Thank you to everyone who came to the amazing Earth Day celebration! My family had a fantastic time celebrating the earth, and I hope yours did too.
Join SES For Our Annual Spring Gala on May 17th at Revolution Hall
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here to…celebrate!
Our school year is drawing to a close and you are all invited to party with us like it’s 1985 on Saturday, May 17th from 5:30 – 9:00 p.m. at Revolution Hall’s Show Bar. This year’s theme is Purple Rain, so slip into your most powerful purple ensemble, throw on a raspberry beret, and prepare for a night of fundraising, music, and community. Costumes are not required but are very welcome.
This event is a cocktail party. It will include a silent auction, a live auction program hosted by the incomparable Bolivia Charmichaels, and live music by SuperWave PDX. We will auction items donated from the community as well as items made by our students. (To everyone who donated an auction item to us: THANK YOU!) Past auction items have included everything from getaways and fancy dinners to rock climbing gym memberships and handcrafted jewelry. Attendees will also be able to purchase spots on “party boards” – small, themed community gatherings or events. Past parties have included Dungeons & Dragons nights, crafting events, movie parties, and cooking lessons. Having attended some of these events in the past they are very fun and I highly recommend them. Come meet your neighbors and learn a skill or enjoy a pastime together.
Can’t come to the event? Our online auction opens May 1st. You’ll find the link here: ourschool.auction/PURPLERAIN. There are auction items available for all tastes and budgets, so please check it out.
Finally, there will be a variety of Gala games. We will be playing wine ring toss (if you throw a ring around a bottle of wine it’s yours), plinko (drop a chip down a pegboard and win a prize), and heads or tails (compete with others to guess the outcome of repeated coin tosses). There will be a costume competition and the winner will receive a gift certificate for $100 of tacos at ¿Por Qu No?
Tickets are at ourschool.auction/PURPLERAIN. We have three ticket levels: Standard Plus Ticket ($110) that covers all costs for one person and a donation to make the experience accessible to all; Standard Ticket ($60); and Reduced Ticket ($35) that covers some costs for one person to attend, with the remainder covered by donations from Standard Plus Tickets and PTSA funds. Please purchase at whatever level works for you. All tickets include a bidder number, one drink ticket, one complimentary heads & tails game entry, and dessert.
All of the money raised directly supports the school’s garden & sustainability program, the music program, and student field trips. These programs are funded in their entirety by money raised by the PTSA and receive no financial support from PPS. Thank you for helping us allow our students to experience gardening, music education, and learning experiences outside of the traditional classroom.
This is an adults-only (21 and up) party so please leave your children at home. We hope to see you there!
Have questions about SES? Email [email protected] and maybe I’ll answer them in a future column!