Saints Peter and Paul Academy was founded in 2007, but our history runs much deeper than that.
The former Saints Peter and Paul School served the Reading community for over a century, but in 2006 the school was scheduled to be closed by the Archdiocese. A group of dedicated families and members of the school community immediately started working to save the school. For example, Gerry and Bonnie Rack, whose grandchildren attended the school, donated Gerry’s vintage 1966 Corvette to be raffled off to raise money to help save the school. Thanks to the dedication, generosity, and hard work of the Racks and many other families, enough money was raised to re-open the school in 2007 as Saints Peter and Paul Academy, a new and independent Catholic school.
Since 2007, enrollment at Saints Peter and Paul Academy has grown, improvements have been made to the school building, and the sense of community and dedication has remained as strong as ever.
Twenty years later and guess what? Another Corvette has been donated to Sts. Peter and Paul Academy!! It’s a 50th anniversary Corvette, which means it’s a 2003 model. It is in excellent condition and will be raffled off on Memorial Day 2027, the end of our 20th school year.Â
We will be having the Corvette tickets for sale so that you can find Bonnie Rack or Sandy Harsch if you would like to buy a ticket in person. You have a whole year to buy your ticket but we are only selling a limited amount of tickets. We want to give SPPA families, alumni and supporters an opportunity to purchase tickets before they sell out. We will sell 750 tickets. They will be $100 apiece.
It is going to be a reverse raffle, so the last name drawn out of the bucket will be the winner of this beautiful Corvette. If you need more information, you can go to the website, www.SPPACorvette.com or you can just find Bonnie or Sandy, in Reading and we will sell you a ticket.
