Join Us in Helping Our Children Reach for the Stars!
Thornhill Elementary School’s 26th Annual Benefit
Saturday, March 10th, 2012
6-11pm
Uptown Body & Fender
401 26th Street, Oakland
This is our biggest fundraiser of the year generating more than 60% of our Parent Faculty Club’s annual operating budget. We raised $115,000 last year with proceeds going towards funding music, art, language, science and physical education programs that the Oakland Unified School District cannot support due to budget constraints.
Tickets on sale now
Tickets for this year’s event are $50 per person and include a tantalizing dinner of small bites and heartier fare expertly prepared and served buffet-style throughout the evening by Thornhill mom and award-winning caterer, Carrie Dove and her team. Also included in your ticket price are a bar flowing freely with complementary wine and beer along with specialty cocktails, live music and dancing with The Smokin’ J’s, one-of-a-kind silent and live auction offerings, and the ambience of a novel venue transformed into an Evening Under the Stars. Invitations have been mailed out!
Purchase your tickets online!
Get ready for the Online Auction!
Mark your calendars–on Monday, February 27th, our online auction begins! The online auction lasts for only five days and will end at exactly 10pm on Friday, March 2nd. This is a great opportunity to begin winning some great auction items. Online auction items are different than the ones at the live event on March 10th. Why is there an online auction? We don’t have room at our March 10th event for all of the amazing donated items that have come in from parents and businesses and our generous local community. We’d like to give everyone a chance to win something so this is your opportunity. Get ready for the competitive thrill of bidding for one-of-a-kind items and experiences! Check out our auction items now!
Calling for Volunteers
A Click of this button will take you to a simple volunteer sign up for this year’s Thornhill Benefit Auction Evening Under the Stars. For volunteer questions, please feel free to contact Tami Driver tami_evan@sbcglobal.net
Auction Website:
Our auction website is now live and will give you a first look at the incredible collection of items you will be able to bid on this year. The online auction will run from Monday, February 27th through Friday, March 2nd, 10:00 pm.
Join Our Team
January 26 – Auction Planning Meeting: 6:30pm in the school library
January 31 – February 9 – Instant Wine cellar Wine Drive
February 1 – Invitations in the mail –check your mailboxes!
February 10 – Final auction item submission date
February 10 – Description for teacher and parent donations and class baskets due.
February 26 – BSDD RSVP and Teacher RSVP deadline
March 1 – Event Registration deadline for all others
Class Projects – Our Kids Get Creative!
Class projects are currently being developed by each classroom. A dedicated team of parent volunteers is working with each class to come up with a theme and to design each project accordingly. Last year, class projects ranged from destination get-aways to handcrafted tile trays and were a great way to involve every child in the school in our fundraising efforts. If you need help getting your creative juices flowing we have a whole list of class projects ideas created just for you.
Class projects will all be listed on the auction web site for your perusal – and will be on display in the school foyer February 21 through March 2.
If you have questions or need help with class baskets please contact our Class Basket Coordinator, Leslie Gates at l.critchlow.gates@gmail.com
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