Starr King Elementary School

Spring Fling Program GuideNext Sunday, May 23, from 2-5pm we will hold the first ever Starr King Spring Fling.

This fun event will have lots of food, childcare and activities for the kids at the event, and a Silent Auction.

To whet your appetites for the great items that will be available at the Silent Auction, please download the Spring Fling Auction Preview here.

Remember that all proceeds go to Starr King Elementary – even if it is purchasing services at face value, these businesses have donated their goods and services to Starr King so when you purchase these items the money supports the school.

We have rounded up many exciting and wonderful items including:

Disneyland tix! (plus Great America, Gilroy Gardens, Giants, SF Symphony, & Opera)
-Museums: Exploratorium, Asian Art, DeYoung, Legion of Honor, Academy
of Sciences, BADM, more!
-Restaurant gift certificates: Pacific Catch, Grandeho, Goat Hill Pizza, and more
-Services: massage, acupuncture, chiropractic, hair and nails
-Kid stuff: camps, classes, Recess, My Gym, kid bike and scooters!
-Travel: Tahoe cabin 4-nite stay, Deluxe Colorado family ski vacation
-bargains: kid (and adult) jewelry

What: Starr King Spring Fling
When: Sunday, May 23rd, from 2pm to 5pm (auction closes at 3:45,
raffle pix about 4:30)
Where: NABE — the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House (953 DeHaro St 94107)
For more information and periodic updates see the Spring Fling page or download a Spring Fling Flyer (Spring Fling Flyer Spanish) to distribute to friends and family. Also available is a post-card sized as seen in the Potrero View.

Spring Fling Flyer Spanish

We are working on a brand new event – the Starr King Spring Fling. Part community celebration, part fundraiser and sure to be lots of fun!

Please Help by:

Selling Raffle Tickets
- suggested donation: $3/ticket or 4 tickets for $10
Special prizes for the classrooms selling the most tickets!
contact Carmen Cordovez (carmen_cordovez at yahoo.com) or Joanne Lee (jleeccdc at hotmail.com) for ticket booklets

Soliciting donation items for the Silent Auction  and prizes for the Raffle

Volunteering to help organize the event. Contact Iolande Bloxsom (fling at bloxsom.org) or Joanne Lee (jleeccdc at hotmail.com) if you are interested in getting involved.
For more information and periodic updates see the Spring Fling page or download a Spring Fling Flyer (Spring Fling Flyer Spanish) to distribute to friends and family. Also available is a post-card sized as seen in the Potrero View.

THANK YOU! Last fall the parents, friends, family and staff of Starr King helped us reach a record-breaking $39,000 in our 2009-10 campaign. 100% of the classrooms participated and over 100 families contributed. However we are not done.

Like all public schools in California, Starr King faces the deepest cuts to our school budget we have ever seen.  The Starr King PTA is facing this challenge in three ways: raising money; volunteering and getting out to advocate for change. 

The PTA has launched a new spring fund raising campaign to raise $40,000.  We are asking for financial help from every Starr King family, their friends and extended family members.  We need everyone pulling together to get through this.  All money raised will go toward funding adequate number of teachers and instructional supplies for our kids to continue to learn and thrive.You can make a donation two ways:

1. Donate by Check. Write a check to the Starr King PTA and bring to the office or mail it to the school at the following address - 1215 Carolina Street, San Francisco, CA 94107
2. Donate Online. Make a donation with your credit card on-line.  Just click the Donate Now icon on this page.  It only take a few minutes.

This Fundraising drive is time sensitive – the deadline for our campaign is March 26th in order to assist in preparation of next year’s school budget.