Fundraising

• Corpus Christi Virtual Mall: Shop online at all your favorite stores and help Corpus Christi earn money. This site will help us to raise money to purchase ACTIVBoards in every classroom. Click below to go directly to Corpus Christi's online mall.
  
  The great thing about this site is you do NOT have to register. As long as you enter the stores through this site, our school gets credit.
  
  Share the site with friends and family.
  
  • http://www.visitourmall.com/CorpusChristischool
  
  
• GoodSearch: What if Corpus Christi School earned a penny every time you searched the Internet? Well, now our school can!
  
  GoodSearch.com is a new search engine that donates half its revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. You use it just as you would any search engine, and it's powered by Yahoo!, so you get great results.
  
  Search at Goodsearch and download their Internet toolbar (like Yahoo or Google toolbars) to make it even easier to search, using these links:
  
  • http://www.goodsearch.com
  • http://www.goodsearch.com/toolbars.aspx


• Harris Teeter: Harris Teeters Food Markets' Together in Education program is a program under which the school can earn cash. When you purchase select Harris Teeter private label products with your Harris Teeter VIC card, a portion of that purchase will be credited back to our school. This program runs from August to May and you must re-link your card to the school every year starting in August or later.
  
  You can apply for a VIC card online or link Corpus Christi to your VIC card on their web site, using Corpus Christi's school code of 4391 (If you prefer the school to register your card, download the club card registration form in the section ABOVE):
  
  • http://www.harristeeter.com


• Target: Use your Target Guest card and Target will donate an amount up to 1% of your qualifying purchases.
  
  If you already have a guest card, use the link below to visit Target's website and designate Corpus Christi's number of 16621 or call 1-800-316-6142:
  
  • http://www.target.com


• Combined Federal Campaign: We will be participating in the Combined Federal Campaign for the 2008-09 year and our number will be 31218.
  


• United Way: We will be participating in the United Way of the National Capital Area Campaign for the 2008-2009 year and our number will be 8725.
  


• General Mills Box Tops: Drop off your General Mills Box Tops to us via the Main Office at either campus or mail them to either campus. Each Box Top logo is worth 10 cents. You can find Box Tops logos on General Mills cereals, Betty Crocker products, Yoplait yogurts, Lloyd's® barbeque buckets, and General Mills Food service products.
  


• Campbells Labels: We collect all Campbells Brand labels including Campbells, Franco American, Vlasic, Marie's, Pace, Swanson, Prego and V8. We can turn the labels in and receive educational equipment. Send us your labels through School or mail them to us at either campus!
  

• Cash - A gift of cash is the most popular type of charitable gift.
• Gift of Securities
• Gifts of appreciated securities.
• Tangible Personal Property
  Gifts of appreciated personal property such as paintings, library books, cars, or musical instruments entitle donors to a charitable deduction at market value if the use of such property is directly related to Corpus Christi's educational functions.
  
• Real Estate
  There are three common methods of transfer: outright deeding of the property to Corpus Christi; a gift of the property with retained life income through a gift of annuity or charitable remainder trust; or a gift of a personal residence or farm with retained life tenancy.
  
• Retirement Plan Assets
  Designate Corpus Christi School as a beneficiary of a retirement plan. This is an easy way to make a bequest to Corpus Christi and avoid both income and estate taxes on your gift.
  
• Life Insurance
  Name Corpus Christi as the owner and beneficiary on your life insurance policy.
  
• Gifts-in-Kind
  Any item that doesn't carry a valid professional appraisal comes under the heading of gifts-in-kind. Donations of office equipment or other valuable items given to the school for use in classrooms, offices, etc. are very much appreciated.
  
• Memorial and Named Gifts
  Opportunities exist within the school for named gifts or special memorials to honor a family member, friend, or loved one. Contact the Development Office for more information.
  
• Safeway, Giant and Harris Teeter Educational Support Programs
  If you don't already have them, sign up for a Giant Bonus Bucks card, A Safeway Club card and a VIC card from Harris Teeter. You can get them on your next visit to these stores. Then all you have to do is go online and designate Corpus Christi as the school you wish to receive points. That's it! Your purchases will automatically be credited to Corpus Christi.
  
  
• Combined Federal Campaign
  Through the Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area, federal workers and military personnel can designate funds to go to the charitable organizations of their choice. Congressiona Corpus Christi l has been the beneficiary of such donations over the past several years. When making your Combined Federal Campaign donation, please consider Corpus Christi. Our CFC number is #31218.