the Unit on the due date; submitting the order to the company; and coordinating item drop-off/pick-up. If you’re willing/able to help, please let us know. The more help we have, the more fundraisers we’ll be able to offer to help families offset the cost of the performance trip. Also in the works are several restaurant “spirit nights” where a percentage of sales will benefit the NH Choral Parents Association. Once those are confirmed, we’ll be sure to share the dates. More info to come!
Please join us for the first meeting of the North Hills Choral Parents Association at 7 p.m. this Wednesday, Sept. 12, in the Choir room (B119).
In order to get a head start on our raffle baskets for the Madrigal Dinner, we are asking parents to bring one or more scratch-off lottery tickets to the meeting. Mark your calendar for the following events:
We hope to see you Wednesday! The kids did a fantastic job at tonight’s concert!!! Such a great way to enter the holiday season. Here are a few final reminders before break:
Pie Pick-Up Pick-up for the pie fundraiser is tomorrow (Tuesday, Dec. 19). Delivery is scheduled for 5 p.m. and pick-up is from 5:30-6:30 p.m. just inside the auditorium entrance. Please plan to pick up your order as soon as possible --- most products are frozen and we don't want them to thaw AND there's a middle school concert that starts at 7 p.m. We'd rather you arrive before parking becomes an issue. If for any reason, you can't make the pick-up time, please contact Dinelle ([email protected]) to make alternative arrangements. Limited Number of Extra Pies Available for Purchase For anyone who may be interested, we have three extra pies available for purchase at cost on a first-come, first-served basis during pick-up. One cherry - $7. One pumpkin - $7. One chocolate peanut butter crème - $6. Cash or check (payable to NH Choral Parents Association). Candy bar Pick-up If you ordered candy bars, pick-up is also tomorrow (Tuesday, Dec. 19) from 5-6:30 p.m. just inside the auditorium entrance. If you have any questions, please email Jody at [email protected]. Disney Payment The third $200 payment for the Disney performance trip was due Dec. 15. If you have not submitted payment, please do so prior to winter break. Thanks so much and enjoy the holidays!!!! ~ Tina REMINDERS
Dessert Sale - orders due this Friday, Dec. 8 The final "individual goal fundraiser" is a dessert sale with several different pies, pumpkin rolls and apple dumplings from Jane's Strombolis. The order form is attached. Orders are due on Friday, Dec. 8. Delivery is set for Tuesday, Dec. 19. Disney Payment due this Friday, Dec. 8 For those participating in the spring Disney performance tour, the third payment of $200 is due this Friday, Dec. 8. Please send in an envelope clearly marked with Disney and your student’s name. He/she can place in the Unit, located within the choir room. RSVP & mark your calendar.... We have been approved for a fundraising night at California Pizza Kitchen from 11 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, at the Ross Park Mall. 20% of sales will be donated to the choral program. Please click here to RSVP for the fundraiser. We need at least 20 "commitments." Chris Jamison - Giving back to NH Choral Program North Hills choir and NBC's "The Voice" alum Chris Jamison is sharing a holiday show on Tuesday, Dec. 12 at North Allegheny Senior High School. Use the promo code NHCHOIR when purchasing tickets, Chris will donate $5 from each ticket sale to our choral program! Please pass the word along about the code, and order your tickets to the show at www.iamchrisjamison.com. MADRIGAL DINNER Thank you to ALL who signed up to volunteer and/or to donate items. Every bit of help is sincerely appreciated and will ensure a successful event. There are only a few volunteers slots remaining on the online sign-up, if you’ve not yet signed up, please consider helping. This fundraiser benefits the entire choral program. ALL parents are asked to bring a dessert Every family should drop off a dessert to St. Athanasius Church hall (entrance in the back of the church through parking lot) before 4 p.m. Desserts do not have to be homemade, nor plated, & please nothing that needs refrigerated. (If you want to bring a refrigerated dessert, bring it an hour before when the students report.) Raffle Basket items needed We are still in need of bottles of wine (or other items) for “baskets of cheer” as well as scratch-off lottery tickets. If you have items to donate, please contact Linda at [email protected] or text/call 412-979-8324 to coordinate pick-up/delivery. Dinner Supply Donations If you’ve signed up to donate any supplies for the dinner, please be sure to send it to school with your student. There is a donation box in the choir room. Thank you so much!!!! Set-up & Decorating begins at 10 a.m. We will begin setting up at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Enter the church hall via the back parking lot. If you plan on staying for a while, you may wish to park on the street. Last year there was a church service sometime during the day and a few folks were blocked in. The more volunteers we have, the less time it will take. If you have white Christmas lights that we can borrow for the day, please bring them along. We have several strings of lights from previous years; however, as we all know, Christmas lights are never dependable from year to year. Reserve your tickets online Mr. Cloonan set up an online ticketing system for the Madrigal Dinner: http://www.northhillschoralmusic.org/madrigal-dinner.html. For those, like me, who never carry cash, you can pay online or you can reserve your tickets and pay at the door. If you have any questions/concerns regarding the Madrigal Dinner, please contact Mary Richardson, Madrigal Dinner Chairperson [email protected] See you Saturday!!!! Good evening!!!!
First, thanks so much to everyone who has signed up to volunteer and/or donate items for the Madrigal Dinner. If you’ve not yet signed up, we still have several opportunities open for you to help. Click here for the online sign-up form. Linda McCann, our basket raffle chairperson for the event, has been super busy – sending 80 or so solicitation letters to various businesses. Attached is a PDF of the solicitation letter as well as the list of businesses to which it was sent. If you have contacts at other businesses, please consider asking for a donation for our basket raffle. Feel free to present the attached the letter, which contains our tax-exempt information. Please notify Linda ([email protected]) of any donations so that we can update the list and avoid duplicate requests. So far we have received the following items (thank you to all):
We’ll need to get all donations to Linda McCann as quickly as possible so she can assemble the baskets. We can arrange for convenient pick-up/drop-off….just let us know. ([email protected]) Thanks so much! |