Fundraising

Development Committee

Holy Trinity Catholic School is a private school, not funded by state monies. Because of this, we have a Development Committee to develop, schedule, and coordinate all aspects of fundraising activities to meet the needs of the Holy Trinity Catholic School budget. The committee consists of the Development Director, School Principal and volunteers from the school and parish. This committee has met with great success because of the support of parents, alumni, parishioners of Holy Trinity Parish, Huron businesses, and many, many more benefactors. Your generous contributions and participation in our fundraisers allow us to offer an excellent Catholic education to our young people.

Development Committee:

  • Teresa Peterson, Development Director
  • Michelle Schoenfelder, Principal
  • Jane Meekins – School Advisory Council Liason

Volunteer

During the school year, Kindergarten through 5th grade families are required to donate 10 volunteer hours to Holy Trinity Catholic School. Parents can find out about volunteer opportunities through the school newsletter, the brown envelope, Option C emails, or by calling the school office at 352-9344. Your donation of time and talent is greatly appreciated!

Fundraisers

CALENDAR FUNDRAISER – Buy a calendar for $25 and be entered into a drawing every day of the year!  $25 given away every day with higher amounts on our Feast Days and Holy Days of Obligation.

BINGO – Come and play bingo for only $5 per card on the second Saturday of every month from September – May.  Each card plays all 20 games, buy as many cards as you’d like!

CORNSTALK BUNDLES – Purchase your beautifully decorated cornstalk bundles from Holy Trinity to finish your fall decorating.  Bundles are usually sold in September and available for pick up late September/early October.

PUMPKIN PATCH – The Pumpkin Patch opens in late September/October every year, and is open every day until the pumpkins are gone! We have the BEST selection of pumpkins in the area!  Make your selection in the patch and pay in the church office.

OTIS SPUNKMEYER (frozen foods) – Catalogs will go home to all families in October.  Prizes for the most sales, lots of fun and great food!

HTCS THEATER – A great afternoon or evening of entertainment and tasty food in November.

CHRISTMAS TOUR OF HOMES & CRAFT/VENDOR FAIR – Come and tour the beautifully decorated homes all dressed up for Christmas and then shop at our vendor fair in the HTCS MP Room.

DIAMONDS & DENIM – Our biggest fundraiser every year – this annual live and silent auction dinner is held at the Plains Ballroom, usually the last Saturday of January.

WORLD’S FINEST CHOCOLATE – Students earn big prizes selling boxes of the World’s Finest Chocolate in March/April.

IRISH DINNER – It’s back!  An evening to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with traditional Irish food!

CULTURAL FIESTA DINNER – Join us for a delicious variety ethnic foods. Celebrate the diversity in our school!

SCRIP Program

What is SCRIP?

SCRIP is a fundraiser for Holy Trinity Catholic School.  SCRIP is a program of buying gift cards used at local and national business through our school.  SCRIP allows us to purchase gift cards for everyday expenses like food, clothing, and entertainment, while earning a percentage of each dollar of SCRIP purchased back in revenue.

How does it work?

SCRIP gift cards are issued by  retailers where our Holy Trinity families already shop.  SCRIP gift cards are purchased at a discount, and then sold for face value.  The difference in price is our fundraiser.  Businesses offer a discount because they receive payment immediately for future sales.  This means you can support the success of our Catholic school at no cost to you.

Where do I buy it?

You may purchase SCRIP cards at the HTCS or parish office during business hours, through the brown envelopes sent home through HTCS every week, or after weekend masses at Holy Trinity Church.  Orders are placed for SCRIPon Monday, and can be picked up at HTCS or parish offices on or after Thursday (12:00), after weekend masses, or will be sent home in the brown envelopes when HTCS is in session.

Which businesses are participating?

There is also a national list of 500+ retailers from which we can order SCRIP gift cards.  A complete list of these businesses can be requested at HTCS and parish office.  Many of these gift cards can be used online as well as in person.  We keep local and regional business gift cards on hand at HTCS and church offices, but we can order from any of the businesses listed.  SCRIP gift cards are a great gift idea too!

Do my purchases really help?

YES – every sale helps, no matter the size.  All of us remembering to use SCRIP gift cards when possible will make this program a huge success.  Every time you use SCRIP you are making an average of a 4% contribution, without any additional cost to you.

What can 4% do?  If 75% of families in our parish (or 600 families) used an average of $100 in SCRIP every month (for some families, this would simply be buying groceries with SCRIP gift cards), we would raise $28,800 annually!

Key to Program: Purchase SCRIP gift cards/certificates for ALL your shopping needs.  Do you shop groceries or gas from any of the businesses listed?  Budget your money to buy what SCRIP cards you will need for the pay period.  Allow your normal everyday purchases work for you!

But you don’t have….Are you not seeing a business you always shop?  Please contact Pam Hegg by email pam.hegg@k12.sd.us or phone at 605-352-9344.

Full business listing: A full listing of business can be viewed at glscrip.com.

 

Huron Catholic Foundation

Donations can be sent to: Holy Trinity Catholic School 425 21st St SW Huron, SD 57350 or *After clicking donate below you will be taken to a secure PayPal website. Click “continue” near the bottom of the page to donate.