Featured Flavors of the Week!

The end of January is upon us already! January saw the delivery of over 75,000 Gertrude Hawk Candy Bars to Holy Childhood!  WOW!  This week we are featuring the Dark Chocolate Varieties we offer.

Pictured are the Dark Chocolate varieties Coconut Custard, Raspberry, Plain, and Mint 

Dark Chocolate Mint is unique in the fact that it is only available by specific request by calling 359-3710 ext. 169 or by emailing Kate Balconi.

Dark Chocolate Raspberry, Plain Dark Chocolate, and Dark Chocolate Coconut Custard are all available in the Assorted Box of Candy Bars or by special order if you just want those specific flavors.

Candy Bars may be ordered at anytime by calling 359-3710 ext. 169 or you may visit one of our many Candy Partners to purchase an individual bar.

Thank you to Michelle Greco and her class for a great blog post about the candy sale! To see all of the great things happening in our youngest class, visit their blog here!

Updated: Candy Partner Roster

For the most complete list of where our Candy Bars are now available, please click here!

Thanks to ALL of our Candy Partners for your support of the Holy Childhood Candy Sale!

Candy Timeline Reminder

March 7th: Candy Bar Money and Spring Candy Orders due to Holy Childhood Development Office

March 29th: Spring Candy is delivered to Agency.  Families may begin picking up on this date.

****Customers purchasing Candy through the online system and selecting to ship directly to their home address will receive their candy within 5-7 days of their date of purchase.****

Spring Candy

The Candy Sale is off to a strong start with the candy bars selling at a terrific pace! We are concurrently running the Easter/Spring Candy Sale both by catalog and online.  

We already have over $1,100 in online candy sales and hope to beat last year's amount of $3,000.  If you haven't already signed up to sell candy online, you can learn how to here: Instructions for signing up to sell candy online. 

Benefits of selling through the online system:

•  Buyers can pay by credit card.
• Buyers can choose to have candy shipped directly to themselves for standard shipping fees.  The candy will arrive within 5-7 days of their purchase.
• Buyers can also choose to have their candy delivered with agency shipment for no extra cost and it will arrive at agency on March 29th, 2012.
• You can run your sale by e-mail, Facebook, Twitter and even post the link to your own personal Blog.
• You don't have to keep track of the order form/monies as it's all electronic!
• All candy sales count toward your seller grand total.

Have questions about how the online system works?  Don't hesitate to call us at 359-3710 ext. 169.

Current Standings

We are officially two weeks into the 2012 Candy Sale!


As of 1/19/12 we are happy to report we have just over 25,000 candy bars left to sell!


Current Class Rankings are as follows:


In First Place...Mary Dickinson's Class


In Second Place...Debbie Schnabel's Class


and in Third Place...Beth Looby's Class

Due to overwhelming demand we have placed an additional order for Dark Chocolate Mint, Dark Chocolate, and Dark Chocolate Raspberry Bars.  Orders will be filled on a first come, first serve basis.

Recent Additions to our list of Holy Childhood Candy Partners:

• A Little off the Top
• Madigan's Liquor
• Pontillo's Basin
• Scott Miller Salon
• Legal Aid Society
• George's Restaurant - Lima
• Antonetta's Restaurant
• Mendon Pharmacy
• Mendon Liquor
• Pittsford Federal Credit Union

We're happy to share that we have just under 30,000 candy bars left.  Dark Chocolate and Dark Chocolate Raspberry are topping the charts this year in terms of popularity!  What's your favorite flavor?

Life in the Candy Lane Moves Quickly...

Members of the Jimmy W. Wilmot Adult Day Training Program at School of the Holy Childhood pose for a photo after helping to unload over 13 pallets worth of delicious Candy Bars on Thurs. January 5th.

Pictured: Peter (left) and Tom (right) with the newly delivered Gertrude Hawk  Candy Bars.

This photo of two students from the Children's Program at Holy Childhood was featured in  Friday, January 6th's 13 WHAM's Bright Spot on the 6 P.M. news.


Over 36,000 candy bars have already been distributed locally in just one week.  There are approximately 34,000 left to sell!  


Thank you to all of the families, Holy Childhood staff, and community volunteers helping to make this event successful!

Candy Partner Shout Out!

Check out this list of great local businesses and organizations currently supporting the Holy Childhood Candy Sale:

Altered Image Tattoo

BBQ Fred

Child Care Council, Inc.

Doyle Chevrolet

Drapery Industries

Durf's Restaurant Dr. Edward Doyle, Penfield Chiropractic

E.G. Sackett & Co.

Faggiano Italian Fine Foods

Faris Pharmacy

Fetzner Collision

First Niagara Financial Group

Flower City Glass

Giuseppe's Restaurant

Haddock House of Paints

Hair Impressions

Hamlin HomeTowne Café

Harrison Shoe Repair

Harry and Gordy's Service Station

Hilton Pharmacy

Imperial Floor

Jackson Bakery

Justice Florist

Leccese Corp

Marina Dodge

Molye Chevrolet

Mr. Dominic's

Palermo's Meat and Food Market

Panorama Restaurant & Lounge

Pet Friendly

Pharohs Hairum

Riki's Family Restaurant

Rochester Flooring Resource

Salon Lusandra

Sentry Group

Seton Catholic School

Shaheen Paint

Siena Catholic Academy

Skalny Insurance

Sleep City

St. Louis School

Stokes, Visca, & Company, LLP

Sullivan Shoes

Swiftlift

Ted Collins Landscaping

TLF Graphics

Town & Country Family Restaurant

UPS - Cobblestone Court

UPS - Elmwood Avenue

UPS - Northgate Plaza

UPS - Wegman's Plaza Brockport

Vesas Automotive

Visca & Company, LLP

Wells Fargo Advisors

Westgate Family Restaurant ****Know of a location carrying our Candy Bars and don't see their name listed above?  Let Kate know!****

Online Candy Program is LIVE!

All families signed up for the online selling program by Friday, January 13 at 9:00 AM will be entered in a drawing for a Gertrude Hawk Gift Basket filled will an assortment of chocolate goodies! 

One of the easiest ways to get involved in the Holy Childhood Candy Sale is by signing up for the secure and easy to manage online selling program through the candy company, Gertrude Hawk Chocolates.

Here's how:

1. Visit : http://www.gertrudehawkchocolates.com/fund-raising/welcome

2. On the left hand side click: "Group Member Sign Up"

3. In the field that says Group No. enter: 119005 and follow the instructions from there.

Once you have set up your participant account you can invite all of your friends and family from all over the U.S. to purchase Spring Candy.  This is a FANTASTIC option for out-of-town relatives or for those that prefer to pay with a credit card.

Don't hesitate to get in touch with me at 359-3710 ext. 169 if you have any questions about how to sign up.

Last year over $3,000 worth of Candy was sold online and I'm told we were the top selling organization last year of all that participated in online selling. Let's do it again!

Kate

Get your candy bar orders in early!

Happy New Year!  Now that we have made it through the Holidays it's time for the Candy Sale to kickoff in high gear!  The Candy Bar delivery is expected this Thursday which means that orders will start to be filled on Thursday afternoon and on Friday.


Candy Packets are being sent home with students and adults this week.  However, no need to wait for the candy packet to order your candy bars. 


Here's how to order:


1.  Email me with the amount of carriers you would like (48 bars in a carrier).  Please include your child's name and Homeroom teacher in the e-mail so we make sure to credit the order appropriately.


2. Call us at 585.359.710 ext. 169 and place your order.


3. Fill out the Candy Bar Order Form that can be found in the Candy Packet.


If you have any questions, don't hesitate to let me know!


Kate Balconi
Candy Sale Coordinator