Mt. Zion Foundation for Quality Education

10/06/2026

🎉 THE 1st AUCTION TEASER IS HERE! 🎉

We’ve been keeping a few things under wraps… but it’s time to give you a sneak peek at what’s coming to the FLANNELS & FLIGHTS ONLINE AUCTION! 👀🔥

And trust us—you’re going to want to be ready to BID! 🤑

🎣 Gone Fishing — 4-hour guided tour for 2 of Lake Shelbyville w/
Matt England
🏀 ILLINI Basketball — 4 Men’s Tickets • November 20 •
Section 102
🎄 Polar Express — Table for 4
🍕 Crawford’s Pizza — Class Pizza Party!!
🐻 BEAR DOWN! — Custom Nathan Higley sign
🛍️ Giggles Sip & Shop — shopping fun
💆‍♀️ Physicians Choice Wellness Package — Total Body Wellness
☀️ NAPLES CONDO GETAWAY! — YES, PLEASE! 🌴

…and MORE amazing auction items are coming!

📅 OCTOBER 17
⏰ 6 PM — 10 PM

This is your chance to bid BIG while giving BIG! ❤️🖤

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10/06/2026

Happy World Teachers’ Day! 🍎❤️

MTZ is incredibly thankful for the amazing teachers and staff who inspire, encourage, support, and love our students every single day. You make MTZ special! ❤️🖤

THANK YOU for all you do! 🏹📚

10/05/2026

✈️ FLANNELS & FLIGHTS IS ALMOST HERE! ✈️

Grab your flannel and your friends and join us Saturday, October 17th from 6–10 PM at Cuddy Barn for one BIG night of fun—and an even BIGGER impact for MTZ students! ❤️🖤

🍽️ Dinner by Bistro Five Thirty Seven
🎟️ Auction
🎶 Music
🎯 Games & Prizes
🥃 Special bourbon presentations by Brandon Townsend
🍹 Custom-crafted cocktail flights by Brentford Distillery
🍸 Mi Casa's famous margaritas

But this night is about more than a great time…
ONE NIGHT GIVES BACK THE WHOLE YEAR TO OUR STUDENTS & CLASSROOMS.

Your support helps make teacher dream projects and student experiences possible!

Come have a night out. Support MTZ classrooms help our students FLY! ✈️

TICKETS HERE: https://mtzion.ejoinme.org/2026FlannelandFlights

🔥 GRAB YOUR FLANNEL. GRAB YOUR FRIENDS. GRAB YOUR TICKETS! 🔥

09/30/2026

✈️ ONE NIGHT. ONE GREAT CAUSE. A BIG IMPACT FOR MTZ STUDENTS. ✈️

FINALLY FALL, Y’ALL! Grab your flannel and friends, and join us for FLANNELS & FLIGHTS — the MTZ Foundation’s biggest night of the year!

📅 Saturday, October 17, 2026
⏰ 6–10 PM
📍 Cuddy Barn | Mt. Zion

This isn’t just a night out. It’s an investment in our kids. ❤️🖤

Your support helps turn teacher dreams into REAL opportunities for MTZ students — from field trips, Chromebooks and science labs to books, special needs equipment, classroom supplies, programs, and so much more.

These are the experiences that make kids excited to learn.
These are the opportunities that take our classrooms to the next level.
And YOUR SUPPORT makes them possible.

So have a GREAT night while doing something that matters!

✨ Delicious dinner & drinks
✨ Great friends & community
✨ Games & surprises
✨ Silent auction
✨ An unforgettable evening supporting MTZ students

🎟️ DON’T JUST HEAR ABOUT IT — BE PART OF IT!

BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW & HELP MTZ STUDENTS FLY! ✈️

https://mtzion.ejoinme.org/2026FLANNELanFLIGHTS

09/21/2026

🍂 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬 𝗙𝗔𝗟𝗟, 𝗬’𝗔𝗟𝗟! 🍂

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗯 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗙𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗟 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝗟𝗬!✈️🧳

𝗙𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗟𝗦 & 𝗙𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟳!

📅 𝟲–𝟭𝟬 𝗣𝗠
📍 𝗖𝘂𝗱𝗱𝘆 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗻

This isn’t just a night out—it’s a night that GIVES BACK! ❤️

𝗬𝗢𝗨 help make opportunities happen. 𝗬𝗢𝗨 help our students soar. ✈️

𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘯, 𝘵𝘰𝘰! 🍹🥃
𝘎𝘦𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘍𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 private collector 𝘉𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘯, 𝘔𝘪 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘢 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘴 & 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘊𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴!

🎟️ 𝗦𝗢 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗪𝗔𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗙𝗢𝗥?
𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗯 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁. 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗯 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹. 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗯 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀.

🔥 𝗕𝗨𝗬 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗪! 🔥

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09/21/2026

🍂 FINALLY FALL, Y’ALL!! 🍂

Grab your FLANNEL and get ready to FLY! ✈️🧳

FLANNELS & FLIGHTS is taking off! ✈️

📅 Saturday, October 17 | 6–10 PM
📍 Cuddy Barn

This event directly supports our MTZ students and staff, helping provide the programs, equipment, experiences, and classroom resources that take our MTZ classrooms to the next level.
And YOUR SUPPORT makes it possible! ❤️

🎟️ DON’T MISS THE FUN—GRAB YOUR TICKETS NOW!
Bring your friends, wear your flannel, enjoy a great night out, and help our students FLY! ✈️

🍂 FLANNEL ON. TICKET IN HAND. LET’S FLY! ✈️

2026 MTZ FOUNDATION FLANNELS & FLIGHTS

09/08/2026

𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘱 𝘥𝘢𝘺? 🚌

𝘖𝘳 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘝𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘋𝘢𝘺? 👀

𝘖𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘻𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴-𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦?

𝙏𝙃𝘼𝙏 𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙏𝙕 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙌𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙀𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨!❤️

Through𝙔𝙊𝙐𝙍 support, we help turn our teachers’ dream projects into reality. We provide opportunities that take learning beyond the everyday classroom—because education isn’t just about what happens in a textbook.

It’s about the experiences that spark curiosity.
And the memories that last long after the school day is over.

𝗬𝗢𝗨 🫵 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻!

Join us for 𝙁𝙇𝘼𝙉𝙉𝙀𝙇𝙎 & 𝙁𝙇𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏𝙎 𝙤𝙣 𝙎𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙖𝙮, 𝙊𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙗𝙚𝙧 17𝙩𝙝 for a fun night out that makes a BIG difference for our students! ✈️

Grab your friends, put on your favorite flannel, and get ready for an evening of food, drinks, laughter, fun, and fundraising—all while supporting the Foundation for Quality Education.

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗬𝗘𝗦 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀.
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 “𝗪𝗢𝗪!” 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝘀.

✈️ 𝗦𝗢 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗪𝗔𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗙𝗢𝗥?! 𝗕𝗨𝗬 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗪! 🎟️

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08/26/2026

✈️ FLANNEL & FLIGHTS is ready for TAKEOFF!

Grab your friends, throw on your favorite flannel, and get ready for a night of great food, drinks, music, games, and plenty of fun — all while supporting our MTZ students and staff! ❤️🖤

📅 October 17
⏰ 6–10 PM
📍 Cuddy Barn

🍂 A relaxed fall night at Cuddy Barn
✈️ Fun Flights 😉
🍽️ Dinner
🎶 Music
🎁 Silent auction + games + surprises
👯 An excuse to grab your friends and go out
❤️ Help us create more opportunities for MTZ students and teachers.

🎟️ Tickets are ON SALE NOW! Grab your crew and get yours — you won’t want to miss this flight! ✈️

TICKETS:
https://mtzion.ejoinme.org/2026FLANNELanFLIGHTS?fbclid=IwdGRleAT8P1FwZG9mAWZkaWQWUNNgc5RXngobx8cTQ3XE0Zq-xR_QxWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR7GgIpY7X6QU0e8RznQ2HDJJXiClEFQ9A9HEiQ8GZoIZX836tx1RjtdNSEftg_aem_XMKb3BtU-V_s5ChGblTKRg

07/28/2026

📅✈️ 𝙈𝘼𝙍𝙆 𝙔𝙊𝙐𝙍 𝘾𝘼𝙇𝙀𝙉𝘿𝘼𝙍𝙎 - Grab your favorite flannel and join us for an evening of fun at Flannel & Flights! ✈️📅

𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜—𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩'𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙪𝙙𝙙𝙮 𝘽𝙖𝙧𝙣!

Gather your friends, throw on your favorite flannel, and enjoy an unforgettable evening filled with food, fun, games, auctions, and community—all while supporting an incredible cause - our MTZ CLASSROOMS!

🎟️ Flannel & Flights
📅 Saturday, October 17, 2026
📍 Cuddy Barn
🕕 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Every ticket purchased helps provide students with enriching educational opportunities that inspire curiosity, expand horizons, and create lifelong memories.

Whether you're bidding on amazing auction items, enjoying great company, sipping on some fun spirits, or simply supporting local education, your attendance makes a difference.

🎫 Reserve your seat today:
https://mtzion.ejoinme.org/2026FLANNELanFLIGHTS

05/18/2026

Congratulations MTZ Class of ’26!! 🎓❤️🖤 We are so proud of you and excited for your next adventures. New chapter. Big dreams. Endless possibilities.