Konstella

When

Thu, May 1 11:58am

Description

FIRE TRAGICALLY DESTROYS ALL PTA SUPPLIES AND EVENT EQUIPMENT

Today I had planned to send a recap of our beautiful Gala this past weekend. I had photos of laughing and smiling folks wearing dangy jellyfish earrings and crustacean hats and full pirate getups (you guys WENT for it).

But sadly, that will have to wait until tomorrow, because I have some more urgent news to share.

At 1:30am on May 1, 2025, a fire broke out inside the PTA storage container on the schoolyard. As smoke filled the skies, our neighbors alerted the fire department who arrived and eventually extinguished the flames. But not before every item in the container was damaged or destroyed. From boxes of blue and orange tees and sweatshirts bearing the Dolphin logo to marigold strands and Chinese lanterns for our Night Market to handmade carnival games that have been with us for decades and enjoyed by the entire neighborhood during our wildly popular Autumn Carnival...it's all gone.

As I told the kids who gathered around the wreckage today: It's just stuff. It's OK.

And as I am already envisioning: We will continue to make so much magic for these kids, because it was always the community, not the stuff that made all our events so special.

We will round up our artist and maker friends and work with our kids to create new carnival games that will end up imprinted in their memories.

While the gala recap will have to wait until tomorrow, I am including the video we all came together to create for the event. It's indisputable proof that we don't need anything more than people to make something special. It's also the love letter to Lafayette that we all need today.

I have added an update about the fire to our fundraising page. We were so close to meeting our fundraising goal, and now your support is needed more than ever.

Thank you! Go Dolphins!!