Invitation to Help with Auction

Dear Dewdrop and Rosebud Families,

We want you to feel welcome to be part of the Whidbey Island Waldorf School community, and we do not want to burden you with tasks, volunteer responsibilities, and the like as you gracefully become part of our community. Despite this, I am including a message below from our early childhood parent council representative because some of you might have wonderful ideas or connections that you might feel inspired to share.

Every year, our school organizes and holds a major fundraiser to support the financial health of the school. This year we are holding an auction in hopes of raising $40,000. The date of the auction is April 24th. We face a greater challenge this year because we are starting our preparations late in the year due to circumstances that were laid out in Dane Anderson's letter to parents last week in the school newsletter. As in past years, each class is asked to contribute items for auction attendees to bid on.

There are many successful items, events, and experiences that have contributed well to the auction's success in years past. I believe a list of these things will be provided to us soon. Additionally, this is a unique opportunity for all of us to be creative. If you have any ideas or connections...a friend with a small plane who could fly passengers over the Puget Sound; a camping trip guided by an experienced outdoorsperson; a vacation home on Orcas Island; a team of people to help do yard work; a quilt that you would like to donate; a class in an area of your expertise...the possibilities are only limited to our imaginations, which are, like our children's, as boundless as we allow them to be.

We would also appreciate if there are two or three parents among you who feel called to steer and organize this effort. Preferably, these would be parents who are frequently at the school for pick ups and drop offs to help with questions and coordination. If you feel a desire to help the school at this exciting and important moment, please let me know as soon as you can.