Schools Plus needs our help
Schools Plus has been a huge contributor to sustaining arts, sports and other programs under funding pressure in our schools.
Now the organizers of the largest Schools Plus’ fundraiser need help. Please see the message below from Schools Plus’ Ted Grafe. It’s a call to action to support our kids.
“Schools Plus’ biggest fundraiser of the year is only 10 days away – Saturday, September 24th. We have 80 tickets left – all must be sold, if we plan to meet our fundraising goal for Santa Rosa City Schools in 2011. Every red cent of our fundraising efforts will go straight back to the High Schools (Montgomery, SR, Maria Carrillo, Piner, Elsie Allen, Ridgeway, and Middle Schools…all of them) – supporting the sports, art and music programs. Do you have kids or grandkids coming up in Santa Rosa City Schools? Are your kids interested in sports, art and music? We must pull together to ensure these programs to stay in place.
If you haven’t already bought a ticket(s) – now is the time. Please pass this e-mail message on to your networks – sports team parents, colleagues, friends, family, etc.
To purchase – CLICK HERE: http://schoolsplus.org/night-under-the-lights-registration
Top 10 Reasons to Attend – “Night Under The Lights Gala” – September 24th at the Friedman Center
10.) Getting together with 350 Sonoma County friends, community and business leaders – stepping up!
9.) Gourmet meal prepared by the Maria Carrillo High School Culinary Students (amazing rising food stars).
8.) The Pat Jordan Band, Fondettes and High School Music Performances – high energy music and dancing!!
7.) Full Bar (no really, we got it all), Lagunitas, Blue Moon, Macro Beer, Cosmo Bar and world class Sonoma County Wines.
6.) Silent Auction – Spa Treatments, Trophy Wines, Restaurants, Local Excursions, Sports Camps, Art Work, the list goes on…(85 items).
5.) Live Auction – Destination trips to Tahoe, Hawaii, Scottsdale, Bodega Bay, Gourmet Chef Dinners, Abalone Feeds, the list goes on…(12 live auction lots).
4.) Being part of an amazing “grass roots” community effort to help all our kids – no one is paid in the Schools Plus organization – 100% volunteers!
3.) Keeping the North Bay League (NBL) in tacked – State budget cuts may result in Spring sports going away (baseball, track & field, swimming, etc.).
2.) Shared belief that co-curricular activities (sports, art and music programs, etc.) are not expendable luxuries in the education of our kids.
1.) Night out without your kids – BUT, 100-percent benefiting your kids (no guilt!). Best party of the year!!
Call, e-mail me or go directly to the Schools Plus site to purchase tickets. Take five minutes today and git-er-done!
Thank you, thank you, thank you….see you there!
Best regards,
Ted
Ted Grafe
Burr Pilger Mayer (BPM)
110 Stony Point Road, Suite 210
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
(707) 524-6523 – Direct
(415) 350-6323 – Cell
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