Thanks in part to generous businesses like yours, SchoolPower has provided local schools with millions of dollars for teacher innovation, academics, the arts, foreign language, athletics, and technology. Click here to view the group of generous SchoolPower Business Alliance Members who are committed to the education of our community's youth and are the foundation of our current Business Alliance!

Members of our Business Alliance program receive maximum exposure to the residents of Laguna Beach, with advertising and publicity promoting a variety of extraordinary community events all year long. In return, your contribution helps fund important educational programs that make a real difference to Laguna Beach students.

Joining our Business Alliance Program will give your business the opportunity to reach 2,000 Laguna Beach families, as well as, hundreds of community supporters, extending for a full year from the date you join. Your cash contribution to SchoolPower will be even more prominent in the community and to all of our supporters! Whether your donation is made as a one-time contribution or in monthly installments, your business will receive recognition and appreciation for the entire school year, in the press and in our promotional materials.

Throughout the year, Business Alliance Members are featured sponsors of highly-publicized fundraisers, including "SchoolPowerPalooza," a family music festival and barbecue, the always fun SchoolPower Golf Tournament, and the extremely popular SchoolPower Dinner Dance & Auction, a Mardi Gras themed black-tie event that will be held at the Montage Laguna Beach. Once a year, we also provide to all families in the district, free of charge, "the best read book in Laguna Beach" – our SchoolPower Student Directory – made possible by the generous contributions of our advertisers. We also circulate an annual Newsletter to all District families.

To learn more about the specific benefits of the different Business Alliance Membership Levels, please contact Kris Thornton at the SchoolPower office (949-494-6811) to learn more today!  We welcome your partnership and thank you for your support.

Documents:
SchoolPower Business Alliance Member Letter 241Kb Adobe PDF file
SchoolPower Business Alliance Levels 52Kb MS Word file

"There has always been a strong connection in Laguna Beach between our business and school communities", notes SchoolPower V.P. Business Alliance, Marcus Skenderian. "Now, more than ever, we are focusing on ways we can support each other."

SchoolPower's year-old Business Alliance is taking root thanks to returning sponsors like Hearts of Montage and Laguna Beach Magazine and two brand new Business Alliance members - Lumberyard and the Laguna Board of REALTORS. SchoolPower has also revitalized its Laguna Locals Card program, which encourages school families to shop locally and receive discounts at participating businesses. Its Student Directory - a.k.a. "the best read book in town" -- remains an essential tool connecting parents to each other, local businesses and the schools.

SchoolPower's Business Alliance is comprised of community-minded businesses that support all four Laguna Beach schools with a significant annual financial contribution. In presenting its generous $5,000 check to SchoolPower, the Laguna Board of REALTORS noted the long-standing relationship between Laguna realtors and our schools. President Wayne Woodyard explains, "Laguna Beach is known for its schools. The Board of REALTORS prides itself on giving back to the community and SchoolPower is doing great things for Laguna Beach children."

New SchoolPower Business Alliance member Lumberyard hosted its first annual SchoolPower Chef Challenge on Monday, November 9th. Owners Cary and Suzanne Redfearn brilliantly created and orchestrated the event that had Thurston principal, Dr. Joanne Culverhouse, and LBHS principal, Dr. Don Austin, pitted against each other in a battle of menus. Lumberyard chef, Armando Ortega, brought the principals' choices to life. The 147 people in attendance were asked to choose between Dr. Culverhouse's "surf" or Dr. Austin's "turf" selections. When no one could consume another bite of their five-course meal, the diners voted and Dr. Culverhouse was declared the winner. Dr. Austin was awarded a bucket of cleaning supplies to wash Dr. Culverhouse's car and Dr. Culverhouse ran several victory laps around the restaurant. She was not the only winner. Nearly $10,000 was contributed to SchoolPower to support educational programs for Laguna Beach children.

More information, call 494-6811:   SchoolPower Directory Advertising - Laguna Locals Card