Thank you to our 2023/2024 Cougar Excellence Event Sponsors
YEARLY EVENT SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM
2023-2024
Every year SPA Parish and School achieves excellence in fostering spiritual, intellectual, social, physical and faith growth for our students and community members. Our school and parish community needs to meet certain funding goals to be able to support our mission of providing a God-centered education to our students and evangelizing to our whole community. We wouldn’t be able to support our students on their educational journeys or provide many services to our faith community without sponsors supporting our multiple fundraisers.
The chart below shows the numerous options for yearly event sponsorship with SPA. The event sponsorship program offers you three tiers which are named to reflect three attributes and guiding principles of St. Paul the Apostle – Visionary, Servant Heart and Spirited. Our community is deeply rooted by these three guiding principles and encompasses who we are as a parish and school community.
There are two additional ways you can support a St. Paul the Apostle Education in addition to our event sponsorship program. The Dan Donnelly Endowment and Friends of St. Paul fund were established to maintain the affordability of a St. Paul Catholic Education. These funds help provide tuition scholarships/aid, tuition discounts, as well as investing in the staffing salaries our excellent teaching staff. For more details click here.
All sponsorship’s support expenses for hosting fundraising events that help offset the cost of putting on the events that support both Parish & School funding needs.
Will you consider becoming a partner of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Parish and School this year? You can make your pledge through Realm Online Giving, OneCause or download the form below and mail/drop off a check to St. Paul the Apostle at:
2750 Burton Ave SE Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Contact Giovanna Reilly for more information. Email: greilly@spagr.org Phone: 616.949.4170 ext. 248.
St. Paul the Apostle Church & School is one organization. Parishioners get tuition discounts for attending school because the Parish provides around 30% of all Sunday giving and fundraising directly to the school, every year! So all Sunday donations to offertory and attending and donating at fundraisers directly benefit the school!
All about SPA fundraisers: spagr.org/school/events
SPAktoberfest: This yearly, fun for the whole family festival is held in September! 80% of the funds generated go directly to the Parish. 10% is given to the school and 10% goes to the Donnelly Endowment. This event is part of the sponsorship program.
SPA Golf Outing: This yearly event in the fall is always held on a Monday from lunch through dinner time. It includes golfing, lunch, dinner and a silent auction! 80% of the proceeds go to St. Paul school and Athletics. If the Athletics budget is met it goes directly to the school. 10% goes to the Donnelly Endowment and 10% goes to the Parish. This event is part of the sponsorship program.
Trivia Night: This yearly event is an adults only night of trivia fun! 100% of proceeds go to Friends of St. Pauls. This is not part of the sponsorship program.
SPAuction: This is an adult only evening out with silent and live auctions mixed with food and fun! 80% of the proceeds go directly to the school and this event is needed to make up the gap in the budget every year. 10% goes to the parish and 10% goes to the Donnelly Endowment. This event is part of the sponsorship program.
Baja Fish Taco Nights: This whole family dinner is held yearly during Lent on 2 Fridays and the food is amazing! 80% of the proceeds go to the Parish. 10% goes to the school and 10% goes to the Donnelly Endowment. This event is part of the sponsorship program.
3-on-3 Basketball Tournament: This yearly event in March is open to grades 2nd-8th grade in the extended Community and is held at the CAT. 80% of the proceeds go to SPA athletics and school. If the athletics budget is met it goes directly to the school. 10% goes to the Donnelly Endowment and 10% goes to the Parish. This event is part of the sponsorship program and participants include public and private school students.