8th Grade New York City Trip Fundraiser
January 2015
Dear 8th Grade Parents and Guardians:
A Pasta Dinner and Silent Auction Fundraiser has been scheduled for Friday, March 15, 2015, in the Porter
School Cafetorium from 5:00-7:00 P.M. This is one of our last big fundraisers before we tally up the final bill
for the 8th Grade New York City trip in June. We need the help of all parents and students in order for this
fundraiser to be successful.
All 8th grade students have been given Envelopes with 6 numbered tickets and are being asked to sell a
minimum of 4 tickets to our pasta dinner. Tickets are $5.00 each. Children 3 and under eat for free. Please
return ticket money and any unsold tickets in the envelope provided to me by February 24, 2014. Please write
down how many tickets were sold, including specific ticket numbers. If more tickets are needed, please contact
me at 860-228-9493, ext. 120. Tickets will also be available at the door. Take-out orders will also be available
as an option; however, any orders taken in advance must have a pick-up time, so that orders will be ready when
the families arrive. Please hand these orders in with your ticket money. Students receive $2.00 directly to
their account for each ticket they sell!!!! This is an excellent way of reducing the cost of their trip. Tickets
can also be sold at ticket booths set up at recreation dept sporting events such as Saturday basketball games etc.
Parents will also be needed to help with set-up (3:00-5:00 P.M.), during the dinner (5:00-7:00 P.M.) and with
clean-up (7:00-8:00 P.M.) Please consider volunteering. If interested in helping, please contact Cheryl Urban
at (860) 228-0526 or via e-mail at cherylu4@gmail.com
During our pasta dinner, we will be holding a Silent Auction. Each eighth grade homeroom is responsible for
creating two baskets. For example, beach supplies, gardening supplies, beauty supplies, Blockbuster movie
basket, etc. Students are being asked to bring in an item for their themes when their homerooms have made a
decision. Please be sure to ask your child what themes were selected. In addition, we are encouraging parents
to put together their own basket or join with other parents to make a few. On the back of this letter is a list of
basket themes for you to use for ideas. All baskets need to be completed and dropped off at the Porter Main
Office by Wednesday, March 11th. If you have any questions about the auction, please call Kim Foss at
(860) 228-0774 or by email at: kimberlyfoss1@gmial.com
We are looking forward to a very successful fundraiser. Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Corey Polakowski
8th Grade Advisor
Silent Auction Themes
1. Beauty Supplies
2. Drive in Movie Supplies (try to get a pass to Mansfield Drive-In and add snacks to the
basket.
3. Barbecue supplies
4. Birthday party supplies
5. Arts and Crafts supplies
6. Bird feeder, bird seed and bird book
7. Scrap Book supplies
8. Beach basket (Towels, pail & shovel, sun lotion, etc.)
9. Hair care basket
10.Candles
11.Gardening supplies
12.Movie basket (video, DVDs, Blockbuster gift card, popcorn, soda)
13.Mystery book basket or other theme of book
14.Sports basket (balls, t-shirt, water bottles)
15.Games
16.Coffee basket (or hot chocolate or tea)
17.Baby gift basket
18.Stuffed animals or beanie babies
19.Italian cuisine basket
20.Girl and/or Boy Teen basket (supply of items that a teen would like)
21.Cookie Recipe jars (dry ingredients to a cookie recipe in a mason jar with recipe attached)
22.Music basket (music tapes, CDs, FYE gift card with an inexpensive player)
23.Pet care basket
24.Pampered Chef items or Tupperware Items
25.Candy with tooth care items!
26.UCONN Basket
27.Children’s book basket
28.Easter/Spring Basket
29.Patriotic Basket
30.Sports Team Basket (Celtics, Red Sox, Yankees, Patriots, Giants, etc.)
31.Chocolate Lovers Basket
32.Cheese & Crackers Basket
33.Spa Basket
34. Car Care