We've learned a lot as first-time-parents-with-kids-in-school. One of them is that fund raising is a serious business -- at least it is with our school's PTA. Last weekend, the PTA hosted its biggest fund raiser of the year, an annual event called the Fox Fiesta. It was held at the Grand Ballroom in the Hyatt Regency in Burlingame. Nearly 200 parents and guests attended (many in suits, and the principal came in tails!).
The final numbers aren't out, but their goal was to raise something on the order of $50,000! There were both silent and live auctions. A day with the school secretary and a police car ride-along both went for more than $1,000; a day with the principal, alas, went for about half that. You could donate money to put anyone in "jail" (or get them out), spin a Wheel of Fortune for prizes (mostly gift certificates at local merchants and attractions), or hit the bell on one of those carnival hammer-things (what are they called?).
All Things Creative donated holiday cards and a 12-month calendar. (You can see their display above.) We're still waiting to see the results, but I think both items got at least one bid.
We did our part for the PTA. We bid on a bunch of items, including Chinese summer camp for Colin, a gymanstics class for Katie, and a collection of kids outings at various local zoos and amusement parks for everyone.
Overall, it was quite the impressive event.
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Cool photo of the display! Wanna job with ATC? (Oh, unless that's Fed's work). Sounds like a fun event. =)
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