2013 Sale Results!

Thank you!

We are thrilled to announce that almost $102,000 worth of Gertrude Hawk Candy Bars and Spring Catalog items were sold this year on behalf of Holy Childhood. That is a HUGE amount of chocolate and it took the help of hundreds of chocolate lovers to help us accomplish this task. A special thank you is extended to our winners below for their monumental efforts that helped us have another successful sale.

Overall All Top Sellers

# 1 Jennifer Butwid

#2 Ashleigh Smith

#3 Teale Bradley

Top Program Groups

1st Place - Beth Looby's Class

2nd Place - Oreshya Peterson's Class

3rd Place - Mary Dickinson's Class

4th Place - Adult Unit

Program Groups Top Two Sellers

Adult Program                  Michele Keene Patricia Ritz

Community Classroom          Austin Benson Carly Standera

Mrs. Looby                         Allison Ziarko Sam Hoag

Mrs. Dickinson               Sarah Masterson Babatu Gilmore

Mr. Pincelli                Jennifer Abrams Ashlee Acomb

Ms. Moore                         Jacob Bickel Eric Audycki

Mrs. Boyle                        Chaya Brayman Justun Carvalho

Mrs. Peterson                 Kacie Austin Amber Coia

Mrs. Parmiter                 Shelby Benedict Jenna Creighton

Mrs. Kovall                         Madison Evarts Jackson Rood

Mr. McGough                 Riley Alger       Alliet Shearing

Mrs. Schnabel               Lizzy Waltz          Abby Kotin

Mrs. Greco                    Landon Tumminelli Will Hitchings

Candy Bars Available!

A limited supply of candy bars are available for purchase by calling 585-359-3710 ext. 169 to place an order. Bars are $1 each or a box for $48!

Don't miss out on your chance to support Holy Childhood and enjoy this delicious chocolate!

There is still time!

Our volunteers are now in busy bee mode tabulating the totals from the catalog candy orders! However, if you didn't get a chance to send in your catalog by the deadline have no fear because our online orders are due by March 22nd and will be delivered prior to Easter Sunday. 

Online Ordering Link

Holy Childhood's Hockey Team wants you to know you can  place an online order  through March 22. 

Catalog Orders due March 1st

Jan reminding you to get those catalog orders in by the end of business on Friday, March 1st!

You can still order candy bars to sell by calling 359-3710 ext. 169! Candy Bars will be sold until we run out. 

Happy Valentine's Day to you!

From all of us at Holy Childhood, we wish you a Happy Valentine's Day! We hope you are celebrating with a delectable Gertrude Hawk Chocolate bar available at many local businesses or in our very own Main Office until 4:00 PM for $1.00 each. 

Order Due Date Approaching!

Janet from our Adult Program would like to remind you that March 1st is coming soon!  Make sure you get your Spring Candy orders in on or before that date!  Need an order book?  Call or email Kate Balconi at 359-3710 ext. 169 to have one mailed to you. 

Parent Spotlight: Ellie Bradley

Why do you choose to help sell candy bars for Holy Childhood? MANY businesses, family & friends!  What's your favorite Gertrude Hawk candy bar flavor? Dark Chocolate coconut cream  Does your child help sell with you? She comes with me often to drop off, refill & pick up money, but her understanding of  what the sale supports is minimal. The sale is just too obscure for her. BUT she is so  happy at Holy Childhood, I do it as a way of showing gratitude for her being there!   Are there any businesses that sell for you that you would like us to feature in the blog?  Pizza D's is a small business in Mendon that sells a lot of candy for me. ALL the places  that sell for me are the best! Stokes, Visca Accounting, Vesa's Automotive, Mendon Pharmacy,  Mendon Liquor, Child Care Council, Pontillo's Basin, Raven Hair Salon, Madigan's Liquor,  Scott Miller, Country Club Liquor, Wards, MCC....Then there is the friends & family!  They ALL get how much this means to Teale & our family! We need HC and everyone we know  understands how important HC is to Teale. They see her blossoming and the  growth she has gone through while at HC. Without HC our Teale would be lost, truly!               Have you tried the online candy ordering system? How do you like it? Yes, I get some sale's, but not like in person...

Parent Spotlight: Kimberly Willis

Why do you choose to help sell candy bars for Holy Childhood? - I chose to help for various reasons, but mostly because I love Holy Childhood and what it provides for Babatu - a safe, educational, family-oriented environment. Also, I know Babatu loves PIZZA so I have to sell enough to make sure he gets a limo ride and pizza!

What's your favorite Gertrude Hawk candy bar flavor? - My favorite is Dark Chocolate  Raspberry; however, others LOVE the Coconut Custard, Peanut Butter, and Almond!

Does your child help sell with you? - Babatu does not help at all. He doesn't like candy and he is too shy to ask anyone to buy it!

Are there any businesses that sell for you that you would like us to feature in the blog? No, not really, but they are very popular at MCC, around this time my co-workers ask for them. I have customers in my office, student accounts, controllers, HR, but most of my candy is sold to Financial Aid! They love them! This office will email me, IM me, call me, beg me to please bring the bars to their office. I usually lock them and the money up at night and sometimes I forget to bring them out, but I am quickly reminded...I pretty much leave the box in the Financial Aid Office.

Who do you usually ask to buy candy bars? - really no one, they sell themselves based on the reputation of Gertrude Hawk and previous customers. I can walk down the hall with the box and I will be stopped from going to my office because everyone is all over me to buy the bars.

Have you tried the online candy ordering system? Do you like it better than the paper catalog? - I love the online system for ease of selling the candy, but I am finding that many people still want to flip through those pages. Most are not comfortable ordering online, even if I give them instructions, they prefer the book. However, I did post the link on my facebook page and it got me a few customers. I will re-post the link tonight as a reminder that there is still time.

Thank you, Kim, for sharing your thoughts with us.  If you would like to share information for our blog too, please contact Kate Balconi. 

Spring Candy Due Dates

A few reminders as to the Candy Timeline:

• March 1st - Prize program deadline.  All candy bar monies turned in on or before this date will be included in 2013 prize calculations. Candy bar money will be accepted after this date but will not count toward prizes or other incentives. 

• March 1st - All Spring Catalog orders are due to Holy Childhood including completed order forms and full payment in the form of cash or check payable to Holy Childhood.

• Ongoing:  Online Ordering for Spring Candy is OPEN!  Visit www.gertrudehawkchocolates.com and search for fundraising group "Holy Childhood".  This program will closer in March at a date soon to be determined.  All monies collected through March 1st will count toward the seller's prize totals. 

• Need an extra catalog? Stumped about online ordering?  Call us at 585-359-3710 ext. 169.

Special Order Flavors

In addition to the traditional Variety Packs (48 bars) we have a very limited number of additional Single Flavor Packs available:

• Milk Chocolate Caramel - melt in your mouth delicious
• Dark Chocolate Coconut - for the coconut fan
• Dark Chocolate Raspberry  - a classic favorite
• Dark Chocolate Mint - top seller

These may be ordered in increments of 24 or 48 by calling Kate at 585-359-3710 ext. 169.  Please note, first come, first serve!

National Pie Day 1/23/2013

Hello Candy Lovers,
We are going to take a brief break from our normal candy related content to share with you that Wednesday, January 23rd is National Pie Day!

Here's how to celebrate with Holy Childhood:

• Head on over to The Generosity Store where they will be giving away free pie slices to the first 25 customers!  Fun Fact: They offer free pie samples every single day. They will also have whole pies available for sale as per usual.

• Plan lunch or dinner out at one of these fine establishments and enjoy a slice of pie after your meal.

• Located in Henrietta? Give us a call at 359-3710 to place an order to take home directly from Holy Childhood.

Check back to the candy blog later this week for more candy updates!

UPDATED: Where can you get candy bars?

The following locations have been recently added to the list of candy locations:

Barrington Cellars Penn Yan NY

Panorama Restaurant Gates NY

Pet Friendly Hilton NY

Giuseppe's Restaurant Gates NY

Westgate Family Restaurant Gates NY

Town & Country Family Restaurant Gates NY

Olympia Restaurant Gates NY

Nick's Deli and Pizza Gates NY

Hilton Family Pharmacy and The Coffee Corner Hilton NY

BBQ Fred Greece NY

Highland Park Diner Rochester NY

Light House Diner Spencerport NY

Faggiano's Italian Fine Foods Gates NY

Thanks to George Smith for the submission! More locations will be added this week.

Country Max takes 3,800 Bars to sell in local stores

A huge thank you to Country Max for taking over 3,800 chocolate bars to sell in their Rochester Area stores. Students from our community classroom delivered the Bars to the Henrietta location today and hopefully they will be distributed to all stores in the coming days. A special shout out to Holy Childhood staffer, Kelly Hallenbeck, for arranging the order with Country Max.

Students pose with some of the candy they are about to deliver. Bars are $1 each and available at many local businesses.

Community Classroom students with Henrietta- Country Max manager.

Where can you get candy bars?

The following locations are currently carrying Holy Childhood Candy Bars for $1.00 a piece:

• Village Coal Tower - Pittsford
• Hicks & McCarthy - Pittsford
• Wisteria - Culver Road.
• UPS-Henrietta, Hylan Drive
• Gates Police Department
• Blue Cross Arena
• Maynards Electric - Winton Place
• George's Restaurant - Lima
• Legal Aid Society 
• Henrietta Redemption Center
• True Colors Beauty Salon - Bowl-A-Roll Plaza
• Details Hair Design - Honeoye Falls 
• The American Hotel - Lima
• The Generosity Store
• Scott Miller Salon - Pittsford
• Vesa'a Automotive
• Madigan's Liquor
• Touch of Gold
• Mendon Liquor
• Mendon Pharmacy
• The Cottage Hotel
• Pizza D's
• Country Max (most locations)

Want to help add to this list?  Ask a local business if they will take a box and then order one from Kate by calling 585-359-3710 ext. 169 today!

Candy Bars Have Arrived!

Hello Candy Sellers!  Thousands of freshly made Gertrude Hawk Candy Bars arrived at Holy Childhood's door step this week!

Three Cheers for Candy!

Official Candy Sale Information packets will be sent home to all children's program and adult program families the week of January 7th.  Families may begin ordering candy bars NOW by doing any of the following:

1. Completing a Candy Bar Order Form found in the Main Office at Holy Childhood.

2. Calling Kate Balconi at 585-359-3710 ext. 169.  Please leave Kate a message with your name, your child's name,  phone number, and amount of carriers wanted.  Remember each carrier holds a total of 48 candy bars.

3. Email Kate Balconi with your order, your child's name, and the amount of carriers wanted.  

THINGS TO REMEMBER:

• Carriers hold 48 candy bars in a Variety Pack
• A case equals four carriers and holds 192 bars.
• Special Requests are available upon request.  Every attempt will be made to accommodate requests if possible. 
• Payment by CHECK is preferred.  Checks should be made payable to: Holy Childhood