Fundraising

FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE

The Parish Fundraising Committee works in close cooperation with the Finance Committee to develop and carry out plans to reduce our parish debt.

The overall activities of the Fundraising Committee are concentrated in the following areas:

On-going Fundraising Efforts:

• The Shoppers’ Club
Shoppers Club is St. Matthew’s only ongoing fundraiser and provides a continual
source of revenue to the Parish. St. Matthews purchases gift cards from area supermarkets at a 5% discount. Parishioners and friends can then purchase the cards from St. Matthew’s for face value with St. Matthews earning a 5% return on all purchases – at no cost to the parishioners. Participating supermarkets include ShopRite, Acme, A&P and Sussex Market in Wharton, which gives us a 10% discount.
Also, if you mention St. Matthew’s when you shop at Burrini’s Olde World Market St. Matthew’s receives 5% of your order. In addition we also have gift cards from Rosie’s Trattoria. Shoppers’ Club cards and gift cards are available for purchase after all weekend masses and at the parish office during the week.

• Special Fundraising Projects
Major fundraising projects, including our annual Car Raffle and 50/50 are held each year. These projects involve careful coordination and planning to help us meet our needs in terms of our operating budget and our capital needs.


Online-Shopping

Help St. Matthew’s Earn Money While You Shop!!

Please use Amazon.com from this page so every time you shop you benefit St. Matthew’s. Thank you!
The program is simple, it involves Internet shopping and there is no additional cost to those participating, just like Shoppers Club.

That’s the program! Another way for you to help our parish at no cost to you!  Please give it a try.

October 20th, 2008 | Category: Fundraising | Comments are closed

Shoppers Club

The easiest way to help St. Matthew the Apostle Parish at no cost to you. Buy Shoppers Club Cards today. Cards are sold in the gathering space after all weekend Masses.

SHOPPERS CLUB FACTS

·        Shoppers Club has made over $225,000 for the parish in the past 16 years!

·        Less than a quarter of our active families participate in Shoppers Club.

·        When we purchase the gift card, we pay 95% of face value. You purchase and redeem them for face value.  You receive dollar for dollar.

·        All of the profit from Shoppers Club comes from the stores, not parishioner’s pockets!

·        You can use the gift cards for that last minute birthday card, a snack for your child’s field trip or flowers for your wife on your anniversary. 

·        You can use gift cards to pay for your prescriptions.

·        Currently we make $13,000 a year with an average of 35 families participating each week.

·        If 200 families purchased $100 of gift cards a week, we would show a weekly profit of $1000 for a yearly profit of $52,000.

·        Every purchase, no matter how small, results in profit for St. Matthews.

·        ShopRite, PathMark, Acme, A&P, Sussex Meat Packing, Rosie’s and Burrini’s participate in Shoppers Club.

·        When you shop at Burrini’s, tell them you are from St. Matthew’s and 5% of your order will be donated to us.

·        You can purchase gift cards at all masses on the weekend and at the church during the week

REWARD ST. MATTHEW’S EVERY

TIME YOU GROCERY SHOP!!!!!

October 20th, 2008 | Category: Fundraising | Comments are closed