Local Students Raise Funds with Flamingos
Allison Lopez (junior) and Austin Rydeberg (senior) are students at Piner High School. This past summer (2011) Allison and Austin were inspired to help their fellow students across Santa Rosa by raising funds for Schools Plus.
Their campaign included flamingoes. The flamingoes were placed on front lawns of homes in their neighborhood with a Support Our Kids by donating to Schools Plusask letter attached to one of the flock. The flock eventually visited thirty-one donors, raising $284 for sports, music and art in Santa Rosa's public schools.
Austin and Allison describe themselves as "Action Oriented". Instead of complaining about cuts to valuable high school and middle school programs, they decided to do something about it. Schools Plus is very impressed and very grateful to Allison and Austin for being "part of" the solution.
Thank you from Schools Plus and all the kids we support!!
RE-CAP: THANK YOU to All Who came out to Support Schools Plus at the 2011 All Star Basketball Game on June 25th
Your support is much appreciated! Click here to see photos, a list of players and our sponsors. Thank you!
RE-CAP: THANK YOU to All Who Joined us and Supported Schools Plus at the 2011 Human Race
To All of the Schools Plus Supporters, Thank you for Join Us!
AND A BIG THANKS to the entire team at Cercone, Solomon, and Wear! How VERY fortunate we are to have the 20 team members there, working to help Schools Plus!
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PAST EVENT: Schools Plus at the Human Race
Support Schools Plus in the Human Race. 2011 is special as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Sonoma County Human Race on Saturday, May 7.
You can support schools plus by donating to the Human Race and supporting Schools Plus as your non-profit. Come see us at the race!
The Human Race is a nationwide community fundraising event for nonprofit organizations and is the largest collaborative fundraising event in Sonoma County as well as the largest Human Race in the nation!
The Sonoma County Race features a 3K and 10K run and walk through Howarth and Spring Lake Parks, rain or shine.
Organizations and businesses recruit walkers/runners/pledge-gatherers to raise funds. Funds can be raised for any nonprofit organization, school or church. The run and walk is open to all.
Schools Plus Salsa
Salsa available at:
G&G
Oliver's
Molesberry's Market
All profits from each sale go to Schools Plus - support sports, music and art in Santa Rosa's public secondary schools. A Big Thank You to SavorStart -- Tom Keefer and Dan Brinker -- for working with Schools Plus to support Santa Rosa's kids.
RE-CAP: 2010 Hoops Symposium
Visit our Hoops Symposium Page to see sponsors and photos of the event. Thank you to all of those who joined us at the second annual Redwood Empire Hoops Symposium.
Three Big Thank You's
In the coming months, Santa Rosa's kids will benefit greatly due to the efforts of Santa Rosa's 20/30 Club, The Santa Rosa Police Officers' Association and Santa Rosa's Fire Fighters' Association. These three groups have worked together to revive the traditional 4th of July fireworks event, Red White and Boom, in their on-going efforts to raise money for Santa Rosa's kids. In 2010, they chose Schools Plus as their beneficiary and we all worked together to assure the community that sports programs will continue in our high schools and middle schools. The result is the single largest dollar donation to Schools Plus in over two decades: $15,146.00. This money will be allocated directly to our schools in early 2011. The whole community owes a huge THANK YOU to these fine groups, truly Santa Rosa's finest.
Celebrate Community
As Schools Plus moves into our third decade of funding sports, music and art in Santa Rosa's public secondary schools, our efforts have been dramatically enhanced by the backing of Celebrate Community.
The support of this powerful, Sonoma County coalition has positioned Schools Plus to assure thousands of kids throughout Santa Rosa and beyond that fund raising for vital enrichment programs will continue in a more effective manner. Celebrate Community provides our organization promotional assistance as well as donating $12,500.00. Schools Plus is grateful and proud to be supported by this important, forward thinking group of business professionals.
On behalf of all the kids we support, Thank you.
RE-CAP: 2010 A Night Under the Lights
Visit our Night Under the Lights Page to see sponsors, silent auction donors, and photos of the event. Again, thank You to all of those who joined us at the first annual Night Under the Lights.
RE-CAP: 2010 Golf Tournament Update
Visit our Golf Tournament Page to see all our sponsors, as well as photos of the event. Again, thank you to everyone who participated, sponsored and supported Schools Plus at the 18th Annual Friedman's/Schools Plus Golf Tournament.
PAST EVENT: Join Us for a Night Under the Lights at the Friedman Center
Music, Dinner & Dancing, Live & Silent Auctions, Student Performances and MORE!
(click here to purchase tickets to the event)
PAST EVENT:
PAST EVENT: Join Us June 25, 2010 starting at 6:30pm
Sonoma County League vs North Bay League All Star Basketball Games
Haehl Pavillion, Santa Rosa Junior College
PAST EVENT: Santa Rosa's Red, White & Boom! Sunday, July 4, 2010
Hosted by:
-Active 20/30 Club #50
-Santa Rosa's Police Officers & Firefighters
Proceeds Benefit Schools Plus to Help Save Spring Sports Programs!
JOIN US FOR A FUN, FAMILY-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY CELEBRATION EVENT!
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Santa Rosa Fairgrounds
4 pm: Gates Open
5 pm: Music Begins (Featuring Wonder Bread 5 & High Speed Wobble)
9:30/Dark: Fireworks
Ticket Info:
Family of 4 for $20 or less:
$7: Adults and kids 13 and over
$3: Kids 6-12
Free: Kids 5 and under
Parking: $5
Food Vendors! Music! Including Wonder Bread 5, High Speed Wobble and more!
Note: No glass or alcohol. Picnicking encouraged, but no tailgating please.
Learn more: www.santarosaredwhiteandboom.com
Event Description
Santa Rosa Red, White & Boom is a fun, family-friendly celebration event held at the Sonoma County Fair Grounds that includes fireworks, picnic grounds, food vendors and music. Put on by volunteers from the Active 20-30 Club #50 and Santa Rosa’s police officers and firefighters for the benefit of the community, proceeds in 2010 will go to nonprofit Schools Plus to help save area school spring sports programs at middle and high schools. The public is encouraged to support this community event!
Schools Plus Helped Save Spring Sports for 2011!
"....... To bridge any potential gap in the $250,000 needed to fund spring sports, the district received a guarantee of up to $100,000 from the non-profit SchoolsPlus organization.
'We exist for you,' SchoolsPlus board member and retired Montgomery High School principal Bill Stirnus said. 'Our purpose is to keep athletics going in schools. We understand how important that is.' ...."
read full article here
Welcome New Board Members!
Cortney Burke
Jeff Carniglia
Ted Grafe
Ashley Haskins
Ann Hurd
Patty Jellison
Brendan Kunkle
Jason Lea
Rick Niles
Jill K. Peterson
Patrick Stelzner
Tracy Weitenberg
We are looking forward to an exciting new year!
Thank You's
A Big Thank you to Redwood Credit Union and the Wine Country Chapter of the California Credit Union League! We had a great time at the event held May 13 at the Rohnert Park "Driven Raceway" with 92 people in attendance, racing the night away. Seven local credit unions cane out to the Staff Appreciation, Business Partner Spotlight & Fundraiser, including; Redwood, Community First, Call State Central, Patelco, Mendo Lake, Golden 1 & San Francisco Police. Schools Plus was the beneficiary.
The CCUL provides forums for education, networking, political advocacy, and credit union awareness, while promoting community involvement and a cooperative spirit among credit unions.
Thank you Pomegranate Salon. Wow! What a team you have there in the beautiful, old Rosenberg house at 824 Mendocino Avenue. Your recent gifts to Schools Plus are generous and important and will help greatly as Schools Plus works with the whole community to save sports and art programs in our city high schools. Pomegranate Salon is a perfect example of business people dedicated to community. Again, THANK YOU.
Save the Dates!
Upcoming Schools Plus events to mark your calendars! More information will be made available closer to the event dates.
