The first ever Home Sweet Home Silent Action “Sweet Moments” was a wild success.


Home Sweet Home parents, friends and relatives enjoyed scrumptious food prepared by the community, wine and champagne flowed freely, the Home Sweet Home band rocked the evening away playing everyone’s favorite classic tunes and as a collective we raised over $3500 for Home Sweet Home!

BIG APPLAUSE for Katherine for securing the donation of the church which turned out to be such a lovely backdrop for our sweet event.

It could never have happened without a ton of help and support from our community. Including but not limited to:
Dorinda, Katherine, Kathleen, Stephanie, Sharisse, Lea, Jakki, Peter, Deborah, Kris, Tania, Shivaun, Paul, Heather, David, Kathleen, Christa, Annalee. Our two volunteers Cesy and Sonia, Sky for the amazing Butterfly and Bear artwork handcrafted by our little ones, Carole, Luis, Shankar, and Allegra for donating their time to the daycare, and all the members of the Home Sweet Home band ‘Sweet and Sour”

We also wanted to include here a shout out to all those who donated ‘experiences’ and raffle prizes for the event

RAFFLE and SILENT AUCTION DONATORS
Alameda Aikikai
Alameda Bicycle
Alameda Theater
Arbonne International
Back to Health Chiropractic
Club Donatelli
Coco Zen
Crema
Happy Feet
Oakland Ice skating
Jason Lees
Method Home
Peets Coffee
Rock Wall Wine Company
Shay's Café
Tot Tank
Video factory
Williams Sonoma
Farmstead Cheese and Wine
Monkey Bars
Fruits and Chocolate
Anchor Steam case and Hat
Canadian company di erbe
Tessier Winery

FAMILIES WHO DONATED:
Adam Cain & Jenny Ruef – handmade silkscarf
Ziggy’s Family – beatles basket
Étienne family – french conversation and runner pocket
Christa and Issa - Oakland Zoo Tickets
Artensia – breakfast experience
Christina - babysitting
Cierra – party planning
Cowboy Jared - party
Hodgkinson & Allison Family – museum visit with Lucy
Dina – yoga series
Jasper’s Family – jasper hearts wren outfit
Jakki – two Donatello Gift Certificates
Joe and Kimberly– tech support & sleep over
Kathleen – baking bread and cinderella party
Kris and Andrew - Sailing
Speed Family – zoo visit with her family
Lisa and Chris – art and craft basket
Nason street familes – wine basket
Shivaun & Paul – collection of CDs AND tea party for 8
Sky – art in the park
Stephanie – movie night
Tania - dental camera
von Stroheim Family – rock hike with Dashiell
Casey – Trapeze gift certificate
Jean Nolan – pearl necklace and watch

We are now able to purchase almost all our items on our 2010/2011 fundraising list! Here is a re-cap on our fundraising thus far and when we plan to purchase these items!

Inside Classroom Tools
Light Box - $180 (brown bear room, March)
Magna Tiles - $120 (brown bear room, March)
Hollow Blocks - $1200 (outside and inside brown bear room, March)

School Improvements/Safety
Loft space - $1200 (butterfly room, April build)
Shade Area for outside - $500 (already purchased in January)
Fixing of Shade Structure - $100 (April Build)

Outside Classroom Tools
Sod Box - $400 (April build)
Music Garden – Chime Project $200 (March)
Music Garden - Marimba $1200 (we will raise money to complete our music garden in June!)

Teacher Appreciation
Teacher Stipend - $400 ($100 per teacher to purchase any dream supplies they want for classroom, will be awarded at teacher appreciation lunch)
Teacher Appreciation Gift and Lunch – monies collected through room parents heather and christa

Staff Tools
Laptop - donated
Camera - donated
Printer - donated

Thank you ALL for your efforts to help Home Sweet Home reach our $6000 goal!

I hope the tradition of the Sweet Moments event continues for years to come!

Cheers
Dorinda and the Fundraising Committee