Almost That Time.....

The SDCCS Winter Boutique is right around the corner - Saturday, December 6, from 10 am to 4 pm. Invite your friends and family, neighbors and coworkers - come one and come all! In addition to the wonderful items available for sale, there will be fun activities for the kids, bake sale goodies, and much more. There will also be a special thank you gift for the first 50 attendees, courtesy of Hillcrest Trader Joe's.

Are you or someone you know interested in participating as a vendor? Be sure to fill out the vendor registration form and return it by November 7 in order to get the vendor discount.

Still haven't purchased your tickets for the Shindig on March 14th? Well, we've got some extra added incentive for you to do so before Winter Break!

If you purchase your Shindig tickets before December 20th, you will be entered into a drawing for not only a $100 gift certificate to Starlite Lounge but an additional prize of four tickets to any movie playing at an AMC theater (yes, these passes are good even for new releases!) plus refreshment vouchers. Talk about a night on the town! If you have already purchased your Shindig tickets, you are still eligible for this fantastic prize as well!

So don't delay! Ticket forms are available on the school website or in the office.

My Company Will Give me WHAT??!?

Did you know that many major corporations (and some not so major) will match employee contributions non profit organizations? Being as SDCCS is a non profit organization, this is a painless way to double the amount of money you can contribute!

So how does one find out if their employer participates in this kind of thing? The easiest thing for you to do would be to ask someone in your HR department.

Here is a list of companies we compiled that do participate in this kind of matching gift program. So if you work for one of these companies, hop to it! Don't delay!

3M
ABBOT
ADOBE, INC
ADP
AETNA
ALLSTATE
AMERICAN EXPRESS
AMGEN
AT&T
AVAYA COMMUNICATIONS
BANK OF AMERICA
BF GOODRICH
CDW
CHARLES SCHWAB
CHEVRON
CIGNA
CITIBANK
CITIGROUP
CINGULAR
COCA COLA
DELTA DENTAL
ELI LILLY
EXXON MOBIL
GAP, INC
GENENTECH
GEORGIA PACIFIC
HALLMARK, INC.
HEWLETT PACKARD
HOME DEPOT
HSBC
IBM
JOHNSON CONTROLS
KEY BANK
KIMBERLY CLARK
KMART
LEHMAN BROTHERS
LEXIS NEXIS
MAY COMPANY
MCDONALDS
MCGRAW HILL
MCI
MERCK
MOBIL
MOTOROLA
NOKIA
ORACLE
ORGANIC TO GO
PEPSICO (PIZZAHUT)
PFIZER
RANDOM HOUSE
REI
SCOTT PAPER
STARBUCKS
SUN MICROSYSTEMS
TANDY CORPORATION (RADIOSHACK)
TIME WARNER
UBS
UPS
VERIZON
WASHINGTON MUTUAL
WELLS FARGO
WESTIN HOTELS
WESTINGHOUSE

Goodbye Pizza Monday
Hello Nacho Thursday!

Well, Nacho Thursday is not the official name, but it is catchy, isn't it?

Pizza Monday is no more. The recent changes to the state code of health and different laws about school lunches (I am apologizing in advance for not writing down the numbers of the acts passed and the names of the laws as Dr Wendy went over them - email me at fundraising@sdccs.org if you need me to get them to you) means that we are no longer serving pizza as a lunch option on Monday afternoons.

From a fundraising perspective, this is pretty important as Pizza Monday raised just over $3000 last year. We are looking to fill that hole with sales of different hot snack items and drinks on Thursday afternoons, right after school lets out at 1230.

So, here you are, reading this and asking "How can I help?" I'm here to tell you how you can help! Be a hero and volunteer for 1 and 1/2 hours on a Thursday afternoon, from 1200 - 1:30 pm. We are looking for three people to help out on a pretty regular basis, at least one Thursday a month but possibly two. One person would be taking orders and money, and the other two people would be putting together the orders of food and passing them along.
Contact us at fundraising@sdccs.org if you are interested in gaining valuable volunteer hours!

Time is running out to get in on the early ticket purchase drawing for the SDCCS Annual Shindig. This year's theme is Mediterranean Nights.

The shindig will be held Saturday, March 14, from 6-11pm, at Marina Village on Mission Bay. This adults only event is not only a fun way to support SDCCS but a vital part of our fundraising efforts.

If you buy your tickets before Sept 30th you will be entered into two fantastic drawings.

The first drawing will have two winners, and they will be announced at the October PSA meeting (Oct 1) and contacted if they are not at the meeting. Each winner will receive a $30 iTunes gift card.

The second drawing will have one winner, and will be announced at the Shindig, March 14th. The deadline for this drawing is December 19, 2008. One winner will receive a $100 gift certificate to The Starlite Lounge. This is a fantastic place and the Chef has ties to SDCCS (be sure to ask Ms. Bell about The Chef!)

Order forms for the tickets are available at the SDCCS fundraising page Don't wait any longer!!!!!