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A Fun Evening and Successful Fundraiser!
The 9th Annual Wine Tasting Fundraiser, benefitting the students at John Paul Secondary School, held October 5th at the chic Silver Spoon Ristorante was attended again this year by a SOLD-OUT crowd! In addition to our many loyal returning guests, we were pleased to welcome 25 new guests for the first time! This year’s event was also very profitable, raising an amazing $34,500! Once again, the Silver Spoon provided five delicious small plates which were accompanied by five outstanding wines. Back by popular demand were a variety of beautiful African baskets from the local areas in Uganda. These baskets were offered for sale as an additional way for guests to…
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Giving Tuesday 2023
What is Giving Tuesday? Giving Tuesday is a global initiative that encourages people and organizations to donate their time and money to charitable causes on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving in the United States. It was created in 2012 and has grown every year. No need to wait until November 28th – Donate Now! Please mail checks made out to Friends of John Paul School to: Friends of John Paul SchoolP.O. Box 80815Rochester, MI 48308-0815 or Thank YOU so much for your support this year and always!
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Join us at the 9th Annual FOJPS Wine Tasting
Once again, we will be holding our annual Charity Wine Tasting at the chic Silver Spoon Ristorante in Rochester, Michigan. For your enjoyment, five premier wines will be paired with a like number of gourmet tastings. Register for individual tickets or purchase a table and invite your friends. We have a limited number of tickets that we expect to sell out quickly. Please join us on Thursday, October 5th!
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2023 FOJPS 5K Results and Winners
Thank you so much to everyone who participated in or donated to our third annual virtual 5K – benefiting the students and teachers at John Paul Secondary School in Uganda! The 5K week was a huge success: we had 265 participants from all around the world and we received tons of great photos of people walking, running, rolling for the kids. With the $50 per participant pledge, that works out to $13,250 in pledged amount. Combined with tickets and donations, YOU raised over $43,850 for JPSS! We are thrilled with the results! Congratulations to all of you, and especially our photo winners below!
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Friends of John Paul School Earns a 2023 Gold Seal of Transparency
Friends of John Paul School has been awarded a 2023 Gold Seal of Transparency from charity rating organization Candid. The official seal recognizes philanthropic organizations that demonstrate a deep commitment to transparency, accountability, and inclusivity, and that operate from a position of strong financial health. To earn Candid’s “Gold Seal of Transparency” FOJPS shared financial details and information about our leadership and board as well as our goals, strategies, and impact on the world. This high rating underscores Friends of John Paul School’s sacred promise made to each and every donor that their philanthropic dollars are spent responsibly and efficiently. The Gold Star of Transparency gives FOJPS’s loyal supporters even more confidence…
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Giving Tuesday 2022
What is Giving Tuesday? Giving Tuesday is a global initiative that encourages people and organizations to donate their time and money to charitable causes on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving in the United States. It was created in 2012 and has grown every year since so we are celebrating the 10th anniverary of the start of Giving Tuesday this year! No need to wait until November 29th – Donate Now! Please mail checks made out to Friends of John Paul School to: Friends of John Paul SchoolP.O. Box 80815Rochester, MI 48308-0815 – or –
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Wine Tasting 2022 – SOLD OUT!
The 8th Annual Wine Tasting Fundraiser, benefiting the students at John Paul Secondary School, held October 6th at the chic Silver Spoon Ristorante was attended by a SOLD-OUT crowd!! In addition to our many loyal returning guests, we had 35 guests attending for the first time!! This year’s event was also our most profitable, raising an amazing $35,000! The Silver Spoon provided five delicious small plates which were accompanied by five outstanding wines. A short presentation was given by Paul Berrigan, founder of John Paul School, addressing the current construction at the school which includes a Multi-purpose Building, comprising a 500-seat dining hall and a modern kitchen. A wonderful evening…
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Join us at the 2022 Annual FOJPS Wine Tasting
Once again, we will be holding our annual Charity Wine Tasting at the chic Silver Spoon Ristorante in Rochester, Michigan. For your enjoyment, five premier wines will be paired with a like number of gourmet tastings. Register for individual tickets or purchase a table and invite your friends. We have a limited number of tickets that we expect to sell out quickly. Please join us on Thursday, October 6th!
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5K 2022 Video Summary and Wrap-up
Thank you to all of the wonderful participants, donors and supporters of our second annual Virtual 5K to support John Paul Secondary School in Uganda. Please watch our wrap-up video below (and keep an eye out for folks you know) to enjoy this fun event!
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2022 FOJPS 5K Results and Winners
Thank you so much to everyone who participated in or donated to our second annual virtual 5K – benefiting the students and teachers at John Paul Secondary School in Uganda! The 5K week was a huge success: we had 185 participants from all around the world, we received tons of great photos of people walking, running, rolling for the kids and we earned over $22,250 which will go toward construction of a much needed multi-purpose building and kitchen. And congratulations to all of our photo winners!