The St. James Development Committee’s mission is to develop and maintain relationships with alumni, fundraise to secure new and increased sources of revenue to enhance the overall quality of our educational program and provide funding for structural improvements and maintenance at SJS.    

The most common question is, “What is Saint James Development and how is it different from the PTA?” The primary difference between Development and PTA is that the PTA’s bylaws require all monies earned during the school year must be spent within that school year.  St. James Elementary School created the Development Committee to provide a way to earn and save money over multiple years to fund major projects, scholarship programs, and other initiatives beyond PTA’s scope.  

To support St. James Elementary School and its students, Development includes the following groups, which are involved in fund raising, and local community engagement:

Events and Programs

Progressive Raffle/Tuition Raffle

Gift Stuffers

Christmas Stocking Stuffers

             Easter Basket Stuffers

Ladies Night Out

Box Tops , Labels for Education and Tyson A+ Programs

Olivers labels

S.H.O.P. for St. James     Year-round  

SHOP is the contractual friendship we have with businesses that sponsor events and promotions by businesses that
give back to SJS. 

(See our latest newsletter below for a complete listing)

(Includes AMAZON.com, Ricky’s Cones & Chaos events, Barnes & Noble, Rita’s , Chuckie Cheese, Pizza Fusion, Foodtown Brothers Nights, Doc Shoppe, Stride Rite etc.)

Red Bank Choc Shop Seasonal Chocolate and Treat Program

Thanksgiving, Valentine’s, St Patrick’s Day & Easter Chocolate/Candy Fundraisers

ALUMNI Connection Program        NEW!!! Year-round 

Managing a database of past SJS Alumni contacts that can be contacted for future events or donations.

Interested?
CO-CHAIRS can be contacted via sandra_abadir@yahoo.com or dohertyloans@gmail.com

 Development Committee September Newsletter 2011 (pdf)

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