Preview Our Fantastic Live Auction Packages
Ready for a sneak preview of our live auction packages? Here are a few to whet your bidding appetite! Learn more about these packages:

• Rat Pack Adventure: Do It Your Way in Vegas & Dallas
  
  
• A Trip to Remember: One Week Amidst the Vines & Wines of Italy's Langa
  
  
• Wow-ee Wow! Wow! 18-Karat Gold & Diamond Cross & Chain Necklace
  
  
• How About These Cowboys: Cowboys Game + Bob’s Chop House + Omni Hotels + Roger Staubach Autographed Football + Limo Service = A Winning Combination!

Join the excitement and bid on these packages at “A Mardi Gras to Remember” on Saturday, February 18!

Reservations Are Now Open – Space Is Limited!
Famous Las Vegas entertainers, “The Rat Pack is Back,” will be bringing the swagger of Las Vegas to Mardi Gras 2012. Relive the days of the Rat Pack and their live twelve-piece big band. Enjoy an evening of great music, dancing, casino games and entertainment, Rat Pack style! Purchase your Gala tickets now through our online system. It only takes a few minutes. Contact a group of friends and make plans to reserve an entire table! Please purchase tickets by Tuesday, February 14, 2012. Please contact the Mardi Gras office at 469-232-3964 to inquire about reservations.

Purchase casino chips with your reservation and receive 100 BONUS chips!

$25 for 1,000+100 extra chips
$50 for 3,000+100 extra chips
$100 for 8,000+100 extra chips

Car Raffle: Win a 2012 BMW
Mardi Gras 2012 is offering a thrill ride! Luck just might be a lady for you – take a gamble! What could be better than winning a 2012 BMW X3 or 328i convertible? Presented by Ursuline Academy of Dallas, the Maas Family, and Classic BMW. Only 1,000 tickets will be sold! Buy raffle tickets online or contact Beth Wilcox in the Mardi Gras Office at 469-232-3964. Raffle ticket prices: $100 each, 6 for $500. Read the 2012 Car Raffle Rules.

Party, Party, Party
Experience one-of-a-kind parties with your friends or get acquainted with new. These custom parties are an opportunity to relax and have some fun while raising funds for Ursuline student scholarships. Don’t miss out! Learn more and purchase party tickets now.

Support Student Scholarships
It is with heartfelt gratitude that Mardi Gras 2012 will honor Sister Margaret Ann Moser in her final year as President of Ursuline Academy, celebrating more than two decades of community support for scholarships. Approximately one out of four students receives some form of scholarship aid. This year, more than $892,000 was awarded. Help us meet Sister Margaret Ann’s goal of awarding $1,000,000 to deserving students next year, and make this the biggest and best scholarship endeavor ever!

There are many opportunities to make a gift that will directly benefit the UA Scholarship Fund. Consider honoring Sr. Margaret Ann through a special recognition ad in the Mardi Gras program to help us reach her scholarship goal. Your ad may be personalized to include a special memory, photo, or remarks. There are also opportunities for corporate sponsorships and underwriting. Your auction item donations are the most important source of quality items for the auction. Any and all donations are appreciated, and participation on every level is encouraged. Read the auction item wish list.

Class of 2015 Wins Class Gift Drive Competition
Congratulations to the Class of 2015 for winning the “12 Days of Giving” Donation Drive and Class Competition with the highest percentage of families participating.

Get Involved in Mardi Gras – Volunteer!
Join our talented and dedicated Mardi Gras volunteers! Committee members have lots of fun planning our annual ball! It’s a great way to get involved and meet new friends in the Ursuline community. If you are interested in helping in any way with Mardi Gras 2012, contact the Mardi Gras office.

“Wine Pull” Donations
We are rounding up wine for the wine pull! The wine pull will be held Auction Night. You may bring your donated bottle(s) to the Mardi Gras office in St. Joe’s, or make an online cash donation and our committee will purchase wine on your behalf. Contact the Mardi Gras Office for more information at 469.232.3964 or mardigras@ursulinedallas.org.

Online Auction February 3 – 12
Get a jump on the Mardi Gras auction festivities with our Online Auction. Bid on an array of goodies including gift certificates, personal services, entertainment, travel and more! Even if you can’t attend the Gala, it’s a great way to support student scholarships. The online auction will open on February 3 and close on February 12. More information coming soon.