Catholic schools and supporters win big through Catholic Aid Association’s 2009 Raffle

Photo by Dave Hrbacek / The Catholic Spirit

Congratulations are in order for our Catholic schools! Students and educators at 18 Catholic schools in Minnesota and South Dakota pounded the pavement and rang doorbells for over a month to sell raffle tickets. Together with raffle sponsor Catholic Aid Association (CAA), these hard workers raised more than $128,575. Every penny of the money raised goes directly into school accounts thanks to CAA providing the promotion, printing and prizes involved in the raffle.

“From the beginning, we wanted every penny raised by this raffle to pay for the needs of our Catholic schools,” said Michael McGovern, president and board chairman of Catholic Aid, a fraternal life insurance and benefits company. “It is our hope that we can repeat this program every year. It fits into our mission of supporting the Catholic faith through our local schools.”

Students, parents and educators sold more than 25,000 tickets from Sept. 14 to Oct. 28. The official drawing ceremony for the CAA School Raffle was held on Oct. 30, 2009 at 11 a.m. Official winners of the raffle drawing will be announced as soon as they are verified and the winners are contacted. A complete list of all raffle winners will be available on CAA’s website, www.catholicaid.org/links/raffle.

However, CAA is happy to announce that the winning didn’t end on Oct. 30.

“The real rock stars of this program were the students, the parents and the teachers who tackled the work involved in this raffle. They did an excellent job,” said Steve Wendorf, Marketing Director for Catholic Aid. “We’re hoping for even more energy and participation from them next year because we’re going to add more schools, and there will be more competition.”

Catholic Aid’s Field Representative will be presenting prizes to the top student ticket sellers and pizza parties for top-performing classrooms at each participating school in the coming weeks.

Catholic Aid Association has been a proud supporter of Catholic schools and religious education for over 50 years.

Photo Information. Photos of the Oct. 30 Raffle Drawing Ceremony are available by calling Susan Detlefsen, 651-490-0170 ext. 169 or email ads@catholicaid.org.

About The Catholic Aid Association. The Catholic Aid Association helps every generation of the Catholic community thrive and grow. By striving to be the provider of choice for life insurance and retirement preparation for its 73,000 members and by giving back to the local communities through its 160 local councils, Catholic Aid has built a relationship with its members stretching back 131 years. Programs that provide matching grants to schools and churches, assistance to members in need, and education scholarships for young members have given millions of dollars to communities throughout Minnesota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa and North Dakota. Based in St. Paul, Minn., Catholic Aid is a professional friend, helping its members to plan for the future, for every step of every journey, for life.For more information about The Catholic Aid Association or its Foundation or Credit Union, call 651-490-0170, 1-800-568-6670 or visit online at www.catholicaid.org.

Marketing Contact: Rebecca Redlin
Oct. 30, 2009
651-765-4137 or 1-800-568-6670
Catholic Aid Association
rredlin@catholicaid.org

Catholic Aid School Raffle Drawing is Friday, October 30 at 11 a.m.

ST. PAUL, MINN. – The public is invited to a live ceremony where one Catholic school supporter will walk away with the grand prize of a new 2010 Ford Edge SUV or $20,000!

Sponsored by the Catholic Aid Association, the 2009 Catholic Schools Raffle involves 26 Catholic schools in Minnesota and South Dakota. Students, parents and educators have been selling $5 tickets since Sept. 14, every penny of which goes back to the participating school. Catholic Aid is covering the costs of organizing, printing, and prizes for the raffle program to maximize each school’s final earnings. The raffle officially ends on Oct. 29 at midnight.

The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. Along with the grand prize, Catholic Aid will be drawing winners for vacations at Breezy Point Resort in Breezy Point, Minn., iPod Shuffles, and 32-inch Samsung LCD TVs. CAA President Michael McGovern will be present at the ceremony along with Catholic school students, educators, CAA Spiritual Director Monsignor James Habiger and other special guests. Refreshments will be provided. A complete list of all raffle winners will be posted to CAA’s website, www.catholicaid.org/links/raffle.

About The Catholic Aid Association. The Catholic Aid Association helps every generation of the Catholic community thrive and grow. By striving to be the provider of choice for life insurance and retirement preparation for its 73,000 members and by giving back to the local communities through its 160 local councils, Catholic Aid has built a relationship with its members stretching back 131 years. Programs that provide matching grants to schools and churches, assistance to members in need, and education scholarships for young members have given millions of dollars to communities throughout Minnesota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa and North Dakota. Based in St. Paul, Minn., Catholic Aid is a professional friend, helping its members to plan for the future, for every step of every journey, for life.

For more information about The Catholic Aid Association or its Foundation or Credit Union, call 651-490-0170, 1-800-568-6670 or visit online at www.catholicaid.org.