Wednesday, October 24, 2018

45th Annual BBQ & Auction Done


God poured out His blessings on our school once again this past week as we celebrated our 45th Annual Chicken BBQ & Country Auction.  We sold 2,350 chicken dinners on Friday . . . yes, 2,350!  Unfortunately, we had to turn about 40 walk-ins away, but what a blessing to see so many in our community rally around our lunch and dinner tables.  

It will take a little time to finalize our numbers from the Auction, but preliminary numbers show that we are only about $3,000 under our $44,500 goal . . . praise God!!  A few highlights from the Auction:
  • Class baskets did very well; the Eagles basket (with signed Carsen Wentz helmet) went for $1,600, and the hunting basket (complete with grinder) went for $1,000.
  • We raised enough money to completely pay off our new school bus.
  • The Dune Buggy sold for $600 and was won by yours truly . . . my son is very excited, and I drove it from the school to my house in Morgantown . . . awesome!!
  • Cougar Grounds (our new Coffee House and craft area) was possibly the biggest success.  Mr. Greenly (Alumni Relations) established Cougar Grounds as the meeting place for alumni and gave away 24 alumni shirts.  Cougar Grounds was packed with people all day long.  Everyone who visited our newest room was amazed in the transformation of our Science Room into a Coffee House.
I would like to thank our Auction Committee that was headed up by Heather Schreier and Deborah Kurtz for all their hard work, our Auctioneer Tracy Jones for once again blessing us with his team, and the CCS community for your prayers and support.  I have said it many times, Conestoga Christian School is here for the benefit of our families and the glory of God – the 45th Annual BBQ & Auction is a shining example of that truth.

Finally, to close out our praises, Friday morning of the BBQ our students set out to pack 10,000 mac and cheese meals for the Twin Valley Food Pantry as we partnered with Meals of Hope.  Through the generous donations of CCS families and some area churches, we were able to raise just over $3,000 to pay for all the meals.  Through the direction of CCS student leaders (middle school and high school soccer/volleyball captains), the entire student body met our goal of packing 10,000 meals!  Praise God.

I cannot wait to see what else God will do with us and through us.  I hope to see you around campus.

In Him, 

Kenneth T. Parris
Head of School