Back to school, both exciting and stressful.  As we all settle into our new schedules, take a break from cooking while supporting our school.  Each time you dine or take-out during the week of Thursday, September 8th through Wednesday, September 14th, Pasta Pomodoro, San Bruno [this location only] will donate 20% of your bill (excluding tax and gratuity) to Millbrae Nursery School.  So please tell all of your family, friends, and colleagues to enjoy some yummy eats to support a great cause, our kiddos!!!  Also, please blast this info on your Twitter and Facebook accounts too.  See you all at Pasta Pomodoro!!

Important Items:

• Please remember, this flyer must be presented to Pasta Pomodoro, San Bruno [this location only] for our school to get credit.
• Both lunch and dinner, dine-in and take-out all receive the 20% credit. Order for your office at lunch one day, and treat the family to dinner on another night during the fundraising week!
• Every Tuesday, kids eat free with every entree ordered [see you there].
• Every Wednesday, wine bottles are 1/2 off.

Remember to keep your receipts of purchases for us to calculate fundraising credit.

Thank you for supporting Millbrae Nursery School and our kiddos!!!
Ciao and Mangia,
Fundraising Team

Thank you to all of our wonderful donors for supporting our 2010-2011 fundraising efforts.

• Amici’s Restaurant

• Ana Sandoval

• Atlantis Casino Resort

• AvantGard Day Spa

• Bay Area Discovery Museum

• Being Yoga

• Bel Mateo Bowl

• Beltrami’s Auto Parts

• Boreal

• Brehmer’s Candies

• Brentwood Bowl

• Broadway by the Bay

• Bronzini Dental Group

• Cache Creek Casino Resort

• Cal Performances

• Catherine Clark Galleries

• Celia’s Mexican Restaurant

• Chipotle

• Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums of SF: de Young | Legion of Honor

• Coyote Point Museum

• Gymtowne Gymnastics

• Ursula & Fred Hackenberg

• Hiller Aviation Institute

• Hyatt of Burlingame

• Junior Gym

• Katie Graf

• La Petit Baleen

• Lisa Benjamin

• Lone Oak Lodge – Monterey

• Lynda Larson

• Millbrae Dance Academy

• Susan & Hugo Miranda

• Mirna

• newgreenfamily.com

• Never Too Latte

• Nothing But Hoops

• Oakland A’s

• Old Faithful Geyser of California

• Priscilla Huerta

• Red & White Fleet

• Ripley’s Believe It Or Not

• San Francisco Airport Marriott

• S.F. Wax Museum

• San Francisco Giants

• San Francisco Symphony

• San Tung Restaurant

• SFMOMA

• Sofitel Hotel

• Sony

• South City Carwash

• Studio 2325 San Mateo

• Sylvan Learning Center

• Westlake School of the Performing Arts

Thank you to our fundraising committee who donated many, many hours of their expertise, manpower and creative ideas to help us make the events this year successful.

Manar Arigat, Mirna Avila, Amy Baksheeff, Diana Cardenas, Helen Chang, David Chew, Benita Chu, June Dang, Jenny Evanchik, Cynthia & Fabian Falconett, Sonia Freeman, Alethiae Gartner, Roxann Guiod, Rachel Hackenberg, Ursula and Fred Hackenberg, Lily Harvey, Marie Heath, Karen Navarro Jattan, Tanya Abrams Klein, Jen Leaver, Heather Marano, Susan Miranda, Elisa Patterson, Maria Pena, Ghada Rantisi, Diana Rollins, Liz Smith, Ashley Tan, Christine Taylor.

All of the Board, Teachers & Staff at MNS,

Nancy Colman, Alex Reisman & Bob Mannion (music)

Gary Lorentzen (Auctioneer)

Andy, Jason and the entire staff at Zen Peninsula Restaurant in Millbrae

It’s raffle time and it’s better than ever! Our raffle will offer many fabulous prizes.   The raffle prizes will be awarded to the lucky holder of the winning ticket, drawn at the Millbrae Nursery School Business Meeting on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 (1/11/11) .  Winner need not be present to win.   Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5.

Our goal is to raise $3,000 in ticket sales and donations for this drive.  We believe that this is an attainable goal.  We would appreciate it if every family, friend and Alumni would personally participate at whatever level they are comfortable with, whether that means donating $5, buying one booklet $10, or donating $100; all participation is welcomed and warmly appreciated.

My name is Katie Graf and I am the Fundraising Chair for Millbrae Nursery School. If you haven’t already received your Ducky’s cards please pick them up soon! All orders and monies should be turned in this Friday!

If you have any questions, comments, ideas about how to get your individual fundraising going please feel free to contact me anytime either via email or by phone! I will be at the school this Thursday from 9-10 to answer any questions and to help you get started on raising your individual funds for the school.

Hope to see you this Thursday!

Best,
Katie Graf
(mom to Max-Teacher Brigidan’s class)

Millbrae Nursery School has received over $3000 during the 2009-2010 school year.

Thank you to all our supporters!!

• Date: Saturday April 26.
• Time: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
• Place: Leonardo’s in Millbrae (540 Broadway)

Last chance to buy advance tickets for $15 is this Friday at school, $20 at the door. Childcare is available for $20 per child ($50 for 3) at the school.

Here is a photo gallery of the baskets and class-decorated items up for bid:

Being held next week, Saturday April 24th from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
This is just a reminder to all who are interested in attending, please let us know you are coming so we can plan for the event. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door
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Babysitting, $20 per child or 3 children for $50 for those who did not received free babysitting.

Please be sure to lend a helping hand if you see one is needed. Thank you in advance to everyone who has taken on a little extra work to make this event a success.

Please contact Sherry Scardino is you have an item to donate to the auction.

Don’t forget to help make your class basket a “hot item” to buy, you can do this by donating items or money for your class theme.

Thank you.

Warm Regards,

Brigidan

(Location Details and the Pre-K’s silk painting for the silent auction)

We are low on donations, and hope you or businesses you patronize can still donate, but the donation deadline is approaching – please make sure your donation is received before or on 4/15 (the Thursday after Spring Break). You can download and print our fundraising solicitation letter to help.

Entry ticket for the silent auction and raffle tickets ($1 per ticket) for class-made items go on sale starting 4/12. Advance tickets are $15 per person, at the door the price is $20. This includes appetizers, soda or water. Beer and Wine are available at an extra charge.

Babysitting is available at the Millbrae Nursery School and free to the first 5 families from each class who purchase tickets in advance. Otherwise $20 per child or 3 children for $50.

Saturday, Sunday, or Thursday before the auction is basket making: we package / organize the smaller donations into baskets. As soon as the date is finalized I will update the blog and also put it on the calendar. Childcare is available during the basket making. Even if you have not signed up to help, consider doing so, it is a fun event, and you get to look at all the great stuff we are auctioning off ahead of time. I also hope to get a list of the bigger auction items with photos on the blog at least a few days before the event.