Christmas Craft Fair

Christmas Craft Fair 2010 a huge success!

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Wow, we know how to throw a Christmas Party! We don’t think we could have crammed another person into the school. Happy children, busy parents, Santa Claus, homemade goodies and hot chocolate, what more could you possibly wish for? Our brand new Panto was a resounding success – the actors shone and the audience loved it!

Financially, we did well, too! We raised $5900 in Craft/Panto/Bake Table tickets and $3500 in Raffle Tickets alone. $3500!!! We therefore grossed over $8,000. Once expenses have been totalled, we’ll be able to give you the final figure, but it’s clear that we had a very successful Craft Fair!

Congratulations to all the lucky raffle basket winners! Complete list of who won what is on display in the lobby.

Thank you everyone for helping put together the amazing raffle baskets with your class reps, volunteering with your time and talents, buying tickets, and of course, attending this fantastic event! The Christmas Craft Fair is one of our major fundraisers for the Ross Road community and all proceeds will go to make the school a better place for all of our kids!

— Carolyn/Christmas Craft Fair Committee/PAC.

Christmas Craft Fair – Map and Pricelist

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Click on the image to view the Craft Fair Map & Pricelist

Today’s the big day! Because a few things have changed and moved around a bit this year, the organizers wanted to give you a bit of a head’s up about what’s where! Download the Craft Fair Map & Pricelist (or click on the thumbnail on the right) to help you plan your evening! It’s going to be a lot of fun – see you there!

Don’t forget to beat the rush by getting your tickets early – ticket presales continue this afternoon after school in the lobby!

Christmas Craft Fair – a note about tickets

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The Christmas Craft Fair pricelist has been emailed, displayed throughout the school, and posted online so that you can have an idea of what’s available at the Craft Fair before arriving on the big night!

Here are a few more notes about ticket prices. Raffle and “Activity” tickets have a different price structure:

RAFFLE TICKETS:
• 3 tickets: $5
• 7 tickets: $10
• 22 tickets: $20

The class baskets are all wrapped and ready to be won by 20 lucky winners! They look AMAZING! This year they will be lined up along the hallway near the gym so make sure to check them out on Friday night! For those of you who are new to the Fair, here’s how the raffle works. You buy raffle tickets, write your name and telephone number on each ticket, peruse the baskets, then put tickets in the box corresponding to the basket you’d like to win. At 8pm the winning numbers are called out! (We’d love you to stay for the whole evening, but you do not need to be present to win!)

ACTIVITY TICKETS (Crafts, Food, Theatre):
$1 per ticket

Crafts:
• Photo with Santa: $2 (2 tickets)
• Ornament for Santa photo: $2 (2 tickets)
• Centrepiece Workshop: $5 (5 tickets)
• Driftwood Reindeer Ornament: $2 (2 tickets)
• Cinnamon Stick Christmas Trees: $2 (2 tickets)
• Snowflake: $3 (3 tickets)
• Glass Lantern: $4 (4 tickets)
• Driftwood Star Wall Hanging: $4 (4 tickets)

Food:
• Juice: $1 (1 ticket)
• Sparkling Fruit Juice: $2 (2 tickets)
• Coffee, Tea & Hot Chocolate: $2 (2 tickets)
• Baked Goods: $1-$5 (1 item = 1 ticket | 2 small items = 1 ticket | Plate of 6 items = 5 tickets)

PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE IN THE GYM
$4 adults (4 tickets)
$2 children (2 tickets)

These are All-Access Passes that includes entry to both “Scrooge” Panto performances, as well as the Wandering Minstrels Talent Show from 5:00-6:00pm! What a deal!

Christmas Craft Fair tickets may be purchased in advance, after school in the lobby on Friday! Beat the rush! Get your tickets early!

Tip: if you have small pre-printed home address labels, bring those to stick on your raffle tickets to save writing your name over and over again!

Calling all performers: let’s show that Ross Road has talent!

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The Christmas Craft Fair organizers are looking for adults, children, families to come and perform at the Wandering Minstrels Talent Show, which is part of the new “Performing Arts Theatre” in the gym, along with “Scrooge”, the Panto. “Wandering Minstrels” performances will take place between 5pm & 6pm, before the first performance of “Scrooge”.

To sign up, contact Ivana at iposilovic@shaw.ca, or use the sign-up board in the school lobby.

A few more volunteers needed…

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There are a few more volunteer spots that need to be filled at the Christmas Craft Fair:

  • Subway sandwich distribution (5:30-6:30)
  • “Santa photo ornament” craft in Santa’s room
  • Ushers for pantomime performances

If you are able to help out with any of these positions, please contact Carolyn at rcsluis@shaw.ca. Thank you!

p.s. And more baked goods for the bake sale tables would always be welcome!

Come see “Scrooge” – the first annual Christmas Panto at Ross Road!

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This year at the Christmas Craft Fair, the very hard-working Ross Road Theatre Group will be performing a panto version of “Scrooge”, a retelling of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” with songs and plenty of opportunities for audience participation!

Traditionally performed at Christmas, with family audiences, British pantomime is now a popular form of theatre, incorporating song, dance, buffoonery, slapstick , cross-dressing, in-jokes and audience participation.  Straight re-tellings of the original stories are rare in the extreme – plot lines are often ‘adapted’ for comic or satirical effect, and certain familiar scenes tend to recur, regardless of plot relevance!

There will be two performances of “Scrooge” on Friday November 19th, each with a different cast.

6:15 pm & 7:15pm
In the Ross Road Gym

Tickets:
$4 adults
$2 children
This is an All-Access Pass that includes entry to both shows, as well as the Wandering Minstrels Talent Show from 5:00-6:00pm! What a deal!

Christmas Craft Fair Activities/Pricelist

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Click here to see Craft Fair Activities/Pricelist!

There is something for everyone at the Ross Road Craft Fair: Local vendors, two shows of “Scrooge” (6:15 and 7:15), craft activities for everyone from preschoolers to adults, a raffle of our amazing Class Baskets, Christmas baking, coffee and of course, Santa Claus.  Come and try some or all of it, see old friends and meet new ones.  This is one of our major fundraisers for the Ross Road community and all proceeds will go to make the school a better place for all of our kids. See you on Friday from 5:00-8:30pm!

Download the 2010 Craft Fair Activities/Pricelist
Beat the rush! Get your tickets early! Ticket pre-sales take place after school in the lobby on Thursday and Friday (November 18th & 19th).

Volunteers needed for Crafts stations!

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The Craft Fair is fast approaching and the Craft coordinators still need more volunteers to help with the fantastic crafts that they have planned!  Here are the positions that need to be filled:

  • 3 more people to cover the 5pm – 6pm shift in each of the craft rooms.
    One room will be for adults/kids to make a centerpiece, another for Intermediate kids and a third room will be crafts for all ages.  There will be a craft coordinator floating between all three rooms to answer questions and help out.
  • A few more volunteers help with the Santa photo ornament in the “Photo with Santa” room. Choose from the 5pm, 6pm or 7pm shifts.

Please contact Bettina Harris (robandbettina@shaw.ca) or Desiree Blume (desireeblume@gmail.com) if you can help and you will be emailed instructions and a photo of the craft that you have signed up for!

Thank you! Volunteering is a fun way to meet more families in the school and be part of the action!  This is one of our major fundraisers for the year and it’s only possible because of your help!

Do you have any empty glass jars?

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We need lots of glass jars for one of the crafts that will be available for the kids at the Christmas Craft Fair!

If you have any clean glass jars — larger than baby food but smaller than tomato sauce sized — please drop them off in the box underneath the new PAC mail box in the lobby (by the PAC notice board). They will then be picked up from there.

Thank you very much!