BESCA BULLETIN
September 23, 2024
UPCOMING EVENTS
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📝 Tuesday, 9/24 - BESCA General Meeting @7:00-8:00pm
This meeting is open to everyone in the Booksin community. Please join us for BESCA’s second General Meeting and get the inside scoop on what BESCA is working on at Booksin. WebEx Login information is available here.
🍎 Monday, 9/30 - Friday, 10/5 - SJUSD Fall Recess, NO SCHOOL
Enjoy your break!
🍴 Monday, 10/7 - Dining Night Out at Giorgio's Italian Restaurant @4:00-9:00PM
Refer to the Konstella calendar or see the attached flyer for details.
⭐️ Wednesday, 10/9 - Deadline to earn "Popsicles for Pledges" for your class
See message below about signing up for Pledgestar for more details
📢 ANNOUNCEMENTS
🚶♀️➡️Walkathon(WAT)
The 37th annual Booksin Walkathon, Louie’s Highflying Adventure, is on Saturday, October 19, 2024
‼️Action Needed: Register for Pledgestar!
We are less than 1 month away from Louie's High Flying Adventure! Parents, please take a few minutes to register your walker(s) via Pledgestar, our secure pledge platform. Once registered, your family and friends will be able to make secure credit card donations on your walker’s personalized page. Please help our school raise as much as we can for school programs including music, art, garden, resiliency programs, field trips, library and technology resources, as well as teacher and classroom support! ⭐️ For extra incentive, we’re hosting another Popsicles for Pledges this year! Classrooms with at least 85% of students signed up in PledgeStar AND have sent at least 1 pledge out by Wednesday, October 9th will receive a popsicle treat! ⭐️
Using your computer or phone's browser:
- Scan the above QR code or go to http://pledgestar.com/booksin
- Click “Not Registered For This Year’s Event”
- Enter your name and email address, then click “Submit”
- Follow the instructions on-screen to register Walker(s) and add family and friends
- When you finish, the system emails pledge requests to your family and friends, and allows them to make secure credit card donations online. You get notified each time a pledge is made, and you can track your pledge progress online.
- Call 1-888-598-7510 if you need help.
🤫 Silent Auction Volunteers NEEDED!
Our small but mighty Silent-Auction-Asking Team really needs YOUR help! This a great option for someone who wants to help out but needs flexible hours. You can manage tasks via email at any time, and many businesses are available for follow-up in the evenings or on weekends. Plus, not all tasks involve soliciting donations; keeping an organized list of potential donors is also an important part of the role. Even if you can only help for a day, your time is valuable!
➡️You can volunteer for any or all of the following activities now through Friday, October 4th (so a very short commitment!):
1. Emailing businesses to ask for items (initial asks or following up).
2. Calling businesses as a follow up to emails to make sure our email was received.
3. Canvassing an area (ex: the Pruneyard) and dropping off fliers (or asking businesses) for items. This is a great job even if you just want to help for one day - taking a few hours to drop off fliers in person can be really impactful.
4. Picking up items that have already been committed to the auction. Note: we may have pick ups through October 18 (the day before the event).
5. Identifying new businesses and adding them to our contact list (for auction team to contact).
Please email fundraising@mybesca.com with any questions or to volunteer.
🥳 Fun with Friends Hosts NEEDED!
Fun with Friends is a really great way to give back to Booksin, spend time with friends, and make new ones!
- As a Fun with Friends Host, you'll plan and host an event of your choice. Events can be geared towards adults-only, children, or families. At the Walkathon’s silent auction, people can buy a spot to attend your event. Hosts cover all event costs so that 100% of the auction proceeds directly benefit BESCA.
- Need inspiration? Click this link for a list of popular Fun with Friends ideas from previous years. Find an idea you like or create your own unique event. You can even co-host with friends to share the costs and increase the fun! After you sign up, BESCA will contact you for event details (date, time, and location). Sign-ups close on Monday, September 23.
- Not ready to host this year? No worries! Just be sure to check out and bid on a Fun with Friends spot during the silent auction.
🛍️ Tea Collection’s School Days Fundraiser
Get 20% off your purchase and help us earn some extra cash for Booksin by shopping for children’s clothing on TeaCollection.com from September 23 - October 8! Use Booksin’s unique promo code to receive 20% off your purchase on TeaCollection.com, and Tea will donate back 15% of the product order value to BESCA.
Booksin's Promo Code is: SDF24BOOKSIN
Please share with your friends and family!
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 Platinum Sponsor:
ARORA FAMILY TRUST
