SCHOOLPOWER - Laguna Beach Education Foundation
The 25th Annual SchoolPower Dinner Dance & Auction
We hope you can join us for SchoolPower's 25th Annual Dinner Dance - Soirée Enchantée - February 27, 2010 - Montage Laguna Beach - À bientôt!
Soirée Enchantée, An Evening in Paris
Saturday, February 27, 2010 — Montage Laguna Beach

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An enchanted evening featuring an epicurean feast, live and silent auctions and dancing to the sweet sounds of The Ken Garcia Band. Tickets are $500. Purchase online by clicking the button below, or call SchoolPower at 949-494-6811.

Community Drawing
Prizes include:
Palm Springs Home - 3 Nights in 4 Bedroom 3 Bath!! Value $1300 - Watch the Slideshow
Claes on the Beach Restaurant/Hotel Laguna Gift Cert - Value $250 - www.claesrestaurant.com
Gift Certificate to Spa Montage – Value $270 - www.spamontage.com

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Fund-A-Need 2010 - Student Response System
In addition to all of the wonderful entertainment, the Dinner Dance also provides the opportunity to kick off SchoolPower's Fund-A-Need. This year the district, with the approval of the SchoolPower Board of Directors, has chosen Student Response Systems as this year’s Fund-A-Need. Click here for details

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LOCAL GALLERIES AND ARTISTS STEP UP FOR LAGUNA’S SCHOOLS

Art Walk to showcase SchoolPower Dinner Dance art


Join your friends and neighbors at Laguna’s famous Art Walk on Thursday, February 4th from 6-9pm. Bid on selected artwork and help fund important programs for Laguna’s schools.

The JoAnne Artman Gallery and Townley Gallery will feature selected works donated to SchoolPower for the upcoming Dinner Dance Auction. Come to Art Walk and preview the pieces. Proxy bids will be accepted at each gallery. The JoAnne Artman Gallery has pledged 5% of their February net proceeds (with the mention of SchoolPower). Art Walk is a Laguna institution. When was the last time you went?
Richard Birt
John Eagle
Jorge Fernandez
Chris Gwaltney
Amy Eidt Jackson
Christine Kunkel
Sherrie Larsen
Louis Longi
Ruth Mayer
Laurel Meister
Michael Obermeyer
Hugo Rivera
Gerard Stripling
James Strombotne
Shane Townley
James Verbicky
Steve Wang
For more information please contact SchoolPower at 494-6811.



Last Year's SchoolPower Gala Raised Funds and Community Spirit for Schools

Saturday, February 28, Laguna Beach: The good times were definitely rolling at SchoolPower's Annual Dinner Dance. Laguna school supporters were treated to a memorable evening thanks to the hard work of event chairs, Gwen Grierson and Stacey Spurlock, dedicated volunteers and committed staff, who brought a little bit of Mardi Gras to the Montage. With great thanks to the efforts of auction chairs Nancy Glenn and Cindy Landsiedel and the amazingly generous support of donors, this year's event took in approximately $190,000. Adding to the event's success was the “gratitude and sense of community...” of those in attendance, observed Robin Rounaghi, SchoolPower Vice President.

SchoolPower President Jeff Spurlock welcomed guests and Schools Superintendent Dr. Robert Fraisse spoke of the progress Laguna Beach schools have made in providing students access to state of the art technology as a result of the “Simply Integrated” Fund-a-Need. “A three year fundraising effort to significantly upgrade classroom technology in LBUSD was brought to a successful conclusion Saturday…Community members enthusiastically responded…to raise the remaining $25,000 of a $439,000 target goal!” proclaimed Dr. Fraisse.

Thanks to SchoolPower Endowment's Large Grant of $65,000 and SchoolPower's Fund-a-Need, the technology initiative was completed ahead of schedule, and has taken Laguna's schools from the absolute bottom in terms of technology and lifted them right to the top when compared with other schools in Orange County. This program alone raised $39,000 with the Hearts of Montage leading the way with an extremely generous $10,000 donation (for a total of $25,000 from the Montage for the night). Chris Loidolt, Board Member of the Hearts of Montage, said she was “humbled by the generosity of the families in our school district.” And when the always exciting live auction began, the commitment to Laguna's schools was evident by the generosity of several Laguna families, like David and Holly Wilson, who bid twice on Fund-a-Need, along with the live auction.

Breathtaking homes in Aspen and Cabo San Lucas, once in a lifetime events at an Angel game, a BMW or Mini-Cooper courtesy of longtime supporter Crevier BMW, and a luxurious resort vacation thanks to Bill and Cindy Shopoff – these were just a few of the items that got people going in the live auction. Then it was time for The Kooks to turn the dining room into a dance party. Every chair was empty and the dance floor was packed as guests enjoyed the live music. In year's past the evening ended there. This year, however, guests were treated to a casino night. Black jack, roulette and craps tempted guests to try their luck. The highest roller, Jerry and Helen Hayden, won a Ladies Rolex watch, courtesy of Fredric H. Rubel Jewelers. The real winners were, of course, Laguna's schoolchildren.

To learn more about the “Simply Integrated” Fund–a-Need, to make a donation or to get involved with SchoolPower, please click here or call the SchoolPower office, 949-494-6811.

SchoolPower is a volunteer-based, non-profit organization whose mission is to enrich the education of all children in the Laguna Beach School District.

Press Contacts:
Samantha Washer (714) 318-8040 / washer.home@gte.net
Robin Rounaghi (949 413-3301 / robinr1@cox.net




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