Dear Friend:

St. Cecilia will be hosting its annual Dinner and Auction on Saturday June 19, 2010.  I am sure you are aware that a wide variety of items are needed to insure that the evening is a success. The auction items are provided through the generous efforts of parishioners, school parents, volunteers and other friends.

We write to you at this time, in hopes that you may be willing to help with a donation of merchandise, certificates for your services, or perhaps a monetary donation and/or the placing of an ad in our Auction booklet.  For your convenience, a Donation Form and advertising contract are enclosed.  If you wish to make a donation, please mail it to 5418 Louisiana, St. Louis, MO 63111 or call Heather at the rectory to arrange to have your donation picked up.  If you would like an acknowledgement of your donation for tax purposes, please be sure to complete the Donation Form and return it with your donation. When returning the donation form, it is very important that you include the value of the donated items.  In order to make sure that you are given proper acknowledgement in our Auction Booklet, please be sure that your donated items arrive at the rectory no later than May 28, 2010.

St. Cecilia has been serving the Carondelet community for over 100 years and the survival of the parish and school is heavily dependent on the success of our fund-raising activities.  Currently, St. Cecilia Parish has 750 families and 191 school children.  Our parish population is culturally diverse and we offer appropriate support and programs.  We have a full time Hispanic Ministry that aids our community in a wide variety of areas, including a catechetical program which now educates over 100 Spanish speaking families and their children who do not attend Catholic school.  This program goes far beyond simply teaching religion. The program includes lessons which help many of these families adjust to life in America.  Our parish school is now over 80% Latin American children.  The financial situation of many of our families makes fundraising a necessity.

We work very hard and Fundraisers are many. The Auction is our biggest.  Please consider helping us to insure many years of continued existence in the community.  Thank you in advance for any assistance and support you may be able to provide.

Sincerely,

Heather Sieve

St. Cecilia Auction Committee

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