Two second-grade students at Overbrook Catholic School in Nashville have been “busy bees” the last month, making 2,500 beaded bracelets, and it’s for one very special reason — to raise $17,000 to purchase a therapy dog for the students of The Covenant School, where an assailant killed six people including three 9-year-old students March 27.
Second graders at Nashville Catholic school make, sell bracelets to buy therapy dog for peers at school where mass shooting occurred
St. Mary’s third-graders create Clue and Morris-opoly for annual fundraiser
“Seeing their hard work come to fruition, the students now understand the time, effort and creative process that goes into making a real board game.”
‘Love Is In The Air’ concert July 28 to benefit Catholic Charities
“In my day job, I see the positive effect that Catholic Charities has had on our community,” said Janelle Kendall, Stearns County Attorney. “As a musician, I saw this as something I could offer beyond mere cash to help.”
‘Cooks with Collars’ videos show what priests are cooking up in the kitchen
The cooking videos feature about 35 priests at parishes around the diocese as part of a friendly cooking competition that runs through March 1.
Students selling tickets for Catholic Schools Raffle through Feb. 27
Now in its 13th year, the Catholic Schools Raffle has raised over $11 million for Catholic schools in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
San Jose Diocese tries virtual running as fundraiser for vocations
As the coronavirus continues to call for social distancing, some like the Diocese of San Jose, California, are finding creative ways to combine safeguarding the health needs of their parishioners with a way to help the financial health of their projects as well.
Mason Dixon Line to perform online concert benefiting Catholic Charities
St. Cloud area-based country cover band Mason Dixon Line will perform a live virtual concert from Pioneer Place on Fifth at 7 p.m., Tuesday, May 5. The concert is a fundraiser for the Catholic Charities Emergency Services Food Shelf.
Pastor to debut new Christmas CD at parish fundraising gala
Father Kevin Anderson, pastor of Christ Our Light Parish and a musician, will debut a CD of original arrangements of favorite Christmas songs during the parish’s “One in the Light” Christmas Gala, a fundraiser for the Princeton/Zimmerman parish.