BESCA BULLETIN
March 3, 2025

🗓️UPCOMING EVENTS

🍣Tuesday, 3/4 - Dining Night Out Fundraiser at Yuki Sushi

💻Friday, 3/7 - Principal’s Coffee via Webex (8:30am)

🌴Saturday, 3/28 - Booksin Bash (6:00pm-11:00pm)

🌎Friday, 4/25 - Save the Date for Booksin’s Multicultural Festival

⚾️ Friday, 5/9 - Save the Date for Booksin Night at the SJ Giants 

📢ANNOUNCEMENTS 

GENERAL BESCA MEETING NOTES

At last week’s General BESCA Meeting, we talked about all of the exciting events coming up at Booksin.  If you missed the meeting, not to worry!  Click this link to access all of our past meeting notes.

PRINCIPAL’S COFFEE ON FRIDAY

Don't forget to join Ms. Tan at this month's Principal's Coffee. This is a great time to hear about the many important things taking place at Booksin. The meeting is this Friday, March 7th, at 8:30am via Webex.  Please use this link to join: https://sjusd.webex.com/meet/ftan

E-WASTE RECYCLING RECAP

We had a successful E-waste Collection Event with Green Mouse over the weekend! Many very grateful Willow Glen neighbors dropped off electronic items to be recycled. The feedback from everyone was extremely positive with many asking when we plan to do this event again. Thank you to everyone who participated, and to those who helped get the word out!

YEARBOOK PICTURES

Did you take some great pics at the Glow Dance? We need more photos of the TK-K session! We are also seeking photos from community events including the Movie Night, Bingo Night, Holiday Spirit Day, Pajama Day, Silly Hair/Hat Day. Click here to upload your photos. Deadline to submit community photos for consideration is THIS FRIDAY, March 7.

2025-2026 BESCA NOMINATIONS

Elections are coming up at our next BESCA General Membership meeting on April 1, 2025. We are still in great need of 2 parents to step up and run for VP of Technology and VP of Fundraising. These are both very easy, behind-the-scenes positions, that require little in-person time and can be done at home. It is critical that we someone in place for these two positions for the new school year.  Click here to read their role description or to suggest someone (or yourself!) for us to follow up with.  Submitting this form simply expresses interest—it does not commit you to running if you decide it’s not the right fit. 

DINING NIGHT OUT FUNDRAISER AT YUKI SUSHI TOMORROW

Our next dining fundraiser is tomorrow, Tuesday, March 4th at Yuki Sushi, located at 1140 Lincoln Avenue, San Jose. Gather your local family and friends anytime between 4:30pm to 9:00pm and enjoy some delectable sushi, all the while supporting Booksin - Mention BOOKSIN when you dine-in or take-out and Yuki Sushi will donate 10% of the cost of your meal back to BESCA.

BOOKSIN BASH EARLY BIRD PRICING ENDS SOON

We are thrilled to bring back the beloved Booksin Bash this year! The Bash is an adults-only evening event for all parents, staff, and supporters of Booksin. Tickets include cocktails/mocktails, heavy appetizers, a live auction, and DJ dancing! This year's event will be held at the historic San Jose Women’s Club in downtown SJ on Friday, March 28th from 6:00pm-11:00pm. Early Bird Tickets are available in the mybesca.com shop until March 10th for $100 per person. Prices will rise to $125 per person on March 11th onward or until we sell out. 

BOOKSIN BASH X WARRIOR CODE KIDS NIGHT

Need childcare during the Bash? BESCA is partnering with Warrior Code Taekwondo to provide childcare for some of the evening. They will be offering a special Booksin-only kids night out event from 5:30pm-9:30pm for $50 a child and will even be giving a percentage of the earnings back to BESCA! Use the QR Code on the flyer below to register to your child(ren)!

BOOKSIN BASH LIVE AUCTION ITEMS NEEDED

The Booksin Bash is almost here, and we need your help to make the Live Auction a success! Your contributions—big or small—make a huge difference!

✨ Looking for something to donate? Here are some ideas:

• Access to a vacation home for a weekend or more
• Event tickets—sports, concerts, theater (Have season tickets? Even better!)
• Unique items—sports memorabilia, autographed pieces, artwork
• Services you offer—design, legal, handyman work, tech support, etc.
• Connections to local businesses—hair salons, spas, restaurants, retailers, etc.
• Corporate donations—many companies (Apple, Shutterfly, etc.) love to give back!

We’re also putting together the much anticipated Grade Level Auction Baskets—stay tuned for your grade’s theme!!

To donate, contact BESCA’s VP of Events, Kelly and Keara, at events@mybesca.com. Donations are tax-deductible, and no contribution is too small! Thanks in advance for helping us make this year’s Booksin Bash a success!

MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL: HOW TO HOST A BOOTH

Our 3rd annual Multicultural Festival is on Friday, April 25, 2025. If you've never been to this festival before, it is quite the spectacular experience. Tables are set up in our Spirit Court with different countries displaying their culture, food, and games, to everyone in the Booksin Community. “Travelers” will pay for a "passport" to visit each country, and they will have their passport stamped as they visit countries from around the world.

📍Sign up NOW to volunteer to host a booth for the multicultural festival. Use the google form for more information and to pick a country you  would love to share with the Booksin community. The deadline to sign up is March 14, 2025. For more questions email Karen Wong at karebalina@gmail.com.

WALKATHON SPONSORS
We’d like to take this opportunity to appreciate each of Booksin’s 2024-2025 Walkathon Sponsors. This week, we’d like to thank our Gold Sponsor: The Fuehrer Family